Ford triton engine rebuild question

[zteknik]

I am leaning towards a crate motor for the warranty, but on the other hand I am an ASE/GM master tech and one of the best engine machinists around is a ford guy and a good friend of mine. It's do for plugs, I may just do plugs, and timing chains and the cam phasers for now and see how long it lasts. I get a discount at Ford but not as much as GM, of course I would rather have a sister in a whore house then to drive a GM.

Yea crate motor for the wty for sure.
For a tech it would be cheaper to do the build as long as it's not the low end. But yea 5.4's are famous for the chains, guides, phasers and syncros.
I'm sure you have the tool for the plugs if they break - if you need a good Ford parts guy give me a pm, I'll give you a line to my buddy in our parts dept

[MED]

You might want to check salvage yards and see if you can do better on a used engine.