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What engine do you have in your F-150?

O'Rattlecan

Redneck Prognosticator
26,687
797
Belton, MO
What's the engine you currently have in your F-150?

While you're at it, what engine would you rather have, and what upgrades and bolt-on additions are you looking to do in the future?

I'll start.

In my 1994, I have the 351W. I'm terribly satisfied with it in terms of reliability and power. I plan on this summer probably bolting on some less restrictive headers instead of the highly restrictive exhaust manifolds that are on there.

Ryan
 

lil_dq

Let 'er eat boys!
6,933
265
Union, MO
To start off with:

Right now....
5.4 ltr Modular V8 (on 7 cyl)
Throttle Body spacer
Custom intake
Custom Exhaust

By the end of the year....
Custom built 5.4 ltr Modular V8 (estimated horses to the ground...750!YelloThumbUp ) THANK YOU TROYER PERFORMANCE!
Ported and Polished heads
Custom ground Cams
Custom polished Crank
8.4:1 Compression
Custom Moly Pistons
Custom Supercharger (18-20 psi.)
Twin Electric Fan Kit
Custom Exhaust with headers
Built Transmission rated at 1200 horse!
Custom Hardened Input Shaft
Trans-Go Shift kit with 2300 Flash stall
Custom PI triple disk tourque converter
Auxillary Trans Cooler


That ought to do me for a while!
 
Got the Big 6 under the hood at the moment, the short-bed and no 4x4 are kind of turnoffs when it comes to bringing further upgrades to the truck. I honestly don't know how much longer I'll own my F-150, I'm thinking about getting a semi-sporty V8 like a Mustang sometime this spring/summer. As for what I'd rather have...two words...Ford Lightning :cooldude:
 
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blacksnapon

Moderator
Staff member
Mines got a 300 inline 6 in it (is there anything else?). Very happy with the low end. I've got that 4speed overdrive trans that spoils everything though.
 

slmann

Charter Member
13,472
232
Festus, Mo.
2004 F-150 with the 4.6 V8.
No real mods and it's not too bad of a motor.
No plans of yet but if I find something it will go on.

If I had got a new one instead of used I would have gone with the 5.4
 
300 I6. the old girl is tougher than wood pecker lips. it's got the e4od but still. i pulled an assembled 16'x10' porch w/ roof, 100' and attatched it to my house with the truck. never grunted. the whole neighborhood was cracking up. i didn't have my cam-corder at the time but just picture the wife standing in the road just shaking her head thinking "i married this idiot" !!
 
300 I6. the old girl is tougher than wood pecker lips. it's got the e4od but still. i pulled an assembled 16'x10' porch w/ roof, 100' and attatched it to my house with the truck. never grunted. the whole neighborhood was cracking up. i didn't have my cam-corder at the time but just picture the wife standing in the road just shaking her head thinking "i married this idiot" !!

:rofl: Nice Lenny1carl

Yeah, I haven't found anything I couldn't pull with my truck so far, the I6 is a good motor.
 
does your wife use the word "dink"? if so, could be. i was called that several times as i dragged that porch into our yard.
 

surewhynot

Rep whores make me sick
13,843
821
Florida
My 94 has a 393w in it with a c-6 auto. Its just a tad over 9:1 c/r. Mild lunati cam, kinda like an rv grind. Holley 650 4bl and headman headers. I used one of those hei conversion distributors just to try something different. No changes planned in the future. Everything worked out exactly how I wanted. It has nice bottem end grunt, almost like a big block and has been reliable.
 

surewhynot

Rep whores make me sick
13,843
821
Florida
It was a stroker kit for a 351w. If I remember correctly, the stroke is 3.85 instead of 3.50. Bore is .030. Local machine shop did the work. I don't have to worry about emmisions testing here, so a carb was easier for me to do with that combo. The computer is still there, but it just drools most of the time I imagine. lol
 

1970Custom

They call me Spuds
14,107
447
Middleton, ID
My '93 has the 302 in it, only thing done to it is K&N which was there when I bought it and I built/installed a custom true dual system with a pair of 12" x 3.5" x 2.5" straight through glasspacks. Not the best engine but I've pulled/hauled everything I've needed to with it including 44 bags of 80lb concrete.

If I had a choice I'd have not purchaced the truck and picked up a 3/4 or 1 ton with either the 300 the 6.9/7.3 or the 7.5
 

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