4.6L vs 5.4L?
#47
08-10-2005 | 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Corbay
Sure opened a can of worms here! 
In the end it comes down the 1) personal preference, 2) how much $ you want to spend, and 3) what fits the job of the truck to you the best...
Not everyone is going to tow a trailer and not everyone is going to stick their truck on the drag strip. People don't seem to think stuff through. Remember someone saying the Reg Cab 8' bed is the best setup because the 6.5' bed and the short bed on Screws can't haul a cubic meter of gravel... Well, that doesn't really matter because my truck will never be used for that...
Edit: ugh, Cubic Yard of Gravel... I'm starting to get use to the metric system since I use it so much now days
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08-10-2005 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Faster150
my brother has a 351C HO with a 650 holley about 96,000 miles on the motor. when the truck was stock my little 4.6 was still faster. but yall like to talk but still have nothing to back up what u say all u know is HP and torque but a dyno has never and will never win a race.... :-p
What is like, 300,000 against 1 on this?
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08-10-2005 | 10:12 AM
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I used to think that my 4.6 was pretty fast, till I swapped it for the 5.4. Unless you have had the same truck, not identical trucks but the same VIN, with the 4.6 and then with the 5.4 you are talking out of your ****. I did an engine swap from the 4.6 to the 5.4. The 5.4 is faster and works less to move my truck. I got better milage on the highway with the 5.4 than I did with the 4.6. When I take off from a light I need less pedal than I did with the 4.6. When I merge I don’t have to worry who is next to me. I can just press down on the accelerator and merge. So Faster150 I have just proven what everyone else here suspected, you are full of shìt. You can stop now.
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08-10-2005 | 10:49 AM
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#53
08-10-2005 | 11:51 AM
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08-10-2005 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Faster150
my brother has a 351C HO with a 650 holley about 96,000 miles on the motor. when the truck was stock my little 4.6 was still faster. but yall like to talk but still have nothing to back up what u say all u know is HP and torque but a dyno has never and will never win a race.... :-p
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08-10-2005 | 04:45 PM
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08-10-2005 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by bluejay432000
You can not make the comparision of engine size and ignore technology. I ran a 351C-4V for years, and I got a lot of thrill out of my small block Ford beating the big block chevys. I could also beat a lot of 428's and every 390 Ford I raced. Different family of engine, fifferent technology. But, I have no doubt that the 4.6 would handle my Cleveland and get a lot better MPG while doing it. Totally different design and technology. But, the 4.6 and the 5.4 are same technology, just different size and stroke. All things being equal, I would bet on the 5.4 against the 4.6 every time.
i only stated that cause someone said the 4.6 wouldnt beat a 351