Thread 28475657

>>28475657 (OP)
If they were reliable or good people would be swapping them into things.

>>28475657 (OP)
they're really good. undesquare and decent displacement makes them good in a half ton, they get really good mileage, a calvan insert isnt expensive or complicated if you need it, and the V10 exists which is good enough for a 3/4 ton. the electronics fucking suck, coil packs die left and right, coolant pipe under the intake explodes if you look at it wrong, theyre backed by the laziest clunkiest transmissions in existence, the gauge cluster is an estimation at best, not even the speedometer is accurate with stock tires, the trucks look like shit and rust faster than a toyota in Michigan, and they dont make as much power as a 5.3 and a 6.0 mops the floor with the V10

>>28475657 (OP)
Yes, but people have figured out ways to keep them alive, so not all hope is lost. I have been living with a 2004 5.4 3v Lariat for over seven years, which is longer than my ex-wife stayed faithful, so I'd say if you can tolerate a woman, you can tolerate a Triton. The Triton is slightly less emotional than the women.

>>28475657 (OP)
I think early ones were more troublesome but I have the triton in an 09 screw4x4 I’ve owned for 130,000 miles and with 155k on the odometer, no issues with the engine at all.
Changed the plugs myself at 105k miles, none broke. Oil changes between 4-5k miles using Mobil 5w-20 and no problems there.
Overall I’ve been pretty damned happy with it.

>>28475680
People don't typically swap truck engines
>>28475875
I've heard you need to change the oil every 3k miles.
How reliable has it been?
>>28475720
So it's crap?
>>28475870
Are they good cars?

>>28475996
>People don't typically swap truck engines
except for you know, the single most common engine that gets swapped into other chassis of all time

>>28475996
>People don't typically swap truck engines
This nigga...

>>28475996
>People don't typically swap truck engines
Never post again. The most swapped engines are GM 3rd/4th gen small blocks out of trucks.

>>28475996
>Are they good cars?
No, but you can enjoy a bad car. Look at these faggots:
https://youtu.be/wbmMwnPqbno
I'm honestly surprised it's not more popular. The v10 triton is still out there and they all sufferer from the same issues, so nobody goes after them.

>>28477666
The V10 is huge as fuck and doesn't fit into shit like a "LS" will. A V10 small block that's the size of a V8 big block makes no sense. That and the aftermarket for it is non-existent.

It's ok. Meh mpg, meh power, requires expensive motorcrap for critical parts (coils, plugs, timing system ESPECIALLY phasers, various sensors, etc) because aftermarket ones are universally crap, but it'll keep running as long as you change the oil at a reasonable interval (use 5w30) and use oem parts where absolutely required (except the oil pump, install a m360hv asap).

t. 04 with 257k

>>28475657 (OP)
my expedition was a wonderful vehicle, I loved the auto-tilt mirrors, the AC worked great, it rode smooth, I took it to the grand opening of our new chickfila during a blizzard...
and then.... the triton....

>>28475996
>I've heard you need to change the oil every 3k miles.
>How reliable has it been?
At first I did some UOA but it was more trouble than it's worth for me on one vehicle. I deal with statistical data and chemistry but this seemed like a waste of time to me.
But yeah I"m not super nitpicky about the mileage, it holds like 9 quarts with a filter change so that's a lot of oil volume and I had no real concerns stretching it to 6k miles.
I've had no engine related problems at all. Literally zero.
A/C compressor went out, fan resistor went out, ABS control module needed rebuilding, 4wd solenoid went out. Other than maintenance/consumables I havent replaced anything else.
Not gonna lie, it's probably been the most reliable vehicle I've owned and with the most mileage driven.
I'd buy another but it would be a v-8 not a turbo engine.

>>28477666
they did it. they made the triton not sound like total ass
now for the viper. i love the viper btw but its engine note is monotonous and dull

>>28476014
I think the 350 probably still holds that title, but probably not for much longer

>>28477666
>Monumentally fuckhuge engine because 1) v10 2) ohc 3) tall deck
>Split pin crank means any power increase over stock = it turns into a pair of individual v engines, but not in a cool way like the old Detroit v12s and v16s
>Power is pretty pathetic so better get used to it
>Sounds like d o g f u c k i n g s h i t
>Literally 0 aftermarket that isn't anything that's actually meant for a 5.4 (v10 is a 5.4 with an extra vtwin so rods and pistons and such are interchangeable)

>>28477821
8.0 >>> 6.8

>>28477873
the magnum (truck) v10 being much less popular and having much more aftermarket speaks volumes

>>28477931
"much less" is one of the biggest understatements of all time here.
The magnum ran for 9 years, 94 to 03, and by all accounts had sales figures in the low/mid 10ks (can't find a definitive answer unfortunately). In contrast the triton went from 97 to TWENTY FUCKING TWENTY ONE which is 24 years and sold well over ONE MILLION UNITS (most being in medium duty trucks of course), yet as stated there is literally not one performance part for these that isn't custom built made to order or just a 5.4 part, despite being available for 2.5x longer and outselling the magnum ostensibly no less than 20:1.

>>28477993
if you want one for a project the 8.0 is also cheaper to obtain from places like car-part or lkq, bolts up to everything chrysler under the sun like a 727 or TKOs, anything you can get for a sbm, ive never seen someone do it but it's on the table

a Viper 8.0 isnt even that expensive either, but those are radically different

>>28475657 (OP)
2v are gud and go for over 200k. 3vs won't make it to 160k before they jump time. They'll drop the chain guides in the pan and run for a while with the timing chain slapping the heads then one day jump time. Most shops won't even do a cam phaser and timing chain replacement once past a certain amount of miles even if it is in time and has no codes. They all tuned me down at 140k for cam phaser replacement despite having no issues or codes. Just the same phaser tick its made since shortly after it was bought brand new. When I had my reman engine put in I pulled the timing cover on my old "good" engine. All but one guide was sitting in the pan and the chain had chewed up the head. What a POS engine.

>>28475996
>Mfw my midship came with a truck engine

>>28475657 (OP)
my dad had an f350 with the v10 6.8. his drive to work is only like 5 miles but he bitched about the mpg all the time.

>>28475657 (OP)
>>28478881
that said i dont remember him ever having issues with the engine.

>>28478883
Because the v10 is just a 2v 5.4 with two more cylinders. It's not based on the 3v hellspawn engine

>>28475720
>the trucks look like shit

>>28478971
Extended cab with flare side looks better. Pure 90s trugsex.

>>28478971
is this edgy wigger trash supposed to be helping your point?

I have an 03 with the 2v which everyone says is ok and I haven't had any major engine issues yet. Apparently the 04+ 3v are awful. Is this due to a total engine redesign or did adding 1 more valve somehow fuck everything up

>>28478971
Shit is cursed. Forever be mad Ford didn't just stick with OBS but aluminum or whatever until they got to the later generations. 97 F150s are awful looking no matter what you do to them.

get a 4.6/5.0 instead

>>28475720
Mine got 10 MPG

>>28478936
>>28479158
There is literally no difference in the block and rotating assembly between the 2v and 3v version of any mod motor (4v too but they have forged internals so technically different), it's all in the heads and their components (talking about the longblock only). All heads of any valve count and their related parts are interchangeable too so can mix and match them (actually heads won't work between the v8 and v10 obviously but components will). Also the v10 never came with vvt so never had phasers which is arguably the biggest failure point of the 3v, and the plug blowout problem was with 2v heads.

Tangentially related but who knew the second gen Expedition had double bones on all 4?
https://youtu.be/gH75i1v5Xik?si=rMbMwS6oC1KMzDpf&t=70
A 20 year old truck suspension-mogs modern NARPs lamo

>>28479670
>but who knew the second gen Expedition had double bones on all 4?
Everyone old enough?

>>28477825
oh because it's not a truck engine ?

>>28477873
Post one broken 6.8 crank as a result of tuning. Literally just one.

You don't know shit about fuck.

>>28475875
>I think early ones were more troublesome but I have the triton in an 09 screw4x4 I’ve owned for 130,000 miles and with 155k on the odometer, no issues with the engine at all.
>Changed the plugs myself at 105k miles, none broke. Oil changes between 4-5k miles using Mobil 5w-20 and no problems there.
>Overall I’ve been pretty damned happy with it.
I've always heard the 2v ones are the ones you want because they are more reliable. Have a V10 in a Crewcab cab and chassis with a 9' flatbed on it that gets flogged on and it has almost 240k miles on it now.

>>28480051
>SBC 350
>not a truck engine
what

>>28479581
I think square body and jelly bean fords look good

>>28479634
skill issue

>>28480135
You seem to have been personally offended by that other posters comment, can you show me on the v10 where he hurt you?

>>28482163
that's a hell of a deflection. Unfortunately 4 u tho this is my second rodeo. Post crank

>>28482260
tits or gtfo

>>28475657 (OP)
I'D RATHER HAVE A
FLIPPED
OVER
RUSTY
DODGE

I'm working on one of these right now. Passenger side chain guide decided to explode which threw off the timing.