5.4 triton v8 into a '66 mustang

I want to put a 5.4L triton v8 out of an '06 F150 into a '66 mustang. Is there anyone out there who has done this or can point me in the right direction to get this accomplished? Thanks Cory  

Open the hood, throw in money.  Here's something similar: 67  4.6L  
1967 Falcon 4 door 351C-4V
1970 Mustang 351C-2V
http://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod
Owner built, owner abused.

LOL Falcon67! It's not THAT bad these days. Lots of help around to do the modular swap...

Cory, check out www.dvsrestorations.com for some info...

First off, you'll need to convert the front suspension to strut or Mustang II (or even late model Mustang, but that's not available in kit form) to remove the shock towers and make room for the actual engine.

Then, you can either wire the EFI with several aftermarket kits available, like the stuff from The Detail Zone, use stock wiring and trim it yourself, or use a Sullivan intake and slap a carburetor on it.

Also check out Kar Kraft Engineering for 5.4 engines with carb manifolds and EFI manifolds.

Good luck with the project...
Mark  
Mark Houlahan
Editor
Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine

1965 FFR Roadster 427W/TKO-600
1966 Mustang 289-4V/C4
1968 Mustang 4.6L Three-Valve/5R55S auto
1990 Mustang 347/AOD
1998 Escort 2.0L SOHC/F4E-111 Auto
2002 Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L V-6/5R55 Auto

I know LOL.  And it's not that big a stretch for people that might make the front end swap to an MII anyway.  But it's still not a weekend deal and not cheap.  For the kind of money involved, you could do a lot of other things to the whole car including more grunt in the engine compartment.  But that's not to say it's not a worthy project - if the builder thinks it's a good thing, then get after it.

But then I'm not convinced that the MII swap is the answer to all of life's problems either.    I've considered it for the cars here, but could find enough reasons to pursue it.  
1967 Falcon 4 door 351C-4V
1970 Mustang 351C-2V
http://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod
Owner built, owner abused.

Since the dynacorn has wider shock towers could you do this swap with one of thier replacment bodies without cuting out the towers?  

I kinda doubt it - the mod motors are about as wide as a Boss 429, especially the DOHC models.  One of my pet peeves about the mod motor.  You'd think the packaging engineers at Ford would have mugged the powertrain engineers in the parking lot with sticks after they saw the engine for the first time.  
1967 Falcon 4 door 351C-4V
1970 Mustang 351C-2V
http://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod
Owner built, owner abused.

The National Parts Depot catalog lists a shock tower kit to allow the fitment of the Mod motor into a shock towered ford with the coilover conversion done to it.
Page 62 in the Mustang Catalog.

call 800 235 3445 for info.  
1970 Mercury Cougar

Walrus, sorry for the late reply...

The Dynacorn has reinforced shock towers, they are not wider or will they make the installation of a modular any easier...

Cougar, I'm assuming you are mentioning the RRS shock tower plates. They notch the main body of the shock tower for clearance (you really don't have to remove the whole tower) but you'll still need a Mustang II or strut based suspension with the towers notched...

HTH...
Mark  
Mark Houlahan
Editor
Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine

1965 FFR Roadster 427W/TKO-600
1966 Mustang 289-4V/C4
1968 Mustang 4.6L Three-Valve/5R55S auto
1990 Mustang 347/AOD
1998 Escort 2.0L SOHC/F4E-111 Auto
2002 Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L V-6/5R55 Auto

Yeah, the RRS kit. It doesn't require M2, but works with the coilover suspension conversion that has a smaller OD than the stock springs.  
1970 Mercury Cougar