F150 4bt swap finished

Hey everyone truck is completed and road worthy! Sorry for such a delay but I never forgot about trying to get a final video out to you all. Hope you enjoy the truck!

[@joshuamccormick5497]

This is beautiful. Love these trucks, my parents both had 2003 F-150's when I was growing up. Really cool to see one get this much love and work put into it.

[@jim34morrison]

Looks fantastic. Give your father props on the paint and body work. Excellent job on the build, also.

[@caseymogensen2579]

jim34morrison, Thank you very much I will definitely pass on the compliment!

[@FrankA-973]

Your father did a beautiful job on the body and paint. The entire truck is beautiful...fantastic job.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Frank A, Thank you very much, My Dad and I appreciate your comment

[@nothingtoseehere177]

We use the 4bt's in our Bandit chippers and let me tell you they do not quit and will take as much boost as you can give them. Great motor and a great truck! :)

[@danetbra63]

been waiting for the final update for a while man! this truck turned out awesome!!

[@caseymogensen2579]

danetbra63, thank you and yeah trust me I was getting upset with myself for not posting it much sooner!

[@jfubele]

Great build guy! Looks great AND hats off to your Dad for the awesome body work. I put a 2007 5.9 in a 2006 Ford F250. I love the love for the Cummins!

[@caseymogensen2579]

Bocephus, Thanks very much! Your truck sounds really cool!

[@MrRedneckdan]

I used to do a Co-Op placement with Len! Sweet truck, Good job!

[@travarblanc5534]

Love the build, good job.

[@RubbleRacer172H]

Beautiful truck, super clean swap

[@jimt125]

Nice job on build , looks stock and sounds like it would run all day. 🇺🇸👍🏻

[@dewittpollard4830]

What a beautiful truck man!

[@Sidewinder_expeditions]

Awesome build!! I'm thinking about finally swapping my 98 expedition. I'll be emailing you lots of questions in the future.

[@kaotikdave]

He's an excellent body, man. Just giving you a hard time awesome build guy.

[@caseymogensen2579]

kaotikdave84, No worries! Thank you very much for the compliment!!

[@smallcarguy]

Sick build man, good job!

[@caseymogensen2579]

smallcarguy, Thank you!

[@steamy7860]

Love your international harvester floor mats

[@markazavedo9131]

Incredible! I’m definitely going to do this!

[@jeffclark5024]

Awesome build quality man! Looks beautiful! I've wanted for years to put a 6bt in a crown Vic chassis and I imagine it would be very similar to an F150

[@caseymogensen2579]

Jeff Clark, Thanks very much! And on your build I would imagine mounting would be very similar and you shouldn't have to many trans tunnel issues unless you go with a manual. Those engine bays were pretty roomy! Would you do an air bag suspension to handle the extra iron? Cause that would be sweet!

[@senditandliveit9536]

Amazing paint job! Better then 90% of thesw new cars. Thats a clear paint job im loving it! Swap is awesome!

[@senditandliveit9536]

These*

[@caseymogensen2579]

Gaming in HD, Thank you very much!

[@luisguajardo1197]

Sir, great work, execution is excellent.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Thank you very much!

[@bryceausen3502]

That's amazing..haha I loved seeing the Minnesota license plates, I myself live in Minnesota too!

[@caseymogensen2579]

Bryce Ausen, Nice! You may see me around sometime

[@JoeHynes284]

I'm not a Ford or Diesel guy. This is one hell of a good looking, professional build all the way around.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Joe schmo, Thank you very much I really appreciate that!

[@randymoore1805]

That's awesome!! Good job

[@conner5611]

Thne best thing about this build is you dont have to worry about your timing chains like you do in a 5.4

[@vrock265]

Beautiful job. And the body work snd paint, wow. I used to live in Ohio so I know how much I hated the salt. ...

[@ohioboy5217]

v rock born and raised in OH winter destroys the vehicles

[@matthewreed5658]

Nice and clean damn! I was thinking of swapping out the 5.4

[@MrChronic411]

Your dad is a great body man.. Paint job looks oem at first sight but reflects way more than oem. Good painter

[@caseymogensen2579]

Nick Trench, Thank you very much I'll pass on the compliment

[@josueluna8162]

That thing is sweet. I have an 01 4 door with a 4.6 and I can tell it's tired. I love that truck and I don't want to get rid of it.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Josue Luna, That was my position when I started thinking about this project.

[@32hernandez93]

Excellent work 👍

[@caseymogensen2579]

A raider, Thank you, I'll be getting more videos out but the truck is in storage now so it probably will be the beginning of spring.

[@keithhill8735]

Very awesome build. I want to make my 97 F150 a project truck.

[@JsGarage]

Very cool one off build!!!

[@caseymogensen2579]

Jay P, Thank you very much!

[@jimmy4x4socal44]

This is a win! Congrats on a bad ass build! I'd love to see how she tows

[@caseymogensen2579]

Jimmy Garcia, It pulls pretty hard I have no complaints, just don't go over the rating that the truck itself can handle is all, it's not like she's a 1 ton

[@caseymogensen2579]

Jimmy Garcia, And thank you very much!

[@markm0000]

That’s such a nice truck. Good job man I’d love to drive that every day. For the air filter you can try 2 smaller ones to fill up the space better and have more surface area for less restriction.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Thanks for the comments! So much has changed with the truck since the last update. I will try to post another next year once the weather warms up over here.

[@markm0000]

@@caseymogensen2579 Cool 😎

[@purestank184]

This is an awesome build!

[@caseymogensen2579]

Dustin Messmer, Thank you very much

[@hectorambriz5529]

Dope swap 🔥

[@fairwayjh1841]

I have so many questions about your build (beautiful btw) but one thing I am very curious is what gauge cluster is that in the dash? And once again beautiful job!!!

[@Nobodyofimportance2u]

Blacktop company with dirt lot. Classic

[@mikethorntonr1]

matthew dyess I started dying when he said that cause I work for paving company and same thing

[@livingunderarockunderarock9963]

The shoe maker never has a nice pair of shoes

[@nordbjorn9094]

That truck, is awesome.

[@Sackmatters]

Very very very cool build. I'm not the biggest fan of that body style but you did one hell of a job on this. Better than that little 4.6L.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Sackmatters, I actually has the 5.4 before this but yes it is. Thank you!

[@spencermaze824]

Moges Diesel \uuuüu Jimmy

[@logancurry2904]

Moges Diesel did you change out the drive-terrain to 1 ton front/rears or leave everything stock?

[@caseymogensen2579]

Logan Curry, everything was left stock

[@user-nl5mj7jr2j]

Hey ma

[@jameshudson9479]

Great to see the truck

[@jfubele]

Beautiful!

[@robpond7385]

Very nice job good work

[@emmarobbieus9107]

I like everything but the tail lights. Good job!

[@caseymogensen2579]

Emma Robbie Us, Haha well thank you very much.

[@MrBudpln]

Wow awesome truck I wish i had the money to do something awesome like this..

[@natefigueroa]

Good work man. Gauges look great. I wish they could still make mechanical injected diesels. Im not a fan of the new emission diesels. Too expensive and too many problems with common rail.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Nate Figueroa, Thanks for the compliment! I like the mechanicals as well but the common rail engines are real animals, to be honest if I had the choice between a mechanical 4bt and a common rail I'd probably had chosen the common rail cause their quieter and run much smoother along with have more power stock than the stock mechanical 4bt. Plus the tuning capabilities are endless being able to tune and reflash the ecm along with modifying the engine. I honestly wrench on these engines all day and the problems they may have are actually very minor, just like any other engine they all have their weak points. Yes the emissions stuff is a pain but you can always get it deleted or if you have a new truck then it's under warranty and you don't have to worry about it. I've seen big power come from both mechanicals, HEUI systems and the common rails and I'm a fan of all three whatever their issues may be, I'm not biased lol

[@rylancraig4189]

sick build, I have 01 5.4 and I love it, tows 10k np, and on the hi way I've gotten 23-24 kpg, not stock tho, headers,cat delete, full exhaust, programmer and intake and a little internal work.

[@dhermosillo09]

I would never stop driving it. Love the turbo spoiling

[@caseymogensen2579]

diego hermosillo, Only time it gets parked is for upgades and winter.

[@nelsonosbornne4531]

@@caseymogensen2579 How many miles/hour can reach?

[@fresc1511]

@@nelsonosbornne4531 mine does 85-90

[@nelsonosbornne4531]

@@fresc1511 Miles or km?

[@nelsonosbornne4531]

What model of gearbox did you use, are you using the original deferential?

[@emeraldstevens8922]

Awesome build bud thinking about doing the same to my rig

[@lorenzoolivares6801]

Love it wish I had one of my own

[@yamamerjohnson3115]

This thing is saweeett man!

[@Slim_Slid]

I thought about going with a 4BT-6BT for my 5.4L F-350 XLT incase the engine just gave up on me.Mine had 297,000 Miles and since then was sold.At least with yours now with a 12 Valve in there,you got a good two times or even three times on higher fuel efficiency than a gas gussler Triton gets.

[@alexsmba]

8 valve

[@danielnunnally7305]

when it comes to like the wiring and wiring harness and everything what did you do? Did you have to order a kit? I'm interested in doing this and I honestly don't know what all I will need other than the adapter plate.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Daniel Nunnally, The wiring harnesses I used were the factory 5.4 engine harness stripped down for just the essential sensors, for the trans i used the factory 4r70w trans harness and used it to splice into the pcs trans harness you need to buy, that way my backup lights worked on the truck.

[@christianthebault3161]

HELLO NECESSARY TO HAVE INFORMATION OF HOW TO COUPLED THE ENGINE 4 BT TO THE AUTOMATIC BOX THERE IS SOME KIT WHICH YOU SELL TO READY TO INSTALL OR YOU HAD TO MANUFACTURE IT

[@armandoaguilarjr.7811]

I think im in love 😍

[@rowdyg702]

My 99 f150 4x4 crew cab averaged 18mpg driving through Cali all the time, and towing 4500 from SoCal to Utah it got 16mpg. I just say this because I’ve thought about doing this swap because I had a friend getting close to 30mpg at least that’s what he told me. So I was shocked with the numbers a little.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Mr. P.J.Fry, My mpg is about 26, and I couldn't imagine being able to get 16mpg let alone 18 mpg empty with the truck when it was original, you must have gotten a good one.

[@irelandcurnuck3681]

Casey, I have a 2002 super crew I am just finishing up the conversion on. Struggling on getting the factory tach and speedo sorted. I have a Dakota digital calibrator for tack/spedo but not sure which wire to hook up on the back of the speedometer any help would be appreciated

[@caseymogensen2579]

Did you ever get your Speedo figured out?

[@NoLiftGarage522]

Nice project

[@caseymogensen2579]

Thank you!

[@bigbluebronco4736]

Nice build man

[@caseymogensen2579]

BigBlue Bronco, Thank you very much!

[@cris_five.fo1]

Upload more vids!!! Nice build

[@TheMetalButcher]

Looks like that is one you have to drive by the EGT gauge. I guess the additional power is causing the temp rise?

[@caseymogensen2579]

The Metal Butcher, EGT's got much better with the HX35 I swapped in and advanced the timing from 11° to 16.5°, will be going to 18° here soon.

[@xishootstuffx]

Another F150 Ford should have made. Better than my V10 F150. Well done.

[@caseymogensen2579]

ishootstuff, Thanks very much

[@travis6simpson744]

Looking to do the same thing wondering how much do I have to fork out to get this build. Mines a 03 with 255000 on the dash love my truck want to keep for life but also love the diesel sound

[@caseymogensen2579]

travis6 Simpson, not as much as I did, but probably 8-10k to get her on the road

[@Oneworld863]

I want to do a v10 swap in my 96 grand Marquis will it fit in my car and would it be to much power that car.

[@jdogali248]

Awesome set up. I'm starting to look for parts to do my swap on my bronco

[@caseymogensen2579]

J Dogali, what year bronco? That’s awesome! Are you doing the 4bt or the 4isb?

[@jdogali248]

@@caseymogensen2579 it's going to go in my 89 xlt. The motor is spent and been wanting another diesel. Looking for a 4bt but it's like finding a unicorn by me. I may ask for a pointer or two if you don't mind

[@caseymogensen2579]

J Dogali, eBay is a big place to find these engines. A lot of them come with Allisons. And if you get an isb they come with computers for engine and trans. Alot of places will ship.

[@jdogali248]

@@caseymogensen2579 didn't even look into a 4sib. Same motor I'm guessing with electronics

[@caseymogensen2579]

J Dogali, more HP and TQ from stock. Quieter, run smoother since they’re common rail. Plus if you want more power just go to a Cummins dealer and have them throw a military or marine flash file in the ecm. And throw injectors and a turbo on it with a high performance cam. These engines are rear geartrain though is all. You can convert them but it takes some time and resources

[@olegm3079]

Hi. What shift rpm in transmission, did you tune it, who is did adapter plate

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!

[@chrisboggs3341]

Where did you get that dash cluster, or did you make it? It's super cool.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Chris Boggs, The gauge cluster was purchased from summit racing.

[@bryanwilhelm6232]

Hello nice work and wondering what transmission is used use the factory transmission with an adapter I have an expedition but I would love to do a 4bt conversion on

[@caseymogensen2579]

Bryan Wilhelm, Yes I used the factory 4r70w in this build with an adapter plate, the 4r70w has been built by Harmon Performance transmissions

[@edwardvanhoose6764]

What did the engine come out of. You are the truth my friend. Very impressive

[@caseymogensen2579]

Edward Vanhoose, it came out of a delivery van I got it with little less than a year on the reman. And thank you very much!

[@ivanmolina31]

I'm getting same gas miles as u with my 2017 f150 5.0 lol..... but I must admit that is awesome

[@caseymogensen2579]

Liquidisata, Haha well thanks, I didn't spend nearly as much to get the fuel mileage, but as one of my play vehicles the mileage is one of the perks of driving it.

[@Inglismachining]

What an awesome and clean build! I've been looking into getting a bigger truck with a diesel but this is an excellent second option! Biggest question I have is, how is the towability now? I load my truck to the max, and it does alright with the 5.4L but has issues with big hills, think this set up would be able to handle 7,500lbs?

[@caseymogensen2579]

Patrick Inglis, it's all up to how hard you want to push it and load it, the truck has endless amounts of torque for what I haul I'll be towing a large flatbed with some farm equipment on it here later this year. But to be honest if you're doing that kind of hauling daily you will want a larger truck. I don't believe this build would benefit you greatly.

[@Inglismachining]

Moges Diesel I should have been more specific, I haul a 27ft travel trailer for camping during the summer months so not going to load it up daily. 7,500lbs is the max I would ever tow. I figured the engine is not the weak point but more the transmission. Mine is 3yrs old on the rebuild with a shift kit, HD torque converter and oversized trans cooler. Sounds like it's worth the money to spend 10-15k on my current truck than to spend 30k+ on a different truck. Again, what a great build job you did! I've told many people about your truck, I'm very envious.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Patrick Inglis, Well thank you very much I appreciate you taking the time to check it out! And so far it has been worth every cent.

[@brendanhall8059]

damn those series of f150s are sexy

[@austindayautophotography462]

Any vibration from the 4bt? Just seems like it would vibrate the truck. Want to do a 4bt in my 95 f150. Any answers would be appreciated

[@caseymogensen2579]

Austin Day Auto Photography, it does vibrate but I have soft mounts and a high performance damper so it calmed down a bit but I don't notice it too much anymore.

[@youtubeisfullofspam7068]

Nice sounding rig . Just out of curiosity why haven't you added more gauges? Gary the gauge man over here ...lol

[@BobTheBreaker9]

Love that gauge pillar, where’d did u get that?

[@caseymogensen2579]

ladiges9, Summit racing

[@chrisneese3667]

I am wanting to do this to my 01 supercrew. Could you share the parts and to do list on this swap?

[@lethaldriver]

How much power can the 4R70W take? I have a newly rebuilt 4R70W transmission coupled to a 4.3L diesel engine but I'm just not sure how much power that transmission can handle considering the fact that it's an automatic transmission. The engine is currently non-turbo and I was thinking of installing a turbo but I am hesitant because the added power might just break the 4R70W transmission.

[@caseymogensen2579]

lethaldriver, Check our my dyno video!!! The truck put down 290hp and 573ft lbs!! The trans is built and has been holding up well. I’ve never had it slip. Shooting for the 350hp mark and 675ft lbs next!

[@diyjeepguy7713]

Blew the 5.4 on my truck, might do d Something like this sometime soon

[@EdgarMartinez-gr5si]

How did you get rpm??? More info on transmission you running 4R70w what programming do you need and stuff??

[@caseymogensen2579]

Edgar Martinez Destroked sells a tach kit and as far as the trans it is a built 4r70w with billet shafts a larger clutch drum and a performance valve body. The trans is controlled by a PCS-2000 controller which is all laptop based tuning to get shift points correct along with converter lockup and those things. Yes the o/d button in the shifter still works.

[@JoBar12006]

Very nice swap project! Where'd you get that dash cluster at?

[@caseymogensen2579]

Joel Bargas, the cluster was purchased from summit racing but I don’t believe they sell it anymore. I bought this one almost 10 years ago

[@robertwm1000]

Awesome build. going to be doing the same build and was wondering if you had any issues with the ECM looking for the 5.4 fuel injection and did it throw any codes and engine light issues? also does your cruise control work?

[@caseymogensen2579]

The ecm will always be looking for fuel injection but I pulled the engine light from the cluster and put it in the air suspension hole lol so yes there is an abundance of faults but nothing that bothers anything from operating as it should. The cruise is just a decent cable away from being operational

[@robertwm1000]

@@caseymogensen2579 ok thanks

[@isaacandino9228]

How did you do it with the motor mounts and what kind of transmission do you have

[@caseymogensen2579]

I built my own mounts and used the 4r70w trans

[@jwind1994]

Great work! I want to do this with a 2003 F150 Supercrew after college. I'm curious about a couple of things. After the conversion were you able to keep your air bags functional in case of an accident? And how did the extra weight affect the braking? Love the clean factory look of the install.

[@caseymogensen2579]

J Wind, Thanks for the compliment. And to answer your question, yes, all of the oe safety equipment works as it should along with the option of using the key to turn off the passenger air bag. As for brake performance with the added weight, which is only about 200 more pounds, there is no brake power loss compared to the gas engine.

[@matthewlee2686]

Hey I love your truck. I have a 03 4wd f150 I want to do a swap in. did you find an adapter plate for the 4r70w? and mine being 4wd will it be more of a challenge?

[@caseymogensen2579]

matthew lee, The adapter plate is from Destroked and is described as a 4r100 gas to 6bt adapter plate. My truck is 4wd as well and it really wasn't difficult to overcome but I did have to slightly notch the oil pan for clearance of the front diff.

[@robertsteele2286]

What transmission did you use? I have a 98 f150 4.6 and a 4r70w trans. Looking into do a swap like this.

[@caseymogensen2579]

robert steele, sane trans just had it built and a lower stall converter

[@adventureswithrick8032]

I bought an F150 with those auto meter gauges in it I want them for my good f150 what will it take to correctly install them in my other truck?

[@caseymogensen2579]

What year truck? And these particular gauges are discontinued so you’d have to find a set somewhere. Either online or in a junkyard truck

[@danboyer8232]

Awesome job, I'm local and starting the same swap. Sent you an email with a few questionss

[@choices31]

Where did you purchased the crystal fog lights

[@caseymogensen2579]

choices31 eBay

[@thecannabiskidfortier6219]

Thats awesome 30 psi of boost at full throttle

[@caseymogensen2579]

Richard Fortier, Trying to get another video up with the larger charger, it pushes 55 psi then I let out.

[@leighannthomas2913]

awesome! where'd you get your cluster?

[@caseymogensen2579]

Leigh Ann Thomas, Thank you and from summit racing.

[@eagleman6901]

Did you have to change the trans or axles? Does it have alot of power? Looking at swapping my 92 f150.

[@caseymogensen2579]

eagleman, Trans is the 4r70w and has been built. Axles are all stock but I did install a locker in the rear diff just for fun. Check out some of my other videos such as the Dyno pull and the Sled pull. Truck has a lot of power especially torque compared to the 5.4 I had originally.

[@albertogordillo9439]

would you recommend a 4bt swap? i got a 99 f150 with a 5.4 but my motor blew out. So I'm stuck in between rebuilding it or just buy a 4bt.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Alberto Gordillo, That one is kind of up to you. You're going to save a lot of money by just rebuilding the 5.4, to do a complete swap like this takes a lot of motivation and an open wallet, these types of projects can certainly be overwhelming at points. My 5.4 didn't blow I just decided one day that it's coming out and that I was going to do a complete restore and repower.

[@MLGVorkScoper]

i have an 01' f150 with the 4.6, and iv always thought if that one day died, id drop a cummins in it, but i was also curious if it could even be done. I guess you proved it can be! I wonder if i can get the manual to go in too, since i already have it. But if you dont mind me asking, how much did all of ic cost? Including the ending and labour and stuff.

[@caseymogensen2579]

Joe295398, Yeah it for sure can be done and in my opinion it's the best decision I made with the truck! The manual should fit just fine if you mount it in the same oe position when installing the engine just need a heavier clutch. Although I'm not 100% sure how much those M5R2 trans can handle assuming that's what you have. Total all in all that I have in the build is $20,000 that's everything from buying the engine to painting the truck. The task took me a year total. And labor cost wise was $0 because nothing was jobbed out, well besides the exhaust and the guys that built the trans, everything else was done by myself in my father's shop along with him doing the paint.

[@MLGVorkScoper]

Okay cool. Yeah I'm not sure what the m5r2 can hold, ill have to do some research into that. if i find it isn't gonna hold up well with the diesel, i might get get the G56, which is what my dad has in his new cummins. Only thing I'm worried about is it not fitting exactly perfect, but I'm sure some mods can be done too help with that. I really wish i had a garage because i would opt to do it myself, but since i don't, i might have to have someone else do it. Which i take it is gonna raise the price considerably, but the money I'm gonna save in fuel, I'm gonna make it back pretty soon. If i ever do end up doing it ill defiantly be sending you a few emails lol

[@MrHighschoolwrestler]

I have an 08 f-150 xl 4.2 longbed. Ive been considering about doing this as soon as my motor blows. My little for two is at 220,000 miles right now. It wasn't too bad to do right?

[@caseymogensen2579]

thatguy, no it wasn't too terrible and there's a company called auto world that makes motor mounts for these engines for your truck.

[@Ozark1990]

very nice, im wanting to diesel swap my 02 sport trac !

[@caseymogensen2579]

Ryan, Thank you very much, and good luck on your build!

[@pilot41186]

how are your vibrations? some guys complain about it other say it doesn't vibrate bad at all

[@caseymogensen2579]

kelly hanlon, there are vibrations, the most you'll notice is mirror shake and steering wheel shake but that's all. Otherwise anything else is tolerable and mildly noticable.

[@joeski1209]

Congrats. Im going to attempt the build, 98 stepside 4x4. Just bolt n go? Manual 5 speed?

[@caseymogensen2579]

Joe Ski, that would work, just have to build engine mounts and possibly move the trans mount

[@abefrohman1759]

What transmission are you running and did you have to use a adapter plate?

[@caseymogensen2579]

abe frohman, I run a 4r70w with a 4r100 gas adapter plate.

[@JAE-ee4ne]

is that Cummins a lot heavier? and if so did you have to beef up the front suspension

[@caseymogensen2579]

J.A.E 1979, No the truck still has the IFS. The engine is only 200lbs heavier. Which would be like standing on the front of the truck with the v8 in it

[@bnkrvsales]

super clean install .. I did not read all the posts ,but what kind of mileage are you getting?

[@caseymogensen2579]

Tad Oskey, Mid 20's

[@travismackmer3993]

what kind of front end work did you do suspension wise to hold the weight?

[@caseymogensen2579]

Travis Mackmer, I actually did nothing to the front suspension all I did to get it level was cranked the T bars a bit.

[@nuclearthreat545]

hold the weight lmao there was a engine already there

[@Impuritan1]

nuclearthreat545 considering how much the 4BT weighs that's a valid question.

[@hanskinslo326]

If it had been a 5.9 or 6.7 Cummins, you'd need to do some upgrades.

[@ronaldjensen8614]

The 5.4 isn't a light engine.