03FX4604

Please for the love of god tell me your not serious..... Every single 4.6 or 5.4 put in our trucks from 97-03 is a triton v8, the 4.6 and 5.4 are based off the same thing, I'm sorry man but theres never gonna be a day where your stock 4.6 has 260 hp ever...

03FX4604

So my truck has close to 100hp more than I thought holy crap praise the lord and hallelujah!

00gstang

You are correct, Triton is the generic term for all 4.6 & 5.4 Ford engines. It does not indicate your truck has more horsepower.

Most 4.6 trucks came with 220 HP stock, which is truely about 180-190 actual horsepower to the wheels.

The 5.4 trucks came with 260HP which is actually 210-220 wheel horse power.

Hands down the 5.4 is the stronger engine. More displacement means more power, period. The 5.4 will respond better to modifications and gain more power simply because it has more displacement.

In my opinion the 4.6 is great for cars, but not enough to push a heavy truck or haul a trailer. The 5.4 is better for torque and horsepower.

RobbaDobba82

I've read in several previous posts (in other threads) that my 1997 F150 4x4 5.4 had 235hp when brand new. I'll say it is a torqy motor which I love. I can't imagine mine still has 235hp now that I'm approaching 150k miles. I like having the 5.4 though. It's nice having the biggest engine offered (At the time) and it makes boat hauling SO much easier!

sickcadaver

well the chart proves it does have 260hp. and the guy who started this thread has 255hp in his 4.6 and i will have mine dyno this week.. my buddy has the same year f150 i have and his is not a triton. just says f150?

sickcadaver

thats why on the chart it shows 2 different hps i guessing one is for the standard v8 and the other is for the Triton v8.. i could be wrong but makes perfect sense to me. like i said my buddy has the same truck as me mine says triton his says v8?

03FX4604

Im sorry to say man that chart is wrong i dont know who found it but ford never had 2 different 4.6's and 5.4's that they put in these trucks. Yes the power was upgraded in both after the 98 model year in both motors, 'but they have always been triton v8's.....

sickcadaver

and there wrong to? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_h..._a_5.4l_engine there is a handfull of web site saying the same thing??

03FX4604

I belive the 260hp 4.6 was in the mustang or crown vic, the trucks got the 4.2, the 220hp4.6, the 260hp5.4 and the harleys and lightinings had the supercharged 5.4.

sickcadaver

my uncle works for ford and is a pro drag racer i am going to give him a shout and try to figure this out lol.. and go give his dyno a run.