there are different ways to do it. for the best street manners, a set of trick flows would work pretty well on something like that. i have a set on my 298 ci mod. heads are as cast and i'm using the pro products intake manifold and modular head shop stage 2 nitrous cams. it made 332 rwhp at 5700 rpm. makes good torque from about 2500. on a 5.4 i would think you could make that power around 5200-5400??? not sure what you are looking to spend, but that is my $.02I have a 2002 Expedition with a 5.4, and I want to up the HP. What do I need. This is my daily driver, and I want it to still have its street manners, and be able to still edge it to and from work everyday.