I'm going to build up my 5.4, and am looking for some tips. Should I keep the alluminum heads, or go with an aftermarket one. Also anyone have any good sites that has parts for the 5.4. I don't want to waste my time rebuilding and not get the best out of it. Honesty my goal hp is between 300-400, but that I don't care so much about as long as it has lots of torque. The factory is 335 ft. lbs, and I'd like to add at least 150 to that. So with that said any cams or any other parts that anyone has an opinion on is appreciated.

 

There is not an aftermarket head made for the 5.4. Best you can do is a port and polish job with a high performance cam.
Have it bored over and put all forged parts in it/with ported heads and cams.Then sit one of these on top.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m29
With the right pulley set up you can make 450 500 HP.


Take a look here! It will help get you started!

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=302790
Here another good one!
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=202950

Phil

 

I found a nice torquey cam from comp cams, it's 350 bucks, but I like it. I'd like to throw that in with some domed pistons, what would be a good bore to look for? I don't want to go to high yet. Any kits that would accommidate the extra compression. And last the shop I found said he could build this for around 2800 bucks. Thats with parts, so with he extra's I'm throwing in that adds up, but does anyone think this is unreasonable. My last motor I did myself, but this time I have no shop and the army steals all my time away.

 

What cam??? Thats cheap for comp cams... Where at?

 

I would like to know to, I'm looking at the 270 series, but I think it's more for HP than torque, best price I could get was $520 for a set

 

i have been looking all over the net for cams and i have not been able to find any cam under $440.

 

Your going to need 2 cams for your motor!

Phil

 

heres the cam...not sure yet if this is the one I want.

http://www.speedunleashed.com/Comp_C...t-p-17296.html

I think this is too much hp for me. I'm still looking around. What do you think?

 

Hate to break the news for you but unless you have a 352ci-428ci ford engine.... You have the wrong cam....

Camshaft Specification Table
Part Number 33-222-3
Engine 1963-1976 Ford
352ci-428ci
8cyl.
Grind Number FB 260H-10
Description

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Intake Exhaust
Valve Adjustment 0 0
Gross Valve Lift 0.484 0.484
Duration At 0.006 Tappet Lift 260 260

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Valve Timing At 0.006
Open Close
Intake 24 56
Exhaust 6 16

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These Specs Are For The Cam Installed At 106 Intake CL
Intake Exhaust
Duration At 0.05 212 212
Lobe Lift 0.2795 0.2795
Lobe Separation 110

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Recommended Valve Springs 940

Sorry for the bad news....:santa: Merry Xmas

If you want i can give you a link to all comp cams 4.6 and 5.4 cams...

 

maybe this is the one...all I went by was the search of the site and go off what I get. This one seems more sensible, and more along the pricerange you were talking about.

http://www.speedunleashed.com/Comp_C...t-p-20850.html

still not the torque I'd like though, and I already went to the comp website and didn't like what I saw there. Sometimes I wish I was still working on my old 5.0.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COMP-...QQcmdZViewItem

http://motors.search.ebay.com/search...trypage=search

the second one is teh same cam and is cheaper than the company you found and the one on ebay has free shipping

 

If your looking for droping that much cash there are aset in the classifieds that are ported and polished too! Along with the cam!

 

I've done rebuilds, but never created an engine, so adding new parts is new to me. I have a shop, but I'd like to pick out what I want before I start tearing into what I'm driving now. I have money, about 5,000$ but don't want to spend more than 3,000$ if I don't have to. Thanks for the ebay link. I'm sure I'll find what I need and when I'm done...March time....I"ll post what worked and what didn't.

 

have you personally called comp cams? i did and ended up going with a custom grind....

 

custom grinds are probably the best anyway