# GM 4.8- good or bad? **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-4-8-good-or-bad/263207 **Category:** Shift518 Automotive **Created:** [March 30, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-4-8-good-or-bad/263207 "2012-03-30T18:43:26Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 11
### Author: ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota) #### Post date: [April 1, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-4-8-good-or-bad/263207/11 "2012-04-01T11:00:36Z")
> [@Cleaning White Leather Seat Remedies?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-white-leather-seat-remedies/48912/8): > > I just didnt want him to get stuck with something thats a turd like the old 305. > > He doesnt want the ‘big v8’ for some reason but I cant find one for him anyway. > > He’s got a 4.6 in his '01 F150 and I think its a bit of a dog so thats why I went with the 5.4. HUGE difference between an 01 ford 4.6 (~230hp) and a chevy 4.8 (~270hp), plus the added torque… my roommate had a 2001 f150 2wd and even though it was a rcsb it was slow as hell and generally boring to drive… the golden years for chevy trucks were from 1999-2007(classic)… for the money, it really is hard to find a more dependable, comfortable truck with enough power to get out of it’s own way imho… they also generally get better mpg than similarly equipped ford trucks of the same year --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-4-8-good-or-bad/263207)._