First mileage test result.
The first mileage test results are in. A quick review of what was done to the truck. Cometic head gaskets half the thickness of Fel-Pro and with full o-rings around each cylinder, not combining int...
Forum Discussion
Whole different ballgame dropping a LS and a 4L/6L trans into an “old” car.
I guess at least both trucks assuming a GMT800 swap are driver side drops for front axles.
But the rest? Lol.
New driveshafts (likely), different or adapter u-joints, crossmember and mounts, trans and engine cooling mods, 4wd actuation, speedo and gauge controls, cruise control, etc, etc.
That’s just the cliffs notes version. Assuming someone could even take on the task of custom swapping everything from axle to axle.
Just simple little stuff “if you’re good at wiring”. ROFL.
So many good LS swap applications. This happens to not be one of those applications.
would be 1000% easier to swap a Frod V10 than a complete Chebbie drivetrain and operating system.
And I’m anything but a Ford fan, and aside from the spark plug spitting and sticking issues (different engines), the Triton platform was pretty solid. Had about a 15 year run. Not stellar but the Coyote platform and the 6.2 were a great upgrade for sure.
