The 5.4l is good for a flatlander as I see it my brother has a '02 150 for bopping around town and a daily driver not one complaint and in the high country no load okay throw a camp trailer and gear behind it you better not be in any sort of hurry and hope you brought a lunch. My 86 5.0l will run it to death side for side and my 91 351W runs circles around them both. But as always if the truck and motor fit your needs then it is the truck for you.