3 words to settle the 4.7L vs. 5.2L debate:
4.6L vs. 5.0L
I hate to bring up Fords.. but, all in all.. a motor is a motor... more
specificaly.. a pushrod motor is fairly similiar to another pushrod.. and.. a
cammer to a cammer (single)
Anyways, Dodge is now doing what Ford did a few years back. (needless to say,
this is WHY I started buying Dodge)
Pushrods will always be superior to cammers when it comes to heavy
vehicles/trucks, and/or performance machines.
The Ford 4.6 that replaced the 5.0 was only good for two things... fuel
economy, and part complexity reduction- Ford replaced nearly all their big
engines with overhead cammers with many interchangable parts)
Those two things mentioned above are great for the car company... saves them
money, and makes them look good on the fuel economy.
When it comes to performance... pushrod will just blow away the cammer that
replaced it. Gobs of lowend power... and we all know that thats all that
matters. Who cares if an overhead cammer has say 250 hp at 6,000 rpms...
think about it.. that engines STILL has to rev across that entire
underpowered rpm band to get to that high peak rpm.
On the otherhand... the pushrod monster has instant power off the line...
sure... a pushrod will run out of steam sooner than the cammer.. but who
cares, by then, you've shifted to the next gear, and your back at your lower
rpm/monster power range
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