Why Should You 5.0 Coyote Swap Your Ford F-100? | The Bottom Line

With time comes inevitable progress, which is certainly clear in the world of custom trucks. As classic pickups have become more popular, builders have strived to utilize the newest, technologically improved parts to make these old trucks drive like their modern counterparts. For Ford truck guys, swapping a Coyote V8 engine is the latest ideal, but it hasn’t always been that way. Often, in the past, it was easier and cheaper to build a Chevy LS engine and put it in an old Ford. Nowadays, it’s easier and more affordable than ever to get tire-shredding performance using a modern all-Ford driveline for your F-100 pickup project. Follow along as we visit Fat Fender Garage to get some tips on performing a Coyote swap for an F-100, and what it’s like to drive a coyote-swapped, restomod pickup. 0:00 - Jason Noel explains why Coyote swaps are so hot these days. 2:32 - Why would someone choose a Ford Coyote over a Chevy LS engine? 3:42 - How difficult were these swaps in the beginning? 5:00 - We check out a ’56 Ford F100 that has Fat Fender Garage’s first Coyote Gen I (2011-2014) swap. 7:55 - Old school power vs. modern power. 8:56 - Can engines salvaged from wrecked vehicles work for a swap? 10:24 - Jason gives us a rundown of the different generations of Coyotes engines and shows each of them in a classic truck. 11:30 - Gen III Coyote swaps and what makes them better. 12:47 We have a look at a supercharged Gen III Coyote in the works and what this package looks like in a ’76 Ford F100. 14:16 - ’71 F100 shop truck with Nitto Motivo tires. 15:18 - We strap in and take the shop truck for a test drive. 16:46 - Straight launch of the shop truck from a deadstart. 18:16 - Jason shows how it’s done by doing a few donuts in the Coyote swapped F100. Fat Fender Garage has been around for quite a few years now and this shop is the perfect place for getting all questions answered about Coyote swaps. Not long ago, this was the first shop we knew of that specialized in swapping these engines into restomod trucks and making them run like new. After explaining why Coyote swaps are easier now with the availability of Ford Performance Parts’ Control Pack, shop owner, Jason Noel shows us the first truck he transplanted one of these engines into. The Gen I (2011-2014) Ford Coyote engine was put in many years ago and is still running strong. In fact, this was the project swap that made Jason realize it was possible to use a Ford engine for fuel injection and other modern features into a classic truck. Moving on, Jason points out an F-100 in the shop that has a Gen II Coyote (2015-2017) with IMRC delete. Fat Fender usually removes the IMRC as it is not needed on a swap and the deletion of it makes for more clearance for the relatively wide overall width of the Ford engine. Next, we took a look at a couple of Gen III Coyote (2018-2020) direct injection engines, which use a high-pressure fuel pump. These systems force more air and fuel inside the combustion chamber that create more power than previous engine generations. For the ultimate in Coyote power, Fat Fender has also figured out how to supercharge these engines to get about 650-700hp at the crank. To get a better feel for how a restomoded F-100 with a Coyote-swapped engine operates, Jason let us drive his Gen I Coyote swapped ’71 Ford shop truck. As soon as we fired up the truck, we could tell that it was ready to rip! Watch as it all unfolds and ultimately gave us a new perspective on the validity of this style of engine swap. For more information on the Ford Performance Parts’ Control pack that first made it possible to swap a Coyote in a truck, click the link below. https://performanceparts.ford.com/par... Looking to see more of the part Fat Fender Garage uses to drop one of these motors in a classic truck? Here’s a link to the parts they offer to help make it happen. https://www.fatfendergarage.com/produ... Want to see more of lowered truck awesomeness? Subscribe and follow along! https://www.youtube.com/drivingline?s... Subscribe to Driving Line: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrivingLine... Follow Driving Line on Facebook:   / drivingline   Follow Driving Line on Instagram:   / drivingline   Follow Kevin on Instagram:   / fuelishmedia