Any Ford techs out there?? 5.4L questions...

7423 · 12-30-2010, 02:55 PM

Looking to buy an E150 or E250 raised top conversion. I have had 351W motors in vans and pick up trucks before, they seem to be very pigish and the 460 makes great power but won't pass a gas station. The 5.4L is interesting but I have read many horror stories about spark plug threads blowouts and cam phaser issues that become very noisey. Some claim they sound like a knock..............all this equals waaaaay scarey!!! Who has experience with these issues?? I am thinking a 350 in an Express or Savana van is a better choice.

12-30-2010, 02:55 PM	#1
7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 639 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Any Ford techs out there?? 5.4L questions... Looking to buy an E150 or E250 raised top conversion. I have had 351W motors in vans and pick up trucks before, they seem to be very pigish and the 460 makes great power but won't pass a gas station. The 5.4L is interesting but I have read many horror stories about spark plug threads blowouts and cam phaser issues that become very noisey. Some claim they sound like a knock..............all this equals waaaaay scarey!!! Who has experience with these issues?? I am thinking a 350 in an Express or Savana van is a better choice.