What No One Tells You About Engine Swaps! Best Engine To Pick?

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Today Jared uses his experience building the 1970 Plymouth Duster TriHard for the Holley Triple Crown to help you decide which engine is best for your swap. He goes into the history of the GM LS engine, The Mopar GEN III Hemi, and the Ford Coyote engine.

Looking at the costs of each, the ability to make lots of horse power, and relative ease of installing them, the goal is to help you make the best choice when it comes to the right engine for your swap!

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[thepastorvan]

"Each engine has to go in it's family..." There are Ford Guys, Chevy guys, Mopar guys, etc, and then there are Car guys. Nothing wrong with any of them, but the Car guys are the ones I like the best because they are the ones that always do the craziest, best stuff with their vehicles.

[oscartango]

I swapped a 5.7 liter Hemi into my 1972 Datsun 510. Of course I had to modify a periscope from a decommissioned submarine, and install it to allow me to see the road from the drivers seat. WORTH IT!!

[rennkafer]

Great comparison! I just picked up a wrecked '16 Challenger to swap the 5.7/8HP70 into my '71 Coronet (currently 318/2V). Even if I leave it bone stock it's over double the hp and about 60% more torque. Given the Coronet weighs ~900lbs less than a modern Challenger/Charger it should be amusing.

[UnburdenedByWhatHasBeen]

Im a mopar guy from a toddler but you got to give it to GM, they made their LS accessible and versatile. You can put a LS in anything. You cant really do that with the hemi and coyote.

[timothystark]

As a "Ford guy" I can't disagree. I love the Coyote, but as a swap motor, it is a difficult choice. It's so expensive and large it doesn't work everywhere like the LS.

What Jared is not mentioning is how easy it is to get monster HP figures with the Coyote. A simple blower and oiling gear will put you way higher HP and more reliable than the same mods to an LS. Cleetus has proved this.

[vater]

I 100% feel your pain. I just had half my mouth rebuilt this morning at the dentist, and my face feels like I had a round with Tyson. I hope you have a speedy recovery, Mr. Pink. Love your content! Your attention to detail and doing the job correctly sold me on your(well, back when you were with T) channel.

[DustinHasVideos]

Factors To Consider: rearrange the questions and the anagram is MEME SWAP which is fitting and easy to remember

[mikeyfourbarrel]

I stayed Mopar for my swap with no regrets but I also have a gen 3 Coyote in my garage too and that engine is amazing. Depending on your build, it may be worth the trouble.

[ProjectFairmont]

The Modular motor 2v 4.6 was introduced in ‘91 in the Lincoln Town Car. ‘92 in the Crown Vic, and ‘96 in the Mustang. The Aluminum block 4v 4.6 was introduced in the ‘93 Lincoln MkVIII and then the ‘96 Mustang SVT Cobra. The 2v 4.6 was introduced in the ‘97 F150, and the 2v 5.4 debuted the same year in the F250. The only 5.4 in a Mustang was the hand built SVT 4v for the racing intended Mustang Cobra R. There was a 4v 5.4 iron block used in the early 2000s Lincoln Navigator.

[likenem]

If you get a truck Coyote, get the 2015 and up f150 because the Gen 2 and 3 Coyotes have better bottom ends. Also if you plan to stay Naturally aspirated get a mustang Coyote because they have better cams and a Cam job on a Coyote is expensive. You dont need to upgrade the Oil pump gears. They break when you bounce it off the rev limiter. Have your tuner put a soft rev limiter in, where it cuts gas.

[smavtmb]

I knew his favorite was the LS before even watching, because it was first in the thumbnail image then the Hemi and coyote was last in order. Sure enough that was the exact order the engines finished in his comparison.

Personally I would only put a Ford in a Ford a Chevy in a Chevy a Dodge in a Dodge. However if I was putting a V8 in an import that choice would be harder.

[Stretch]

I wish there was a way to search for Mopar comments. I was always in aww and blessed to watch my daddy roll old Dusters, Aspen, and all kinds of Dodge, Plymouth and Chryslers into the back yard and rebuild them from the ground up and turn them into Championship cars for the Local circle track. Some cars I have never heard of or seen other than in my back yard growing up. Mopar=More Power! Not late model classes but 1-2 class below that (it's got different names) called (1) Thunder & Lightening and Charger Class(2). He would tell me all the time as a kid that he had the same amount of money in the whole car as competition had in their engines(mostly Chevys) and competed to win or won every week. He was the only won that raced Dodges other than one guy that ran Dodges in Late Model and S. Trucks. He didnt want me to become a mechanic so wouldnt teach me much, so i tried to watch and absorb as much as possible in my first 25 years. Alot of history and great stories died when he did. My daddy trained/taught the majority of the good mechanics in Charleston SC. Sucks I didn't have more time and sense to tap into his endless knowledge and resources. They Dont make men like that no more!

[distantcomets]

Congrats on winding down a brilliant series. You did all the things! American iron isn't even my thing but I've loved this set of builds and comparison! Very enlightening and quite fascinating. On to the next!

[roadwarrior]

If you're a Ford loyalist you also now have the option of the Godzilla.. Which is basically Ford's version of the LS just more expensive, and nearly unavailable second hand as of yet. The Coyote is around 29 inches wide at the VC's. where as the Godzilla which has a 7.3 liter displacement is just over 24.5 inches wide at the VC's. Mind bottled!!

[timrestuc]

Since the coyote is more the new kid on the block, I can't wait to see what comes of it. Ford is way late to the crate motor game, but seeing how much Ford's putting to it. Im really excited

[crazylarryjr]

I'm a dodge guy so love the hemi, but respect all for their accessibility and tuneability. But if i were to build a car right now on my budget whatever body I start with, it'd have to have an LS in it, because of what you said about package size, availability as well as most of the aftermarket support.

[MA]

Engine masters took a Eagle Hemi from a Ram, added long tube headers and a comp cam. With the stock intake, it made 500 hp.

[nickthompson]

I don't know about power but the Coyote in my service truck has 340k miles and has only had oil changes, an alternator and some coil packs replaced. I know it has slightly less compression and milder cams than the Mustang version but this has been a really good engine.

[chrisej]

I don't like to admit it but the coyote has the most distinctive sound which I always appreciate 😅

[cmdr_talikarni]

For most people cost is the #1 factor. Anyone can pick up an LS truck engine for $400 and spend $2000 in high end parts to have an amazing engine easily running 500-700hp. For the Coyote and Hemi, you're looking at minimum $2000 right out of the gate just for the engine, and then another $3-5K+ for the parts to get it to the same power level, plus spending twice as much time to get it there due to complicated nature of them.