I had an 04 stx scab black, cruise, 37gal gas tank, 3.73 rear, tow, fogs, carpet delete and had to sell in divorce, got a lincoln ls for good $$ but now divorce final, and I want to get a truck to tow jetski. I have xplan and see the 0% rebates and would like to trade the ls for another 04+

looking at stx again but still 20k plus after rebates for same and i loved the the truck but 3 things i hates, no power windows/locks, easy stain on cloth and no tach. I noticed that the old bodystyle is much cheaper and I could get a loaded xlt flareside scab 02-03 for about 13k.... with 4.6

outside obvious design changes:
is the 02-03 engine that much worse for mpg or performance then 4.6?
can you get a 5,4 xlt scab?
are the hop up chips the same?

any other major things to steer away from for older models?

 

if you are going to tow go with the 5.4 you will be much happier in the long run. http://media.putfile.com/smoken-f-150