V-10-Swapped Lincoln Continental Is Luxury-Touring, Perfected

A gearhead duo decided to build their own one-off V-10 from Ford parts and swap it into a crashed Lincoln sedan. They're our heroes.

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By: Brian Silvestro

Mar 30, at 9:00am ET

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A duo of engineers from the Build It Yourself YouTube channel have spent the last three years building their own V-10 from Ford parts, and decided to swap it into a wrecked Lincoln Continental. The result might be the wildest project we've seen all year.

The team was inspired by Ford's 40-valve V-10 of the late 1990s and early 2000s. If you're old enough, you probably remember when Ford swapped the engine into a New Edge Mustang prototype, or when it used the engine to power its 2005 Shelby GR-1 concept.

That engine never made it to production, but that didn't stop the team from building their own. They used a block from Ford's single-overhead-cam Triton V-10, and machined their own dual-cam heads. Instead of using standard parts for the rest of the motor, the team used upgraded valves, better springs, and a stronger rotating assembly for the bottom end. Attached to the motor are a set of custom five-to-one headers and a six-speed manual transmission from a newer Mustang.

Getting this V-10 to fit into a 2017 Lincoln Continental was a challenge. These cars were meant for transversely mounted engines from the factory, so the Build It Yourself team had to swap in the front and rear subframes from a last-generation Mustang, and fabricate custom mounting points to make them fit. The firewall and interior were cut out and remade to make room for the transmission tunnel.

While the car still needs a lot of work, the duo has managed to get the car running and driving. And it's about as wild as you'd expect from a V-10-swapped Continental. Breaking traction is as simple as pressing the throttle pedal, and the sound is incredible. We suggest listening for yourself and turning the volume up.