Originally Posted by Tradesman

Try hauling a non-aerodynamic tool trailer 8,000lbs 7-days a week and you'd be wishing you had 300HP and 365lb-ft of torque. Not going to start a debate about which motor is better, there are enough threads on this forum and many others about that. But you pick what you need, and whether the 4.6 2V is underpowered or not all up to the owner. I have the 5.4 3V and I love it. I had the spark plug issue, did it all by myself (thanks to Kozal01 and Goldteam) and have no cam phaser issues. But even when I compare my F-150 to my Ram 1500, the Triton is underpowered compared to the Hemi simply because of the F-150's sheer weight. I can't imagine what I would be able to do with a 4.6 2V. If the smaller motor suits you, cool. But for the rest of us who require the added muscle, the 5.4 3V is the way to go. And if that isn't enough then it's time to switch over to a Dodge with the Hemi.

I don't expect fuel economy to be great on any truck, but we all want to stretch our dollar since fuel is a major part of the operating cost of a vehicle. Also, I know what I'm doing when hauling/towing and I need a Whipple supercharger on my 5.4 3V. I don't know what kind of weight you're hauling but I haul daily and the truck never complains, but it never pulls like my Ram 1500. I'd like to see a 4.6 2V do the same thing that I do as easily as I do while using the same amount of fuel as I do. Simply wouldn't happen, the smaller motor would have to struggle to get the same load up the same hill. If my 5.4 3V has to work harder than my 5.7 Hemi, then I'm certain a 4.6 2V would be out of breath.

Hope thing work out with your truck choice, and everything falls into place. If you do happen to make the switch to a Dodge, skip the crappy 3.7 V6 and get the Hemi, and be sure to get an earlier model without the multiple displacement system as they are very unreliable. As far as Chevy is concerned, their trucks are ugly inside and out.

Originally Posted by gforceman

As for myself I don't haul anything.. I may haul junk ro the dump or what ever but the hemi. Dodge has my eye. I have always owned mustang's prior.

Originally Posted by droptopfox

hemi dodges are junk. i smoke my buddies 07 dodge with my wifes 08 f150 from dead dig and from roll. one of my customers has a 2500 dodge with a hemi and he hates it he gets 8mpg unloaded and 3.5mpg with his 14foot enclosed trailer, my wife consistantly get 16+ outa her 08, i like the 4.6 but it is a sled compared to 5.4 ive done the plugs in the wifes truck not too bad i soaked them with liquid wrech then drove it a week the pulled plugs i only broke one and i had the tool to get that out,im very picky about oil changes and at 98k the phazers are perfect, my buddy has a 04 5.4 with 200k hes strict about 3k oil changes never has had a phazer issue

Originally Posted by gforceman

I even thought of looking at a 07 tundra 5.7 32 valve 385 HP. 405 torque. A buddy of mine at work has one Even that motor rattles a little also. But has more ***** than ford or Dodge. And gas mileage sux in that also.. still not like my last car 96 cobra I traded."sniffle". If I traded my current f150 I don't think I'll buy another. 04 -08 I would buy and 09 + but not in my price range..