Most of the 5.4 4x4s were fleet vehicles with the XLT pkg. There aren't a lot because Ford made a bunch more $ by selling the Limited and EB models and they came std with the V10. That's why Chevy never got a lot into selling their SUV as police vehicles after they stopped production of the Impala. They were able to option out all their SUV and make a lot more $.

 

nah...too much custom work and effort...not to mention the $$$


grab a Lightning intake, fuel rail/injectors and a take-off blower. Most L guys yank the factory blower to add a KB blower...so you can find them for cheap.


then you find the pulleys and idler from a L. It is simply a matter of tuning after that. I guess if you really wanted to get all fancy, you could do just a straight L motor swap. I know quite a few 97-02 Expy guys have done the swap.
of course a few stumbling blocks will exist. but for the most part, adding a blower to the 5.4 2v is a joke. Enough people have done it that the kinks are mostly ironed out.

 

Does anybody know of a good forum for the 5.4, specifically one that has a lot info about building a 5.4? The Lightning and 5.4 forum on here does not have much info when it comes to modding these engines.

 

NLOC.net........................

 

Do you wanna build one, or do you want to mod yours?

The mods we do to our Lightnings wouldn't really carry over to your engine, except maybe intake filters and exhaust stuff.

Most of our mods are directly related to our Lightning build.

Your drivetrain is not as stout as the ones in the L's. I don't think they even put PMR's in the n/a 5.4's.

Stewart

 

At this point all I'm really doing is some research to see what options are out there. It's nothing official but I would like to have a Lightning engine under the hood of the Excursion someday.

If I was to ever do this I wouldn't be using the engine that's in there now, I'd want another one.

 

What's your location? Anywhere on the east coast?

Stewart

 

No, I'm actually in South Texas. Awhile back I asked you about that Houston area shop (Webster to be exact) and that was because I was in the area and wanted to go take a look at their shop and just pick their brain's. I didn't get to stop by but I'd like to some time in the future.

Was the east coast reference because of JDM Engineering?

 

That's right. I have CRS, so excuse my forgetfullness.

Yep, you got it!

Stewart

 

Are these two shops comparable?

 

The one in Texas is really on the leading edge for doing turbo's in the Gen 2 Lightnings. They definitely know how to make the Lightning sing with a turbo.

JDM really knows their way around Ford engines, period. They've done a lot of stuff with a lot of different Ford builds, including the GT engine. With that in mind, swapping out the engine in your beast and stuffing a Lightning mil under the hood would probably be easier for them. They would probably handle any hurdles that may come up, like modifying the engine harness, or anything else that may come up.

They may have even already done this for an Expedition or Excursion, so they might already have it down pat.

Going with a Lightning mil aint gonna be cheap tho, bro. I'd seriously look into beefing up the internals in your engine and slapping a turbo on it. I'm sure that would be a LOT cheaper.

Stewart

 

I hear you. JDM's long block is $10000 so I can see that going that route can get pricey. I'm keeping my mind open to just about anything so if I ever get to do anything to the Excursion I'll definitely keep the turbo idea floating around.

 

Oldies tonight.

 

Just bought my 2001 and whomever before me deleted the resonator and turned the pipe to the side. The damn noise is driving me nuts it makes when going thru the gears. Got to put a resonator back on it soon