What is your opinion on Tritons?
My Ford choices are 300 I-6 , Boss 302 V-8 , 460 385 series. Screwing around with spark plugs and heads aren't my idea of fun.
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My Ford choices are 300 I-6 , Boss 302 V-8 , 460 385 series. Screwing around with spark plugs and heads aren't my idea of fun.
My Ford choices are 300 I-6 , Boss 302 V-8 , 460 385 series. Screwing around with spark plugs and heads aren't my idea of fun.
I hear a TJ 300 swap incoming
What is your opinion on Tritons?
I feel bad for anyone who bought a 5.4 3 valve new like I did in 2004. The first engine lasted 110k . The second one lasted 110k. Much sad.
My father actually has one going on 160k still running pretty strong as a work truck. The 2 valve is actually the one that blew up on him.
Dammit! I used to sleep well at nightā¦
Out of 16 Sheriff patrol trucks 2 windowed the block and one had the cam wiped out.
" So you have to ask yourself , do you feel lucky."......... The other 13 only had typical Dodge problems ...
Out of 16 Sheriff patrol trucks 2 windowed the block and one had the cam wiped out.
" So you have to ask yourself , do you feel lucky."......... The other 13 only had typical Dodge problems ...
3/16 = 18.75%. So there's a solid 80% chance yours will be fine.
I'd honestly love to see the process of him accomplishing that.
With 2 people that's entirely possible. I'd be more interested in how it's secured.
You can see the straps very securely holding it.
I'd still love to see the process of them figuring that was the best way of doing it, then flipping it to put it on. And to top it all off, think to themselves "Ah yes, just throw a strap over it here and it'll hold."
It's probably good enough as long as they flicked the strap and said "That ain't goin' nowhere!"
Gonna make you work for this one...
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My grandma has one of these and plans to give it to me when she upgrades. I've driven it more times than I can count. The 4.7 with the 545RFE is paired perfectly and a slept on combo IMO. If it weren't for the fact that my Jeep were an 05 and the swap wouldn't be "emissions compliant," I would throw that engine in my wrangler in a heartbeat.
Luckily no dropped valves, but the cam once shot a rocker arm off due to a sticky lifter. No damage thankfully.
$3,500. 381,000 miles. Runs good. 3500 is exactly what I got in it. We will not sell it for any less but may consider trades.
If that was driven remotely close to the way my mailman's Jeep is driven, it should be shoved off a cliff.
And my mailman always complains about how much her Jeep breaks.
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