1974 ford courier engine swap

Asked by GuruD9NVVN Aug 26, 2023 at 01:53 PM about the 1974 Ford Courier

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Looking to swap a triton 5.4 or an ls 5.3 into
the truck any tips or recommendations on
which would be an easier build

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Gene answered about a year ago

You better do some measuring, those are large engines and the courier engine bay is small. In all my years I have only seen 1 V8 in a courier and it was a 260 out of a Mercury. The guy said it was a total nightmare. And that’s old school engine.

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