i just got off the phone with my freind with the 5.4 and for some reason hes not as cocky as he was the last couple days now hes sayin his truck is bigger and has alot more weight. he seems to think that im so confident becuase he thinks i did more then im telling him hes not trying to back out but i think hes second guessing his ford.

 

I followed your link...didn't know the 5.4 is 300hp...I got the 255hp figure from a quick search...even if it is 300 and he's 1,000 lbs (what one of those guys on the link said) heavier...and a 3.42 to a 3.55...don't think he should beat you.

 

maybe he's lurking here and realizeing he shouldn't have been talking trash...

you should take him!

 

Shandy294 if the 5.4 was only 255hp i wouldnt have even posted this thread i would have just rapped his ford and that would be it but yes it does have 300 hp and 290 trq not sure on the trq i dont what the weight is for sure but i do know its a fairly bigger truck

 

Yeah,were the earlier ones 255? The 4.8 started out at 255 then went to 270 and 285,I believe.

 

you may be right about the older fords but yeah the 4.8 is rated at 285 hp

 

O-Hell put a 100hp shot on it and make him look stupid.

 

4.8's suck









ok, they dont suck so bad. i ran in the 13's with my truck bone stock but with a 100shot. thats not too shabby. it ran a mid 16 stock.

 

ok first off your tow/haul mod is good for part throttle because it extends your shifts up about 5mph but at wide open throttle it pulls about 500rpms back on ya so dont use it. 2nd put the hpp3 settings at +4 1-2 shift and +10 2-3 shift and leave the 3-4 shift set at 0. rpms at 6200 shift firmness on. the ford will shift out at 5000 1-2 and 5000 2-3 so you will have him without a dought........

 

You guys are killing me with the "Fords are slow" and "turds" comment. How many actually posted real tested runs like I did? My old '99 was rated at 260hp and 350tq, and, like I said, was slightly quicker than my brothers 4x4 5.3 up until about 60-70mph. After that, his truck would ever so slightly start catching up, then we'd quit around 80mph.

I also owned an '04 FX4 4x4 (300hp) which felt much slower than my '99 4x2 5.4. Whether it was or not, I have no idea. It was a crew cab and 4x4, plus the new body style is significantly heavier. (One of the main reasons I sold it, too slow). You can't just say "260hp is slower than 300hp". There are way too many other factors. If you "race" magazine times, the old F150 5.4 was faster because of the lighter weight, even with the HP deficit.

Honestly, being that you have a 4.8, I'd be worried seeing how relatively slow my brothers 5.3 4x4 extra cab was. But I'd say your chances are better agains the new 300hp (yeah right) than the old 260hp motor.

Do I want you to win? You bet!!!!!!!!!