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Old 05-21-2018, 09:22 AM   #4
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Re: '96 F150 5.8 Auto Extended cab vs. '96 Chevy 1500 5.7 auto Extended cab

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Originally Posted by buffydores View Post
The Vortec 5.7 uses poppets instead of fuel injectors. It'd be harder to get to your power goals with that factory intake manifold. TBI engines or LS engines are easier to work on. I'd stick with the 95' or older or '99 and up.
400Hp is about impossible out of a TBI. They are extremely hard to tune properly when making power.

You can get really close to that with the vortec, there are upgraded spiders available(that use injectors at the end instead of the poppet valve).





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Are you looking at 4wd or 2wd?

The 4wd setup on the ford is downright terrible. I am not a fan of the twin I beam attempt on the 4wd setups.

The GM has real independent suspension that isn't garbage.

The GM trucks of the area get a little rusty. The fords rust a lot more.

One thing I do like about the ford is the dual tank option. That wasn't available from GM unless you got a C&C truck. But the tanks do rust out on the fords.



I have chevy trucks, I have a dodge caravan, and I have a ford focus, so I'm not 100% tied down with chevy, but chevy made a lot better truck than ford did in 96.
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