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scott5
06-06-2009, 01:50 PM
Well after thinking alot about i decided getting a house is more important than getting a new truck and the fact i have no vehicle payments i like too. lol.. So i need to make my truck more fun to drive and get a lil more power out of it. It seems like the eaton swap is my best bet, but my truck has 111k miles on it. Is this too many miles to do this swap now? I was going to do the s/c swap with a exhaust and other lil bolt ons. So what you guys think too many miles?
03 OW SVT
06-07-2009, 03:24 PM
I personally wouldn't do it Scotty. That is alot of miles. Unless you plan on rebuilding or putting a new motor in it. I would only put one on a motor with 60,000 or less miles.
INSANELY CRAZY
06-07-2009, 08:45 PM
hech scott, all that cash you got layin round. JUST DO IT!!!!

im sure you'll trade it off anyway,hahahahaha
RUTHLESS
06-07-2009, 08:47 PM
I know someone that has a ported eaton for sale.
03 OW SVT
06-08-2009, 01:53 PM
I know someone that has a ported eaton for sale.

LOL...Yeah and i know someone that has a non ported eaton for sale.:rotflol:
SoLow
06-08-2009, 02:39 PM
do it
scott5
06-08-2009, 05:33 PM
over f150 online they are saying that i should be good with low boost
scott5
06-08-2009, 05:34 PM
hech scott, all that cash you got layin round. JUST DO IT!!!!

im sure you'll trade it off anyway,hahahahaha

if only i didnt have to work everyday of my life for it so i could enjoy all my toys:rofl:
RUTHLESS
06-08-2009, 06:00 PM
LOL...Yeah and i know someone that has a non ported eaton for sale.:rotflol:


:sticktonge:
scott5
06-08-2009, 06:05 PM
I cant use your guys SC
RUTHLESS
06-08-2009, 06:05 PM
over f150 online they are saying that i should be good with low boost

Here is my 2 cents.

I wouldnt do it either. You are working with a high milage engine that was not originaly designed to take boost. I just think the cost to HP would not be worth it. If I was going for a project like this I would look for an engine out of a lightning and drop it in.
scott5
06-08-2009, 06:08 PM
Here is my 2 cents.

I wouldnt do it either. You are working with a high milage engine that was not originaly designed to take boost. I just think the cost to HP would not be worth it. If I was going for a project like this I would look for an engine out of a lightning and drop it in.

they are the same engines except for the blower
RUTHLESS
06-08-2009, 06:23 PM
Cool I didnt know that. I would have guessed that the lightnings engine had a stronger bottom end and different pistons to lower the compression.
scott5
06-08-2009, 06:54 PM
Cool I didnt know that. I would have guessed that the lightnings engine had a stronger bottom end and different pistons to lower the compression.

thats what i thought also at first
SoLow
06-09-2009, 10:57 AM
is it done yet ?
03 OW SVT
06-09-2009, 02:58 PM
they are the same engines except for the blower

I think Terry from Street Leethol did that in his shortbed FX4 and it runs real good but it has low mileage on it.
travj31
06-09-2009, 03:09 PM
just my .02 - i would be very hesitant to sc a motor with that many miles, but im far from an expert. the question i would ask myself is... does my dd truck really need that extra power? i know back when i had my notch, i was thinkin' about putting on a sc on it with right at 105k miles and everyone I spoke with talked me out of it. i called a few people and they all said not to unless it was under 50k miles. i will say i saw a stang at prp a few years back run 11.60's-11.90's with a stock motor with over 160k miles on it. i believe he told me he put on the sc at like 155k miles, so at that time he got atleast 5k miles out of it with no trouble... i guess i just dont have the balls to do it or the $$$ to rebuild it incase it blew
scott5
06-09-2009, 05:01 PM
i was talking to a guy who put his lightning blower swap on at 190k and he is still going strong at 205k and it surprised me on how many guys have 100k plus motors and just getting to the swap.. As to the dd needing this, its not so much needing it but make the truck more appealing to me i guess you can say as its way too boring to drive now and its def does not have the power that i would like when i go to haul things. I have only driven it on rainy says to the buell being my DD with close to 1k miles already and not even had it a month
2001GTTT
06-09-2009, 08:16 PM
Why Dont You Just Leave The Truck How Its Supposed To Be
RUTHLESS
06-09-2009, 08:19 PM
Why Dont You Just Leave The Truck How Its Supposed To Be

I cant believe I just read that on SCS! :rofl:
scott5
06-09-2009, 08:30 PM
Why Dont You Just Leave The Truck How Its Supposed To Be

??? why not leave a mustang alone? its because nothing is good enough in stock form or there would be no aftermarket for parts