5.0 swap vs building the 6.2

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Going down from 378 cui. to a 302 cui. is not going to give you big power without a Whipple SC

It's the Tune calibration strategy for the PCM that will prevent you for doing this.
A few have tried, but never got it to work right. You can search the web for it.
You basically have to rip out most of the can-bus, PCM and BCM
and find a standalone PCM or a ....... ECU and a separate TCM that would work together.
A lot of stuff will not work in the truck anymore.
 
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It would be cheaper to start with a Coyote F150 and add suspension. The 6.2 PCM/BCM can be made to run the 7.3 by tricking the PCM to see 2 cams when there is only 1 on the Godzilla.
But You cant get the PCM in the Raptor to see 4 cams on the Coyote..

Look up Broc Ross on FaceBook 7.3 Godzilla swaps. He has a "kit" with new harness etc that will get the 7.3 to run in our Gen 1.
I almost went this direction before finding the whippled 2014
 

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It would be cheaper to start with a Coyote F150 and add suspension. The 6.2 PCM/BCM can be made to run the 7.3 by tricking the PCM to see 2 cams when there is only 1 on the Godzilla.
But You cant get the PCM in the Raptor to see 4 cams on the Coyote..

Look up Broc Ross on FaceBook 7.3 Godzilla swaps. He has a "kit" with new harness etc that will get the 7.3 to run in our Gen 1.
I almost went this direction before finding the whippled 2014

Yup. The 7.3 is a better fit N/A. I do love me some Coyote, except for burning through my tires in about 2800 street miles (not making this up). DAMN that 302/A10 is quick.
but I gotta admit that power is way up top in the power curve without a blower. The 7.3 is going to move the truck much easier.

The budget / downtime is going to be the major factors because just like @Canuck714 has said, The Coyote swap will be more tricky, almost certainly cost more and take more time than a 7.3 swap.
 
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