LaBalaDePlata

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Ha my work truck is a KR superduty :p, but yea the fiveos have alot more power than my 5.4 i feel left out

djfllmn

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i love the 5.4 in my truck...like previously stated it makes its power down low...peak torque is between 2-3K IIRC...under normal acceleration my tach rarely goes over 2.5K

blueovelboy

i have had both and for towing go 5.4 with the six speed and for every day 5.0!

smurfs_of_war

I love the 5.4. I've driven both, and yeah the 5.0 is a bit more high strung, it's not so much that I'd even consider trading to it. High strung is the key word. You gotta wind it up to feel that difference in a 6000lbs truck.
For consideration, I make a yearly jaunt through the mountains to Fairmont and a few other spots and I'll tell you that 5.4 with the 6 speed pulls like a train and never left me wanting. Offroad the low end grunt is really nice. Fuel mileage wasn't even that bad, even through the mountains.

Price- I can't speak to that. But if its on your consideration list, I don't think you'll be disappointed. It's been a really strong pack mule for me for the last few years. Pulling, loaded up, it just performs great and I am never left wanting more.

Hope this helps!

djfllmn

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i have no complaints about the 4spd partnered with my 5.4...i get like 13 city and 18-20 highway with my truck

SKMLG

There are more differences with the newer truck than just the engine.

The steering is also much nicer (IMO). Instead of spending 40k on a 2nd, fun/work truck; if you get a basic regular cab 4wd with the 5.0, it shouldn't be anywhere near that.

Advantages to new: Full Warranty, better ride, better seats, better steering, better transmission, better fuel mileage, no previous owners problems.

Currently there are some killer rebates on the '12's and there are plenty out there still. The highest rebate currently is on an XLT package with the 5.0 probably making it the same price as the XL work truck.

Hard to find a nice used regular cab, most are in a work cycle and not traded or sold until they need to be.

Fairlane64

I have a 2009 4X4 with 5.4, regular cab, 8' box. I've also driven a couple of the newer 5.0 trucks. First off, good luck finding a 2009 regular cab truck, if you haven't noticed already, they are rare as hell in the used market in a 4X4, you'll at least have a little better luck finding an extended cab model. I use my truck for work duties, so I needed the 8' bed. The vast majority of trucks anymore are purchased for SUV / family hauler duty, and the regular cabs seem to only end up being used by people who work them because they need the longer bed, etc, so they don't get traded until it's really necessary (beat up, worn out, etc). I'm not saying you can't find one, but if you do any internet searches, you'll find 50 extended / crews for every regular cab.

Secondly, while I really like the 5.0, I have no problems with the 5.4 at all. For grunting around, running on trails, etc, the low end grunt of the 5.4 will not leave you wanting for a 5.0, at least not in my experience. To me the 5.4 seems much more like a low rpm lugger, while the 5.0 likes rpm's,

I hope you have good luck finding a regular cab truck, but trucks aren't used just as trucks too much anymore (in the classic sense), so pickings might be a bit slim in the configuration you are looking for.

dave91gt

I am going to go out on my own here. Wife just bought an 08 Expedition with the 5.4 6 speed. I have a 2012 FX4 5.0. While the 5.4 3V 6 speed is a great combo, Im just not feeling all these comments about it having more "low end grunt" over the 5.0. To me, the 5.0 has more power everywhere. It takes off harder (with tire spin) where the Expy will not turn a tire on wet roads. Also, the Expy constantly downshifts on the interstate on a slight incline. The 5.0 does not. Punch them both at 75 and the 5.0 acts like a Mustang wanna be and gets all angry and stuff. The 5.4 just kind of takes off like it should. I am seriously not downing the 5.4. Ive had many. I also thought my old 5.4 2V's had more low end grunt off the line likely due to a real throttle cable. I like the 5.4. With the 6 speed it gets within 1 mpg of the 5.0 in my experience. But, I also held off on gettting a new F150 for years waiting on an engine change. I can actually see everything on a 5.0. Tons of room and easy to service.

XtraLargeTall

Weight difference between the Expedition and the F150? As well as rear end gearing?

smurfs_of_war

Good question. Mine will shred those BFG's until I tell it to stop, so I'm curious how that Expedition couldn't.