4.6 or 5.4 engine
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4.6 or 5.4 engine
I'm looking at bying a new supercrew but I'm not sure which motor to go with.I was quoted a price of 30,999 for the 4.6 and 31,700 for a 5.4 ltr.Which gets better gas mileage?Which is the better engine?Need your input soon.Thankyou,Louie.
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Originally Posted by calgary_redneck
Both the 5.4 and the 4.6 are pretty guttless so you might as well go for the bigger one and give it all the help it can get
I don't know where you get your information, but the 4.6 and the 5.4s are not gutless
In my 97 F-150 Extended cab, Ive beaten a few chevy X-cabs that had 350s and most of them hard exhaust/cams/intakes etc
So, they hold their own
As for in the S-crew Id get the 5.4l or a Diesel
As like was said before... better resale, and for the extra couple hundred bucks you get a bit more power
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Originally Posted by calgary_redneck
Both the 5.4 and the 4.6 are pretty guttless so you might as well go for the bigger one and give it all the help it can get
I've read through all your posts, and it seems that you are not interested in helping.
I even wonder if you have any knowledge of either engine, or is it just the muddled rumors of what you heard from a friend of a friend?
Back to the point:
IMO you'll like the power of the 5.4L in a S-Crew (which for all intensive purposes is not that much heavier than a standard F-150), and drop in a intake and a tuner, you'll be smiles for miles.
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Originally Posted by Andysutt
I don't know where you get your information, but the 4.6 and the 5.4s are not gutless
In my 97 F-150 Extended cab, Ive beaten a few chevy X-cabs that had 350s and most of them hard exhaust/cams/intakes etc
So, they hold their own
As for in the S-crew Id get the 5.4l or a Diesel
As like was said before... better resale, and for the extra couple hundred bucks you get a bit more power
In my 97 F-150 Extended cab, Ive beaten a few chevy X-cabs that had 350s and most of them hard exhaust/cams/intakes etc
So, they hold their own
As for in the S-crew Id get the 5.4l or a Diesel
As like was said before... better resale, and for the extra couple hundred bucks you get a bit more power
Lol perhaps you need to go research the 0-60 time of the 5.4 compaired to the vortec 350 equipt units I'm sure you will find it is very competitive if no slightly faster with definetly better fuel economy which I find particularly amusing seeing how the 350 sb is essentually a design which dates back to the mid 50's. If you wanna see something more dramatic compair the 0-60 times of a 99 5.3 equipt chev against a 5.4 triton.
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Originally Posted by calgary_redneck
Lol perhaps you need to go research the 0-60 time of the 5.4 compaired to the vortec 350 equipt units I'm sure you will find it is very competitive if no slightly faster with definetly better fuel economy which I find particularly amusing seeing how the 350 sb is essentually a design which dates back to the mid 50's. If you wanna see something more dramatic compair the 0-60 times of a 99 5.3 equipt chev against a 5.4 triton.
Kinda weird....
Only add on I have is flowmasters... big wow
Also... the 350 may have been designed years and years ago... but the vortec is different than the regular 350s (not by a lot however)
and they are fuel injected and such... So the mid 50s 350s are different than the 350s of today... nice comparison buddy
lol, I like reading your responses however as you are here just to badmouth ford... Well, its not working
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Originally Posted by ML1983
For the cost difference I would go with the 5.4L V-8. The gas mileage difference isn't much, but I understand power is alot more satisfying with the 5.4L.
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[QUOTE=Also... the 350 may have been designed years and years ago... but the vortec is different than the regular 350s (not by a lot however)
and they are fuel injected and such... So the mid 50s 350s are different than the 350s of today... nice comparison buddy
lol, I like reading your responses however as you are here just to badmouth ford... Well, its not working[/QUOTE]
Lol well if you bothered to take the time to read what I wrote or learn information you would know that the 350 didn't come out till 68, I said the esential design of the small block chev dates back to then. And yes its not exactly the same the vortec heads are a modern design and its gona multi port fuel injection exeta but its still pretty damn close and almost everything interchanges between that of the new and that of the old. Hence my point of it being essentually the same engine
and they are fuel injected and such... So the mid 50s 350s are different than the 350s of today... nice comparison buddy
lol, I like reading your responses however as you are here just to badmouth ford... Well, its not working[/QUOTE]
Lol well if you bothered to take the time to read what I wrote or learn information you would know that the 350 didn't come out till 68, I said the esential design of the small block chev dates back to then. And yes its not exactly the same the vortec heads are a modern design and its gona multi port fuel injection exeta but its still pretty damn close and almost everything interchanges between that of the new and that of the old. Hence my point of it being essentually the same engine
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[QUOTE=calgary_redneck]
Lol well if you bothered to take the time to read what I wrote or learn information you would know that the 350 didn't come out till 68, I said the esential design of the small block chev dates back to then. And yes its not exactly the same the vortec heads are a modern design and its gona multi port fuel injection exeta but its still pretty damn close and almost everything interchanges between that of the new and that of the old. Hence my point of it being essentually the same engine
I was going by what you said... I meant the design, not the 350 itself. My bad.
But anyways, Im thru replying to you on here...
Id recommend spreading your knowledge at a chevy site, because not a lot of people come to a ford website looking for chevy info
Originally Posted by Also... the 350 may have been designed years and years ago... but the vortec is different than the regular 350s (not by a lot however)
and they are fuel injected and such... So the mid 50s 350s are different than the 350s of today... nice comparison buddy
lol, I like reading your responses however as you are here just to badmouth ford... Well, its not working[/QUOTE
and they are fuel injected and such... So the mid 50s 350s are different than the 350s of today... nice comparison buddy
lol, I like reading your responses however as you are here just to badmouth ford... Well, its not working[/QUOTE
Lol well if you bothered to take the time to read what I wrote or learn information you would know that the 350 didn't come out till 68, I said the esential design of the small block chev dates back to then. And yes its not exactly the same the vortec heads are a modern design and its gona multi port fuel injection exeta but its still pretty damn close and almost everything interchanges between that of the new and that of the old. Hence my point of it being essentually the same engine
But anyways, Im thru replying to you on here...
Id recommend spreading your knowledge at a chevy site, because not a lot of people come to a ford website looking for chevy info
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Originally Posted by Racerguy
hmmm I could have sworn they stopped making Chevy 350s a few years ago now.
The vette and such still use a 350 I think