V10 swap

Well I've been talking the ears off people who know me for years, hell before I even bought the Expedition I've been thinking about this.

Well I landed a 290,000 km 2000 6.8L V10, 4R100 and t-case out of an Excursion. Full harness (kinda in two pieces, that'll be a few days to extend and rebuild) and PCM.

I'm still not decided if it will land in the Expedition or my 7700 F150, but all the prep work leading up to and including pulling the old engine is the same regardless and I haven't been active at FTE in near a decade so here it lands.


It's definitely bigger than you think it'll be in person..


Engine work is on hold till I get an engine stand, found a few ones on Craigslist waiting to hear back.

Also going to use this thread as a check list as I go.
I'll add all the other V10 builds I've found and relevant info when I'm not on my cell.

Overall plans.

-Machine the cams
For a bit more street ability, neither truck can pull the weights it's built to haul, so little more fun.

-Tune/chip
Nothing crazy, but an extra hp is extra hp.

-Full engine teardown and reseal
Duh, and catch any issues before it's really hard to fix.

-Transgo street shift kit
Have one laying around, and why not?

-Rebuild transmission oil pump
Again have a kit laying around

-Install aftermarket HD torque converter
Paid $20 for it, long story

-Install full suspension lift
I have two I'm tripping over, it's about time I use one.

-Delete clutch fan
No space

-Dual electric fans
No space

-Modify CAI from 5.4l

Hurdles

Drivers exhaust dumps into driveshaft, hopefully 5" lift clearances the shaft.

Already have body lift so intake should clear firewall.

Mating 4r100 to expedition t-case, I love that sweet 4awd when weather gets ******.

PATS, PATS, PATS. It's going to probably be a issue.

Electrical rats nest repair, and extension since the PCM installs on the drivers side on the super duty and passenger for expedition.

Exhaust.

Well turned into tearing down a 4R100 with the second post .

Hard lines off.


For Professionial use only, what do they have that I don't?
Aside from years of training and experience...



Pan off, magnet looks normal, has a chunk missing which to me makes me think it may have been rebuild in those 290k.



What we all dread to deal with.



This was a **** of a workout, having the right tools helps.
To pull the pump there are two holes that thread earlier with a thicker diameter bolt, my transmission to engine bolts fit perfectly.

*Shudders*



Good enough for tonight, off to have a beer, a shower and watch something with the exceptionally patient wife.



Free sawdust is an amazing spill cleaner, then it burns really nicely in the fire when soaked in ATF.

Nice updates, I’ll be keeping up with this one whichever vehicle you decide to put it in. Cool stuff.

Holy shit balls, landed on the mother of all 4R100 threads.

Photos of every step stripping it to block, and exploded views of the actual parts not the ****** service manual drawings.

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20642&showall=1

Well started stripping the pump down yesterday.



Popped the pump seal, and pushed the pump bushing out, spend a ton of time setting up the tool to install the new one. Lining up the notch, marking it to do it in the same direction and immediately put it in upside...



Called a few part stores one was straight up useless "We wouldn't carry something like that", next one "Call us tomorrow when transmission shops are open".

So I popped open the shift programmer, and then the wife came it and nagged me to go to a dog training course she signed up to. It was one of those special classes where you don't even bring the dog...

Yeah fuuuun. I'll grab some pictures of the instructions later today for anyone curious. So far it seems like a straight forward mod.

Stumbled upon this looking up the transgo lockup valve upgrade, which I'm thinking I might pick it up.

Turns out I didn't install the bushing backwards like I thought, it's just off center a touch. Not that I could fix it, and it isn't so expensive that making it work is a dumb idea. I'll just get a new one and do it right.



It was installed wrong and blocking the oil passage when serviced last. Glad I stripped it and screwed up.

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This upgrade takes out the old springs and upgrades to much stronger ones then replaces the valve with a heavier one with much tighter tolerances. Totally should be a two man job.

Instructions time.

Just finished page one.


I lied, still have to do the gasket.

Going to pick up the pump bushing after work tonight and knock that out then maybe pull a valve body.

Also picking up the bearing/race and seal kit for the wife's transmission, because one can never have too many projects on the go.