The original Flowmaster I posted a picture of was made in the USA. I bought it 5 years ago. Welp... the new one is made n China. Great.

 

Flowmaster started moving some stuff as early as 2016.
Made in China but you still get Made in USA prices.

Thanks Holley.

It is just a guessing game if you would get a sino carb or a Assembled in USA with World Incompetents.

More Fun Reading on when this crap started

 

I'm so tired of having to buy Chinese crap.

 

Good morning thinkers!- that is all, at ease- smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em! Ill catch up later!

 

Good morning, Bear and everyone.

Was talking with my dad last evening, and was reminded in conversation that I still needed to winterize the pressure washer. On his suggestion, I tried blowing it out this time instead of using RV antifreeze.. Then he asks me if I'm going to run the tank dry, or use StaBil, either of which means I need to hook up the hose and run it.... and then blow it out again.

 

LOL, well I forgot all about the pressure washer last winter. I hadn't used it since June or July - so it really didn't dawn on me to do it. When I went to start it up this year, it's a no go. I need a new pressure washer now.

 

My mechanic told my dad not to get the 5.4 unless you're willing to do a cam phaser job. Which he said costs about 3k for him to do.

 

Not all 5.4 have phasors.
The ones in 97 to 03 F150s do not.
AFAIK no E series have them either.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

 

You're about five years and 19,000+ posts late on your reply.

Noobs is also correct. Cam phasers didn't come into play in the F150 until the 3-valve motor in '04.

 

I wrote about the 5.4 from my experience in Ford Warranty service. We had 6 bad cranks in 97 in the first year of the GEN 10s but none after that. That is why I called it a drawback. I have changed my opinion of the first GEN of the 5.4. The 3v 5.4 I wouldn't use as a boat anchor. Much like the 400 square motor. Those we had nothing but oiling problems with. Cranks, rods, mains, oil pumps. You couldn't give me a 400M motor. Just my opinions from working warranty for Ford. You don't want to hear about the GMs and Mopar warranty crap.