# Need advice on a late model truck..

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 24, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-advice-on-a-late-model-truck/252245 "2010-05-24T12:09:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-advice-on-a-late-model-truck/252245/35 "2010-05-25T19:20:09Z")

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> [@Reason #3252541241 Why Banks Suck Ass](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reason-3252541241-why-banks-suck-ass/32157/41):
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> do not get a f-250/350 with a 5.4 unless you want horrible fuel mileage, a weak motor, and exhaust manifolds that are impossible to change that crack all the time.

He’s looking at 1/2 tons anyway.  
Yeah, the 5.4 is gutless in a 3/4 ton or 1 ton though. Ive driven a few that my boss has had and they feel powerless. Even the V10 in his current F350 seems slow as fuck.

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