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    Pulling the engine

    You don't have to pull the body to get the motor out, it's only on the Powerstroke diesels in the Super Dutys that they have to lift off the cab.
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    exhaust options?

    Hey, headers are legal in CA. I run a set of Gibson ceramic's and they're CARB legal. Came with the sticker to go on the door panel and everything.
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    exhaust options?

    The flowmasters sound good on the old push-rod engines, but I think the modular Tritons sound better with Magnaflow's. I'm running a cat back true dual with an X pipe and dual 24" Magnaflow's. I decided to keep mine a little quieter but you can definitely hear it when I'm on the gas. If you want...
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    squeaky windows

    My front driver's window makes the sound going up and down regardless of what the weather's like. It has "character." haha. I'm going to pull the door panel and lube everything and let you guys know how well it works.
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    99 XLT 5.4 Triton

    The factory tow package already comes with transmission and oil coolers. Take a peek behind the front bumper and infront of the radiator for them. As for the WDH, I'll let wiki explain: A weight-distributing hitch is a "load leveling" hitch. It is a hitch setup mounted on the tow vehicle...
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    99 XLT 5.4 Triton

    It should be 5000/500 and 8000/800 with weight distribution. Look on the tow hitch bar. It should have a tag on it that says the exact weight rating.
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    99 XLT 5.4 Triton

    Does it have the factory class III towing hitch below the rear bumper with a 7-pin connector or just the hitch mount in the rear bumper? If you have the towing package your tow rating should be 5000 lb (500 hitch weight) and 8000 lb (800 lb hitch weight) with a weight distribution hitch. This is...
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    2011 Expedition

    On the diesel; Ford has already made two seperate attempts at putting diesels into the Expedition, one for the 2005 model with the 4.5L Powerstroke V-6 and again for the 2010 model with the 4.4L V-8. Both times Ford decided that, due to low gas prices, diesels were not in high enough demand to...
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    To all 5.4L guys. a warning from my mechanic

    Hey guys, I just had one of my plugs blow out of the cylinder. I have just over 130,000 on my 5.4 and the plugs were all replaced by my shop when my coils went bad a few thousand miles ago. At first I thought it was my valves rattling and I was dreading what it would cost me to get a valve...
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    Diesel swap into an Expedition. Would it fit?

    The swap into the Bronco would just be a lot easier, all the running gear from a pre-Super Duty F-250 would bolt right on. But don't think Betsy, my beloved Expediton will be forgotten. I'm feeling a stroker kit I found: make her 5.4L into a 6.3L or maybe a Procharger Centrifugal Charger. But...
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    Diesel swap into an Expedition. Would it fit?

    Thanks for all the help guys! I've been doing a bunch of research and I think I've decided to slap a diesel and F-250 running gear into a Bronco (same front clip as the old square-body F-250's, some even come with the 7.3's tranny) and then I'll tub out the Expedition and make it into a desert...
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    Diesel swap into an Expedition. Would it fit?

    The few people that have diesel excursions tend to hold on to them for a long time, and the reason I'm considering a diesel swap is because I currently lack the funding for the diesel Super Duty I've always wanted. Haha.
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    Diesel swap into an Expedition. Would it fit?

    That's a great point. I'd have to completely redo the entire front end. Makes the 4.5L sound a lot more appealing, now I just have to find one! I'm told it's actually the same motor Ford was planning to tweak and drop into the Expeditions and F-150's (I still cry myself to sleep because that...
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    Diesel swap into an Expedition. Would it fit?

    Thanks KWT2000, I have heard of a lot of Ranger guys swapping for the I4 Cummins but the power and torque figures I've heard for it leave much to be desired, plus, I want to try to keep it Ford if I can (or Fordish haha, even though Ford does owns part of Cummins). Have you heard anything about...
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    guess what I did!!!!!!

    Your truck is absolutely gorgeous!
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