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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    having a performance engine shop for years, yes, i've built MOST of my engines with solid lifters. my solid lifter chevys are quieter than these ford engines like my 4.6. however, as you have stated, these engines make POWER like no conventional engine could ever do. my 4.6 is averaging 28.1...
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    went to a buddies house yesterday. he's got an 05 f150 with the 5.4 3v. we cranked it cold and ran it till hot. my engine is quiet compared to his :)
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    i have run the snot out of this thing, mercilessly. it is solid as a rock. just noisy. i had an engine shop back in the 80's. built a ton of chevy engines, naturally aspirated and blown on methanol. did a few nitrous engines also. one boring weekend i had a bunch of spare parts laying around...
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    i think its just louder than the sb chevys i have been driving all my life. i'm just gonna drive it and enjoy it. i've never seen a 280 ci engine with as much power as this one. i love it :)
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    my wifes nissan xterra's injectors are just as loud and have been since new
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    i did the stethescope. the injectors all tick loud enough to hear above the rest of the engine. probing over each rocker is a softer ticking on each one. none louder than any of the others. i think this is normal for this engine. i'm just coming from almost silent chevys :)
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    a\ tick tick tick the loudest noise are the injectors. the 2nd loudest noise is valve train noise nothing objectionable, i'm just used to really quiet engines
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    just bought 2005 gt 4.6 got a question about normal engine noise

    i come from a chevy background. i've run small block chevys my whole life and i'm 67 years old :) bought a 2005 gt 4.6 with 92000 miles on it a few days ago. changed oil/filter with ford reccomended oil/filter. when cranked cold the engine picks up the oil in 1-2 seconds and is DEAD SILENT...

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