351 Cleveland

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A friend of mine has a old Ford F-100 with a 351 Cleveland in it. The actual truck is POS and he wants to just scrap it because he doesnt have the time for it anymore. Currently my 1997 Ranger V6 4.0L is a big money pit and theres a possibility the head/block may be warped or cracked. Hes offering me his 351 Cleveland as a swap for my engine straight up for free, cause he just wants my engine for the extra weight he'll get when he scraps his truck.

Is this sort of a conversion possible, or even desirable? My truck is in decent shape cosmetically but I'm not so sure I'll even be keeping it much longer than next summer as I am buying a more fuel efficient car from my sister-in-law.

Whats the deal with these engines and what am I looking at if I chose to do this swap?

Thanks,
Mike

I have a 351C with a C4 in my 91 Ranger. There were no major install problems. It's a fun ride!