Update 3-26-25: Whipple V8 5.0 Coyote Engine Swap into Ford Bronco by No Traction Faction

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Didn't see a thread about this so thought I would share.

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[ChrisB351]

Thats insane. Hope they do a lot of chassis work to support the extra power.

 

[Raptor911]

I would worry about the trans more than the chassis.

Thats insane. Hope they do a lot of chassis work to support the extra power.

 

[Toccoa]

Snapping axles instead of tie rods.

 

[j_marinelli]

I would worry about the trans more than the chassis.

If I were to try and tackle this I think I would try to find a donor F150 with a 5.0 already mated to a 10R80. Not sure how everything else will jive together though.

 

[BAUS67]

If I were to try and tackle this I think I would try to find a donor F150 with a 5.0 already mated to a 10R80. Not sure how everything else will jive together though.

Engine, trans and transfer case. All you need to do then is have driveshafts made. That is the easy parts.

Hard part.............. integrating all the electronics to work together. Just look how hard it has been to upgrade just the rack.

 

[j_marinelli]

Engine, trans and transfer case. All you need to do then is have driveshafts made. That is the easy parts.

Hard part.............. integrating all the electronics to work together. Just look how hard it has been to upgrade just the rack.

Yes I'm curious to see how they program (or trick lol) the Bronco's computer that everything jives together.

 

[lapazleo]

Last I heard this project was scrubbed because of some issue it isn't feasable.

 

[BAUS67]

Last I heard this project was scrubbed because of some issue it isn't feasable.

They couldn't get the steering rack programmed.

 

[RagnarKon]

I would worry about the trans more than the chassis.

Eh, should be fine.

V8 Coyote maxes out at around 550nm, maybe 570nm of torque. Transmission is rated for 600nm. People tend to forget the 2.7L V6 EcoBoost has a similar torque rating to the V8 Coyote when the turbos on the are spun up on the EcoBoost. (Hence why Ford is using these smaller V6 EcoBoost engines instead of V8 engines.)

Now if they stick a turbo or a supercharger on the Coyote… well then yeah, something to be concerned about.

Logically they would just swap in the F-150 transmission to take the guess work away on the programming side. But not sure if there is physically enough room to do that, so they may have to stick with the stock Bronco transmission.

 

[CheekyOldMan]

Easier to just weld two 2.3 Broncos together. More wheels too.

 

[ChrisB351]

I would worry about the trans more than the chassis.

Changing that is a given. I doubt the bolt pattern for the bellhousing is going to match. I was thinking actually chassis bracing. Not too mention axles and driveshaft.

 

[BAUS67]

I understand the draw to the Coyote, but for me it would be the king.

 

[CheekyOldMan]

Ford should do this for everyone who got bad engine valves.

 

[We_Love_Tacos]

Watching the build closely as I will be next in line if it works well. If not, I will wait it out more.

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