Does anyone know when the 2001 4.6L's are supposed to have the 20 H.P. increase? I pick mine up tomorrow, and it was built on 8/23/00. TIA

-AR

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- 2001 F-150 XLT 4X4 Off-Road, S/C, FS, Black
- 4.6L Triton V8 (20 H.P. Increase)
- 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle
- Keyless
- Premium Audio CD
- Mods.
- K&N Cold Air mod.
- Flowmaster 40 (Stock Setup with 4" Stainless Tip)
- Bugshield
- Bedliner

 

Supposedly the 20 hp boost is to begin with the first 2001 off the assembly line.

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, LEV, Superchip, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55 rear, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, Heavy duty shocks, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, factory leather wrapped steering wheel, FORD bedliner, K&N air filter, mar-hyde rubberized undercoating, Modine climate filtration system, Bugflector II, Mobil 1 oil and filter, Build date 7/00
- Factory cab steps on order

 

Schweeet!!!

 

Thats cool. Too bad I wont be able to see the 4.6l's new power, because im gettin the 5.4l!

I can always test drive the new 4.6 tho..

 

Well I miss out on the extra power since I bought my truck one year to early.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box

 

The 2001 F-150 brochures are starting to come out. I picked one up and it says for the 4.6L V8:

4.6L Triton V8 *
9.0:1
Sequential EFI
220 @ 4,500 rpm
290 @ 3,250 rpm

* 2000 ratings shown. 2001 ratings not available at time of publication.

 

Jackal,

Since you've picked up your truck have you been able to verify the upgrade to 240hp in the 4.6l? Can anyone verify which 4.6's are getting the extra 20 ponies?

Just curious - mine's being built next week and I sure would like the hp upgrade.

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2001 F150 SCrew XLT 4x2 (on order - 7/26/2000) 4.6l 3.55ls, Toreador Red, Med. Graph. Int., Capt. chairs, 6-disc changer, moonroof, slider, tow package, bed ext ...

 

Dunno man...no way to tell from what I've seen.

-AR

 

Can someone tell me how Ford got 20 more HP out of there 2001 4.6 v8

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2000 XLT SPORT FLARESIDE SC SB LS 4.6 AUTO, SILVER,
WOOD DASH KIT,
SPEED GRILLE,
FORD DURALINER,
PREMIUM AM/FM/CASS
WITH 6 DISK CD CHANGER.



[This message has been edited by Robin (edited 09-01-2000).]

 

They put a sheet of sand paper under the driver seat upholstery so you'll feel a 20hp increase 'in the seat of your pants'.

 

!!!!!!

 

According to a tech at the local dealership, Ford did some tweaking with the air induction system. Maybe he knew what he was talking about - maybe not...

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2001 Supercrew 4X4/5.4/Tow Package/Limited Slip/17" Wheels/Oxford White w/ Silver - Ordered 8/4

 

I wanted to bring back this topic because it occured to me that the old sae net HP rating of 220 was based on 4500 RPM. There are a number of sources stating the new sae net HP at 240 but at an RPM yet to be determined! Could we be looking at a possible marketing ploy here? WHEN the RPM rating comes out if it is anything other than 4500, we have been mislead.

 

Good point man...it wouldn't surprise me at all.

-AR

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- 2001 F-150 XLT 4X4 Off-Road, S/C, FS, Black
- 4.6L Triton V8 (20 H.P. Increase)
- 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle
- Keyless
- Premium Audio CD
- Mods.
- K&N Cold Air mod.
- Flowmaster 40 (Stock Setup with 3 1/2" Gibson Tip)
- Bugshield
- Bedliner
- Ventshades

 

Check the specs on a 4.6L Expedition. That vehicle has had the 240hp 4.6L since 1999. The changes are similar to what they did to the 5.4L that year to get from 235hp to 260, new intake manifold, heads with slightly larger valves, new camss, freer-flowing exhaust manifolds, and a new ECU program.