What No One Tells You About Engine Swaps! Best Engine To Pick?

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"Each engine has to go in it's family..." There are Ford Guys, Chevy guys, Mopar guys, etc, and then there are Car guys. Nothing wrong with any of them, but the Car guys are the ones I like the best because they are the ones that always do the craziest, best stuff with their vehicles.

I swapped a 5.7 liter Hemi into my 1972 Datsun 510. Of course I had to modify a periscope from a decommissioned submarine, and install it to allow me to see the road from the drivers seat. WORTH IT!!

Great comparison! I just picked up a wrecked '16 Challenger to swap the 5.7/8HP70 into my '71 Coronet (currently 318/2V). Even if I leave it bone stock it's over double the hp and about 60% more torque. Given the Coronet weighs ~900lbs less than a modern Challenger/Charger it should be amusing.

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As a "Ford guy" I can't disagree. I love the Coyote, but as a swap motor, it is a difficult choice. It's so expensive and large it doesn't work everywhere like the LS. What Jared is not mentioning is how easy it is to get monster HP figures with the Coyote. A simple blower and oiling gear will put you way higher HP and more reliable than the same mods to an LS. Cleetus has proved this.

I 100% feel your pain. I just had half my mouth rebuilt this morning at the dentist, and my face feels like I had a round with Tyson. I hope you have a speedy recovery, Mr. Pink. Love your content! Your attention to detail and doing the job correctly sold me on your(well, back when you were with T) channel.

Im a mopar guy from a toddler but you got to give it to GM, they made their LS accessible and versatile. You can put a LS in anything. You cant really do that with the hemi and coyote.

The Modular motor 2v 4.6 was introduced in ‘91 in the Lincoln Town Car. ‘92 in the Crown Vic, and ‘96 in the Mustang. The Aluminum block 4v 4.6 was introduced in the ‘93 Lincoln MkVIII and then the ‘96 Mustang SVT Cobra. The 2v 4.6 was introduced in the ‘97 F150, and the 2v 5.4 debuted the same year in the F250. The only 5.4 in a Mustang was the hand built SVT 4v for the racing intended Mustang Cobra R. There was a 4v 5.4 iron block used in the early 2000s Lincoln Navigator.

I wish there was a way to search for Mopar comments. I was always in aww and blessed to watch my daddy roll old Dusters, Aspen, and all kinds of Dodge, Plymouth and Chryslers into the back yard and rebuild them from the ground up and turn them into Championship cars for the Local circle track. Some cars I have never heard of or seen other than in my back yard growing up. Mopar=More Power! Not late model classes but 1-2 class below that (it's got different names) called (1) Thunder & Lightening and Charger Class(2). He would tell me all the time as a kid that he had the same amount of money in the whole car as competition had in their engines(mostly Chevys) and competed to win or won every week. He was the only won that raced Dodges other than one guy that ran Dodges in Late Model and S. Trucks. He didnt want me to become a mechanic so wouldnt teach me much, so i tried to watch and absorb as much as possible in my first 25 years. Alot of history and great stories died when he did. My daddy trained/taught the majority of the good mechanics in Charleston SC. Sucks I didn't have more time and sense to tap into his endless knowledge and resources. They Dont make men like that no more!

Congrats on winding down a brilliant series. You did all the things! American iron isn't even my thing but I've loved this set of builds and comparison! Very enlightening and quite fascinating. On to the next!

I stayed Mopar for my swap with no regrets but I also have a gen 3 Coyote in my garage too and that engine is amazing. Depending on your build, it may be worth the trouble.

If you get a truck Coyote, get the 2015 and up f150 because the Gen 2 and 3 Coyotes have better bottom ends. Also if you plan to stay Naturally aspirated get a mustang Coyote because they have better cams and a Cam job on a Coyote is expensive. You dont need to upgrade the Oil pump gears. They break when you bounce it off the rev limiter. Have your tuner put a soft rev limiter in, where it cuts gas.

Since the coyote is more the new kid on the block, I can't wait to see what comes of it. Ford is way late to the crate motor game, but seeing how much Ford's putting to it. Im really excited

Engine masters took a Eagle Hemi from a Ram, added long tube headers and a comp cam. With the stock intake, it made 500 hp.

Thanks Jared for the engine lessons. Very informative video. Lots of knowledge to absorb. Much appreciated!

Good day, Jared. Hope you recover well and soon! This was an informative video for all gearheads (and even some of us that are not). A good comparison in a brief summary! I think I will just keep my 2JZ-GTE with a ported race head!! I was fortunate that you found that one and got it installed! BTW - I retired myself and the Supra from the road course a few years ago so they can both survive a bit longer!

Thanks Jared - that really REALLY helped in an overview. I am a ricer/euro at heart, but love Hemi's - so this was great.

Great video.. Jared just as a correction the modular motor 4.6 did not come in the Mustang until 1996 up until that point it was the overhead valve 5.0. As for the rest of the Lincoln Mercury lineup it was developed in 1990 calendar year for the first model year of the 1991 town car.

I'm a dodge guy so love the hemi, but respect all for their accessibility and tuneability. But if i were to build a car right now on my budget whatever body I start with, it'd have to have an LS in it, because of what you said about package size, availability as well as most of the aftermarket support.