5.4 Vs 4.2
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.BS BS BS
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Your no true Blue Oval Man, - I know who he is, you tried to steal his user name I see. Get out of here kid, -quit makin stuff up.
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5.4 isn't all that great. Nothing like the ol 302 or 351.
The FireBird. You just assume ****. You dont know the condition/miles or gears. Great condition/180k/ 2.73 gears it runs in the low 9's high 8's.
The FireBird. You just assume ****. You dont know the condition/miles or gears. Great condition/180k/ 2.73 gears it runs in the low 9's high 8's.
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oh no dude, i was saying that your truck has more mods than mine. what i was pointing out was that i believe that you actually raced this truck and beat him. i was using my silverado story as an example help verify your video. i wasnt challenging you. trying to help you out since there are so many non believers that a V6 truck can beat a V8 truck. me and my friends 04 silverado are so close in races that we both are waiting for the track to open in ohio to use their timer to see who REALLY wins. race would be between my 08 4.2L 5spd with 3.55LS rearend and K&N CAI, vs his stock 04 silverado 4.8L V8 auto with unknown rearend. i have about 205-210hp, he has 285hp. also since we raced last, he also got bigger tires. i think he went from 235 70 r16s to 255 70 r16s and got different wheels. i have never beat him off the line but from about a 40mph roll it is very very close. i would gladly come down to florida to race. i dont have the money to go down there and if i lose to you i would not have money to come back. plus i am moving to colorado in july and need to save my money for that. if you run at a track, post your timeslips and i wont be able to deny it. also just to be clear, do you have 2 trucks? one being a 4.2 and one being a 4.6? also i am guessing your 4.6 is 2wd which i have never raced one. always been 4x4s except my friends silverado. i dont thing you have ever posted a video of your 4.6L either. just post a video or something too. i would gladly come down to race you, not necessarily to beat you but it would also be fun. i am not saying that i would definitely beat you. i just think our 4.2 trucks are very close.i would come down if i had the money but i dont. maybe after i go to school, if i get a better paying job i will be able to take a vacation to florida to visit one of my friends. and while im down there i could try looking you up. but its not happening anytime soon. but i will take a few videos of my friends silverado and my truck at the track. but it doesnt open i think til the end of may.
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Truthfully, the 5.4 is so much better than the old 302's and 351's. More power and torque at a better range.
You need to go to a strip with a christmas tree and have some time slips.
You need to go to a strip with a christmas tree and have some time slips.
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I have all three trucks. 
I know what they all can do. Just showing a V6 can keep up with a V8.
I know what they all can do. Just showing a V6 can keep up with a V8.
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a 90 305 firebird would be around a 6.5-7second 0-60 with around a 15.0 1/4. sorry dude but there is no way your truck is going to win unless that car is a POS that has had the **** beat out of it. a 90 305ci is about 225hp new. a 3.8L V6 camaro or firebird or a 4.0L mustang would be a better race. 3.8s were 7.5 0-60 with 200hp, stangs are around the same 0-60. i would race any camaro i came up against but i KNOW i would lose to a V8 one unless it was beat. heck i was trying to get beside a 05 style mustang GT today to toy with it just for fun. sorry dude but i know what my truck will keep up with and i know what cars will do what 0-60s sorry but you arent taking a 305 firebird in good condition with your 4.2L.