05MustangFanII

Well, today, me and the aunt closed a deal on our new Ford vehicle. It's a 2007 Ford F150 XLT. 5.4l V8, 6 CD, Trailer Tow Package, 3.73, 17 inch wheels, and fog lamps

Came up to $31,985 before rebates and taxes and all that.

Great truck, that 5.4 is anything but a boat anchor. But, can anyone reccomend ome stuff to make it feel MORE like a V8?

Pics tomorrow

Zastava_101

Congrats. You're gonna love F-150.

Glenn

congrats they feel slower than they really are.

Knight

5.4 anything but a boat anchor....but yet you don't think it feels like a V8?

Maybe i'm missing somthing here...

Zastava_101

I heard that it doesn't feel like 300 hp.
Just like 4.6L doesn't feel like 230 hp, its very underpowered.

Zastava_101

05MustangFanII, you should visit www.ford-trucks.com, you will find many useful information there (especially on the forum).

Knight

well a 300hp truck is definnatly not going to feel like a 300hp car... i don't think the f-150 is slower then other pickups in its segment.

Zastava_101

F-150 makes only 300 hp.
Ram 1500 makes 345 hp, Silverado & Sierra 1500 makes 367 hp, Titan 1500 makes 317 hp, Tundra 1500 makes 381 hp.

So Ford needs more powerful engine ASAP if they want to compete.

Knight

thats not what i meant. If you go by that then people are really saying "this 300hp engine just doesn't feel like 345hp or 367hp"

But if you compared to another truck that had 300hp say an older silverado the f150 wouldn't be slower.

Zastava_101

True.

Little off topic, Ford trucks are losing horsepower wars. Sure, SuperDuty is the best 2500 & 3500 truck on the market, but F-150 needs more powerful engine. Everyone is passing them, even Nissan and their truck is a joke.

Vermillion06

My '98 F150 with the 4.6 only makes 220 hp, and I don't think it's underpowered. It's not musclecar fast, but that's not what I bought it for. It feels pretty average in acceleration. But it is comfortable and has hauled everything I've needed it to haul (engines, furniture, trash , parts, etc).

I had to haul about 1000lbs of extra car parts, tools,etc. I had stored in my garage when I moved up to Oregon from the Bay Area and with my family of four on board, it had no problems making the trip. No problems on grades, no problems keeping up with traffic at all.

So if 220 hp is adequate in the previous gen F150, 300 hp in the current generation should be fine, considering that it is heavier.

Moosetang

Hence the BOSS motors going to the trucks before the cars.

Zastava_101

Yeah, but we have to wait for another year or so.