Mouse

Howdy doo all, Im new to the forum, this being my first post and all, and I had a couple questions to ask, as well as just introducing myself and saying howdy. Which I said, go me. Yep.

Anyway, On the questions..

First, I just got a 94' F-150, it was my Grandfathers, he bought it new in 94, then when he died two years ago it went to my Mom, she didnt take very good care of it and the engine more or less bit the dust about 4 months back.. At which point I started nagging her for the truck and eventually got it. I'll be dropping in a new engine in the next few months, as soon as I sell my little Toyota Paseo, and was curious.. What are the performace specs on a 94 F-150 with a 5.0 (2wd)? Not an extended cab, and the bed is standard size (8 ft). By specs I mean rated HP/Torq, and perhapsd 0-60 and 1/4 mile times?

My intentions for the truck are simple at heart.. I want to improve its performance and looks, without losing its usefulness and integrety as a truck. ie, I want it to be fast, and pretty, but I still wanna load the bed down, or haul a car, or what-ever, whenever the mood strikes me to do so. And some basic performance specs will let me know where I stand now, and help me formulate a plan once the truck is up and running again.

My second question,

How hard will this truck be to get into the 14 second range? Mid 14's that is, because thats my goal. I drove the truck for years off and on when it ran, and im *guessing* it runs something like mid to high 16's all stock, but I know that huge V-8 can crank out some power with a little work. I do anticipate grip problems though.. As it would spin those back tires at the drop of a hat when she ran..


And finally,

The engine replacement itself looks pretty problem free. The engine is so damn big almost everything is attached to it, heh, so that leaves little to disconnect, it looks a little hard to get out, being as the truck sits so high an ordinary engine hoist couldnt handle it, but i figured on removing the tires and lowering the truck with jacks till its more or less laying on the ground, that should give me the clearence I need, BUT! If anyone has done this before, any advice, or info on problems you ran into would be very much appreciated. Btw, Ive done a couple engine swaps before so I know my way around a car and a tool bench, but experience is key.. and I dont have it with large domestics..


Anyway, sorry im so long-winded. Later folks, and Im damn glad to be rocking a big-ass peice of american v8.. Ive spent the last couple years in very small, very anemic 4 bangers, and Im tired the the weazing little buggers. =]

351w

well mouse the only 94 F-150 i know of has an I-6 that pumps out a scorching 145 hp and 265 ft lbs of torque.
this thing is definetly not a quarter mile racer.
so if you got a v8 in there i am not sure what it even is.
the 94 model yr regular cabs had 6 bangers as standard equip.
as for making it fast that depends on how much you want to play and it can get a bit spensive.

Mouse

I had another person say the same thing to me.. That regular cabs came with the 6 cyl.. But mine is most definatly a V-8.. It says 5.0 on the intake as well.. So im *guessing* the engine is some derivative of the mustang 5.0. It seems odd that ford would develop two completely seperate 5.0 lt engines, but then again, one never knows..

A friend of mine also drives a 96 F-150, identicle to mine, except his is sporting a 5.8 ltr. Which I think is the 351 Windsor.. but Im not 100% on that one.. We raced a while back, when the truck belonged to my Grandfather and was running right.. From a dead stop we were both dead even the whole way. He didnt pull on me, I didnt pull on him. So the specs on the two engines have to be very similar.. Unless Im running a different rear end or something. *Shrugs*

Do you know when the V-8 was first avaialble in the regular cab F-150? Maybe the truck is a 95 and the info is wrong.. My old Z was like that, paperwork claimed it wasa 72, but she was a 71. =]

351w

hey mouse i cant tell ya what you are looking to hear because when they build those 302 motors there are several different codes for the pistons and such which all affect hp.
the only thing i can tell you is i used a come along hooked to a beam in my dads garage when i pulled my motor the second time because the first time i too tried to use a hoist that didnt lift high enough to clear the radiator till i left the air out of the tires.
another thing i can tell you is get the cast no. off the block and cross that to see what the specs of the motor are.
or just plan on spending X amount of dollars on perf parts to pump out some extra ponies.
as for the yr v8's went into f-150 i dont know that either but they had um back in 72 and still stick one in now and again.
my dads 96 has the 302 but it is a slug with 355 gears.

yes the 5.8 ltr is the 351 but a good I-6 4.9 ltr will pull just as hard as the 351.
i have an 86 xlt with 351 w and it only runs 16.10 in the quarter but my truck weighs in at a whopping 4,620 lbs with no driver.
and the 94 has alot more plastic than my 86 so that is in your favor.

fordeverpower

you guys are something else anyway the 1994 f150 makes 185hp and 270ftlbs. There are two 5.0 motors. There is the regular 5.0 in your truck and the 5.0 HO found in mustangs. The intakes both have 5.0 on them but the mustang say 5.0 HO on the intake. As for performance mods buy a lightning dude.

351w

hey mouse,
fordeverpower has a good point.
but if your like me and cant afford a lightning than maybe you could just supercharge that 302.
i am betting that an 8 psi boost would give you pretty respectable HP. not to mention probably put you down a quarter in 13 or 14 sec.
keep us posted on the results.