Towing with 5.0 vs 5.4
12-27-2011, 01:08 PM
#83
Wife, son, and I, all hate leather seats so any package that includes them is far from premium for us.
12-27-2011, 01:50 PM
#84
Senior Member
Seems to me that the 5.4 is actually better suited to towing than the 5.0 is, lol! 5.0 might be faster off the line and a little more peppy for unloaded driving, but the torque curve on the 5.4 looks better for towing.
12-27-2011, 01:52 PM
#85
Senior Member
12-27-2011, 06:58 PM
#86
Lets not forget about the 4.6L 3V motor either. It has a pretty decent torque, bettering a lot engines. Not as good as the 5.4L 3V by a far cry, but good none the less.
At 2000 rpms, the 4.6L 3V makes 86% of it's peak torque while the 5.4L makes 88% of it's peak torque. The 4.6L 3V does flatten out in torque at 2500 to 4000 where it would had been better if it were up 15 lbs there and peaked lower. But it's still better than a lot of the engines out there.
At 2000 rpms, the 4.6L 3V makes 86% of it's peak torque while the 5.4L makes 88% of it's peak torque. The 4.6L 3V does flatten out in torque at 2500 to 4000 where it would had been better if it were up 15 lbs there and peaked lower. But it's still better than a lot of the engines out there.
01-01-2012, 03:45 PM
#87
01-01-2012, 05:35 PM
#89
Senior Member
01-01-2012, 06:51 PM
#90
I've towed my boat (~5000 lbs) with both a 2010 5.4 and 5.0. On the same hill the 5.4 has to downshift to another gear to maintain highway speed. I don't think there is any comparison between the 2 motors. The marketing papers can show what they will, but with my boat anyway, the 5.4 will not hold the same gear the 5.0 will.