i think we can handle it lol.

 

hell ill race 4.6 P***Y in my truck will i win? Probably not but i can run him over at the end of the track...

Honestly i believe the 4.6 is pointless. If you wanted to be big and bad with your V8 ego go ahead and get the 5.4.

I have a 4.2 NO MODS on my engine.

And TJ im pretty sure you will beable to beat ANY 4.6 F150 VERY VERY Soon.

 

for a V6, some lower gears would do wonders, along with e-fans, custom tune, proper exhaust, CAI etc. basically, the only cap on this is how much you want to spend. if you are planning on lifting it and bolting on 35's+, i would go with the 4.88 gears. if you plan on going forced induction, and going out offroading, i would recommend a custom supercharger setup, as opposed to a turbo.

personally, as far as i'm concerned, its missing two cylinders, and there's no replacement for displacement. you will get more return per mod with a V8, however, there are definite gains to be had w/ the 4.2L.

however, 4.2 trimble has pulled my stuck 5.4 out of the mud before with his V6, so the engine's got some ***** to it.

 

I've pulled and hauled loads not even meant for 5.4l v8 F150s fine with my 4.2l.

The only reason to get the 5.4l is to race people.

IIRC back in the older days, having 150 hp and 275 ft/lbs is what you'd get in most pick up trucks, and that was considered, "excellent"...

Now you've got pickups running around with 300 hp at 365 ft/lbs... come on... just so you can blow by people hauling a 5th wheel?



Now I'm not saying more power isn't bad... but look back at the older days.

 

Can anybody tell me some good e-fans to look at? I have a 97 4.2L and I want to get a e-fan soon. There is a kit on ebay for $220 but I'm not sure about it.

 

No reason to attack everyone who owns a 4.2 V6. I'd rather have a manual transmission anyway. Grow up.

Plus, According to Consumer Reports's used car reliability history data, the 2004-2008 F-150 with the 4.2 L V6 engine is the most reliable American pickup truck ever produced in history.

 

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Troyer Performance Heavy-Duty Dual 16" Electric Fan Kit featuring our new custom-fabricated mounting brackets for 1997-2003 Ford F-150 with 4.2 V6, 4.6 or 5.4 V8 (not for supercharged 5.4), 1997-2002 Ford Expedition with 4.6 or 5.4 engine, 1997-2003 Ford F-250 Light Duty with 4.6 or 5.4 engine, & 1997-2002 SuperDuty's.
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Thank you, $425, I guess it's worth it.

 

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I have the kit, and I like it. Others will not. Some say it's too expensive. others will point at failures like the switches going out, or the fuses blowing & burning.

 

i think its retarted to hassle someone over a v6 in a truck.


get over it, your not driving it. jesus, some people act like 7 year olds.



as for the OP, i'd start off small, exhaust and a CAI or a tuner. like previously stated, justin from VMP apparently knows his stuff, im looking into talk with him very soon to get a xcal3 for my truck

 

Since I also own a 4.2(04, STX, old body style), Im curious. Accounting he gets these mods that are being mentioned, how much HP, torque, MPG will be gained?

 

well from numerous account, nothing will gain you huge MPGs. The most you will see will come from a programmer with a custom mileage tune.

CAI = ~0.5 MPG (on a good day)
Headers = Bout the same as a CAI
Exhaust = Same as above two
Plugs = psh....
Programmer w/ mileage tune = 0.5-1.5 MPG

But if you spend the cash for everything minus the plugs, I'm going to say you might see around 2 MPG gain under conservative highway driving....

 

Derek, that list of MPG gains should only take into effect that you keep your foot out of it, which I highly doubt will happen cause they are so damn fun to play with!

 

When gas was sky high, I was considering the biggest mod of all: PARKING!

I was just going to park the truck & take the bus.

 

What is really funny is that 4.6 Pun is claiming the specs from a 07 4.6 not a 06 like his sig says it is. Get your info straight before you try to act like a badass

*and yes i have a v6 too and so does my fiance. If my v6 is such a piece of crap and I need a v8 then why do i stomp on the 5.0 f150s all the time?