Here's what I would like to see:
-A new strait 6. something in the 4L range. Tune it to 225hp and 300ft/lb or so and you would have a great base engine. The 300 just isn't gonna come back Think about it, why offer a 4.9L 6cyl and a 4.6L V-8?
-My next suggestion is to drop the 4.6. An OHC 5.0 could produce alot more power and be competitive for years to come. 275HP and 350 ft/lb would be childs play from such a motor.
-The 5.4 needs more gutts too. Giving up 45HP to Dodge in a HP driven market is a bad idea if you ask me and as much as some of you don't want to admit it Dodge has a good truck out there with better build quality than they've ever had before. They also claim that that Hemi puts out just as much low end torque (1500-2000rpm) as the 360 did but it continues to build torque all the way up to its peak of 375ft/lb at 4400rpm.
-Next I would love to see manual trannies available on all engines in the lineup. I personally hate autos and refuse to buy one. If I have to go to Dodge to get it than I will (I'd sooner die a slow horrible death than buy a GM).
-The return of the SFA on a 1/2 ton would be awesome but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

 

Well said 72F100. Shed a tear for the good old days and the 300. If we get a straight six at all it will be smaller. OK, so 4L ain't too bad. The 3.9L (240 cid) version of the 300 was the base engine in the F100 for a while, and a nice little engine it was. I could live with 4L, providing it has enough grunt!

And yeah, I could bear driving a Dodge, but NEVER a Shivvey.

 

I think that Ford should go all out and build some thing like this..
I like the Lightning Body so that would stay the same, make it like a F-250 weight capacity (suspension), and throw like a Built to the hilt 514" Cubed Blown monster in there. At least this way no one could touch us (NO ONE). Thats what i would like... IT's just a dream I had ounce anyway. It would be costly and they would have to make it streetable.. ,but that would still be sweet..

Atleast I think

 

So, are you saying the 2004 SVT Lightning with a 500HP, water cooled injection,w/Supercharger isn't enough Pony for you?

 

i'd say replace the supercharged 5.4 in the lightning with superchared V10. have more power. available with the t56 six speed. that would be awsome. then make the f-250 body and the f-150 body's the same. i like the f-250 bodys better. have lockout hubs available on the f-150. get more power out of the 5.4 . i like the staight six idea. have more special models. like a pace truck. can have the the lightning, harley davidson, boss(havent heard of anything for this year), a pace truck, have a free wheeling package like they did in the late 70s. AND.... Most of all...
A 4X4 LIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have always wanted one of these.

that woud be my best suggestion for ford
A 4X4 LIGHTNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!