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I agree with the others, don't paint cast aluminum, it did't hold up. The block and valve covers, heads, and oil pan held up fine. Don't take my word for it though, I sold the truck about 8 months after I put the engine back in.
There's 2 seats to spare and the kids still argue about who sits in back.
The 5.4L V8 is quite nice too! Think it has a 28G tank, took $34 to fill up from around 1/8 tank, so, I suspect it'll be similar mpg's to the Ram, maybe 1 or 2 better.
And on a totally unrelated note: Almost 60 when I got up this morning.... and now.... it's snowing......
The weather gods get cranky when you disparage their generosity.
Out thisaway it's -9 at the moment (1AM) and with no clouds coming it's going to dip a bit more before sunrise. Ain't no thang, really, but the weather prognosticators forecast an overnight low of 8 degrees on the other side of zero. I don't know why they even bother repeating what their bogus models tell them.