Join the Car Wizard as he tears down a Ford 5.4 V8, revealing internal wear, common failures, and what really happens inside this engine.

Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...

Fire up a fourth-gen Ford Mustang GT and you'll hear one of two distinctly different V8 soundtracks, depending on when it rolled off the assembly line. From 1994 through 1995, that rumble came from ...

Easily the most capable heavy-duty truck family in the United States of America, the Super Duty line offers a plethora of configurations to satisfy the needs of as many customers as possible. Said ...

Not all engines are created equal, especially when you look at Ford’s long history of powerplants. Some have proven themselves as near-indestructible workhorses, running strong for hundreds of ...

It turns out that GM's CEO isn't the only member of the Barra family that's made a mark on the auto world. While Mary Barra has been leading General Motors since 2014, the Barra engine family — named ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Some people have described the Ford 5.4L Triton engine as "one of the worst V8's ever produced." And while it didn't make it onto our list of ...

Toward the end of 2000s, Ford found itself in a bit of a pickle with its famous pony car, the Mustang. Pony cars from other marques, like the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger, were on the cusp of ...

Unreal Engine 5.4 delivers massive CPU and GPU performance improvements over the initial UE5.0 release, with The Matrix Awakens tech demo enjoying a healthy 40% upgrade in CPU performance when powered ...

With how big of a company Ford is, it's only natural that its engineers and designers would run into some missteps along the way. One such misstep is the 5.4-liter Triton engine, which has gained a ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...