SouthernGorilla
Senior Member
Just picked up my "new" truck yesterday. It rode and handled much better than I expected (35x12.50r20 mud tires) but it had no power. I would expect the 4.7 to be weaker than the hemi, but this was silly. It literally drove like a loaded semi... I couldn't get above 70 on the flats and it would lose speed on the little hills we have here. I tried dropping to fourth gear, didn't help. It's like it hits a wall at 70 and just stops pulling. Is the 4.7 just that weak, or is something wrong? I had a '92 F-150 with the 5.0 and it had no problem getting over 70. So I can't think the 4.7 is that much weaker.
I had thought that maybe, since the truck was owned by a teen previously, there was some sort of limiter installed/programmed to keep him out of trouble. Or maybe the MDS has gone haywire?
I had thought that maybe, since the truck was owned by a teen previously, there was some sort of limiter installed/programmed to keep him out of trouble. Or maybe the MDS has gone haywire?