5.0 swap vs building the 6.2

[EricM]

Your are really better off building the engine at the stock 6.2L size if you plan to run a blower. The pistons and cylinders will last longer if the pistons come out of the hole less, and you'll have less side loading of the skirt and block due to better rod angles.

 

[Cody Templeton]

Your are really better off building the engine at the stock 6.2L size if you plan to run a blower. The pistons and cylinders will last longer if the pistons come out of the hole less, and you'll have less side loading of the skirt and block due to better rod angles.

This would be a fully built engine, keep in mind.

 

[EricM]

This would be a fully built engine, keep in mind.

There is no difference. Rod angles are rod angles.

 

[Nex]

It's all about the angle to the dangle.

 

[Cody Templeton]

There is no difference. Rod angles are rod angles.

Do you have any experience with building 6.2's?

 

[someday]

Would have been nice if ford made a gen 2 6.2

 

[EricM]

Do you have any experience with building 6.2's?

I have not assembeled a 6.2L engine.

I have plenty of experiece and knowledge of how to extract big HP numbers from Ford modular V8s enignes without them turning into scrap though.

The pistons are everything. If one piston skirt/cylinder wall gets scuffed, that engine is done.

Strokers are rough on the piston skirts and blocks due to crapy rod angles. I'd NEVER run a stroker in anything other than a N/A application since dispalcement is king in N/A engines.

 

[Canuck714]

That's the question. I would love to see one. I wish I had the extra cash to give it a go.

Yes...
Brock Ross has lots of miles on his Gen 1 swapped 7.3. He sells the kit to do it.
There are a couple running around here in TX that have done it as well. They go to TRR every year.

My original plan was to 7.3 swap the old black truck, but found a clean 14 with a fresh 6.2 and a Whipple.
This scenario was cheaper to buy a truck with a Whipple and a brand new Ford engine and sell the black truck..
I could not have done a 7.3 swap on the old truck for the difference in cost buying/selling

 

[Cody Templeton]

Yes...
Brock Ross has lots of miles on his Gen 1 swapped 7.3. He sells the kit to do it.
There are a couple running around here in TX that have done it as well. They go to TRR every year.

My original plan was to 7.3 swap the old black truck, but found a clean 14 with a fresh 6.2 and a Whipple.
This scenario was cheaper to buy a truck with a Whipple and a brand new Ford engine and sell the black truck..
I could not have done a 7.3 swap on the old truck for the difference in cost buying/selling

It's tempting to do that swap as I know with a Whipple it'll make easy power compared to the 6.2, even if I left the 7.3 stock. I'm just trying to figure out if a built 6.2 with a Whipple on it is going to be any more durable having to crank on it to make the same power a 7.3 with a Whipple will.

 

[Canuck714]

It's tempting to do that swap as I know with a Whipple it'll make easy power compared to the 6.2, even if I left the 7.3 stock. I'm just trying to figure out if a built 6.2 with a Whipple on it is going to be any more durable having to crank on it to make the same power a 7.3 with a Whipple will.

If I was to do the 7.3 swap I would stay NA and just run a cam. It will make 600/600 like that and run shiiit Mexican fuel too.
If all out power is your goal, don't expect to run that south of the border in the dirt.