2009 F-150 at the Tulsa Auto Show

FordDan74012 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 03:27 AM

I went to the auto show yesterday to checkout the new F-150 and I must say that the press release photos doesn't do the truck justice. They had a dark gray FX4 supercrew and it was a beauty.I was lucky enough to talk to a Ford spokesman about the mysterious powertrain numbers and he told me that the 5.4 would make between 315-325 hp and over 400 ft lbs of torque. He also mentioned that Ford will soon shut the competition up and I asked him if he was talking about the upcoming boss motor and he just grinned at me. I also took a bunch of photos so I will paste them below for your viewing pleasure.

tseekins · #2 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 08:18 AM

Nice job on the pics and thanks! You are correct, press release pics just don't get it. That whole truck inside and out is a class act, but those headlights.....

Tim

REDFORDFX4 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 10:33 AM

Sweet looking truck, Didn't get chance to get to auto show here in MN.Did you get any photos of the rear seat?

builtfordtough13 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 10:44 AM

Heres my pics of the 09 F-150 at the Detroit Auto Show. Theres more, just check out my gallery, also a lot of other vehicles.

Heres the back seat

SUPERDUTY_untouchabl · #5 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 10:08 PM

Is the whole exhaust black? Also is that Dual over head cam's 5.4l?

bluedevil3758 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 10:34 PM

i dont think so i still see 3 lobes on that cam

HamerDown · #7 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 10:56 PM

Hmmm it looks to me the bed is no longer 22" deep...maybe 20"
I liked the deeper bed.
Also does the 09 S-crew 6.50 have a longer wheel base and over length now that the front doors/cab is longer?

DOHCmarauder · #8 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bluedevil3758

i dont think so i still see 3 lobes on that cam

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUPERDUTY_untouchabl

Is the whole exhaust black? Also is that Dual over head cam's 5.4l?

You guys are cute

.........that is ONE cam, ONE chain driven sprocket.....

In other words; a SINGLE OVERHEAD CAM. (SOHC)

Lead Head · #9 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 05:39 AM

Not nearly as bad as I thought it was gonna be, but whats up with the tail gate?

dascro · #10 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 07:36 AM

Yeah I hope there is a weird reflection going on with that tailgate. It looks like it has stripes or something. Very ugly.

bluedevil3758 · #11 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DOHCmarauder

You guys are cute

.........that is ONE cam, ONE chain driven sprocket.....

In other words; a SINGLE OVERHEAD CAM. (SOHC)

exaclty they have 3 lobes on 1 cam so there would not be another cam with 1 lobe

ArtsBest · #12 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 09:30 AM

The drive train set up off to the side looks huge. Anyone know what that combo weighs?

DOHCmarauder · #13 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bluedevil3758

exaclty they have 3 lobes on 1 cam so there would not be another cam with 1 lobe

That's just a weird way of rationalizing it, IMO........if it had 5 valve heads, the intake cam certainly could have 3 lobes.

The simple answer is the picture shows one cam.

But I am splitting hairs, you obviously know you're looking at a cam in that picture......not so sure SDU knows what he's looking at.

dascro · #14 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 11:44 AM

I agree. The simplest way to tell if an engine is DOHC cam is if it has two camshafts in the head.

bluedevil3758 · #15 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 11:54 AM

i was just trying to rationalize it for him i was thinking that maybe he thought there was another cam he could not see but yea either way sohc