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A 2011 wouldn't have been my first choice for a recipient, but a patch of black ice turned my '08 into scrap, and I had to have something on very short notice. It's much harder than I expected to find a 5s, 4wd, supercab, with a limited slip axle, and a really clean '11 was where I found it. Is/is.
I've read around, both in this forum and in the tech pages, trying to minimize the stupid questions. I'm sure I'll have more, but initially, I got them down to three (maybe four).
How much of a monstrosity is the wiring going to be? I think (hope) that the traditional explorer/mountaineer long block and engine harness will have at least the same layout and connectors. I know that the harness will be very different inside those connectors, but mechanical compatibility is a good place to start.
As well, I know there is a donor vehicle whose harness allows the use of a 5-speed. I found it, and can't find it again. Idiot me.
Is there any (sane) way on God's green asphalt to put a transfer case on a robust T-5, and have everything more or less in the right places? I know it's been done, but it seems to involve some pretty exotic parts, custom this'n that, and new holes in the transmission tunnel.
I know that the trans/transfer from a 97-03 v6 f-150 will bolt right up, and even use the same transmission mounts. All a good thing, and the M5OD-r2 is certainly worthy, but two things about it I don't like. First it's a truck trans, and it shifts like a truck trans. That's just me whining, but the other trouble is that my intentions for the engine are pretty close to what the R2 will handle, and liquefying a transmission just isn't on my bucket list.
Does anyone have an accurate weight for the sohc v6? I want to get some idea how much weight gain I'm looking at, and what I might have to do to improve the F/R balance. Aluminum heads might be sensible just for the weight savings. I've seen several Ford engine weight tables, but they all seem to ignore the OHC Cologne engines.
IIRC, a 351 will actually fit under the hood. Tight, but doable. Will the harness from an explorer/mountaineer run that engine? That's probably a REALLY stupid question, but if reprogramming for the larger engine is all it will take, that's golden.
Wheelwright
I've read around, both in this forum and in the tech pages, trying to minimize the stupid questions. I'm sure I'll have more, but initially, I got them down to three (maybe four).
How much of a monstrosity is the wiring going to be? I think (hope) that the traditional explorer/mountaineer long block and engine harness will have at least the same layout and connectors. I know that the harness will be very different inside those connectors, but mechanical compatibility is a good place to start.
As well, I know there is a donor vehicle whose harness allows the use of a 5-speed. I found it, and can't find it again. Idiot me.
Is there any (sane) way on God's green asphalt to put a transfer case on a robust T-5, and have everything more or less in the right places? I know it's been done, but it seems to involve some pretty exotic parts, custom this'n that, and new holes in the transmission tunnel.
I know that the trans/transfer from a 97-03 v6 f-150 will bolt right up, and even use the same transmission mounts. All a good thing, and the M5OD-r2 is certainly worthy, but two things about it I don't like. First it's a truck trans, and it shifts like a truck trans. That's just me whining, but the other trouble is that my intentions for the engine are pretty close to what the R2 will handle, and liquefying a transmission just isn't on my bucket list.
Does anyone have an accurate weight for the sohc v6? I want to get some idea how much weight gain I'm looking at, and what I might have to do to improve the F/R balance. Aluminum heads might be sensible just for the weight savings. I've seen several Ford engine weight tables, but they all seem to ignore the OHC Cologne engines.
IIRC, a 351 will actually fit under the hood. Tight, but doable. Will the harness from an explorer/mountaineer run that engine? That's probably a REALLY stupid question, but if reprogramming for the larger engine is all it will take, that's golden.
Wheelwright
