old guy needs fun modern-ish driver

I may have already posted this, but keep in mind you cant mod the 4.6 much as a home or do it yourselfer mechanic. A cold air intake, cams, and larger throttle body and exhaust is about it after that you are itno computer tuning ,supercharging and NOS etc. Things that IMO cost monety nd you have to know wat you are doing. I know a guy personally that attempted to put cams in a 2001 and he had a "tick" noise. I told him" wait for the lifters to pump up" ( I know wrong terminology) he said "it doesnt have lifters, I said "it has hydraulic lash ajusters of some sort.." they ar e called folowers. Anyway short version that car has ben sitting for ten years it seems, he hast felt like touching it ever since. And ths is because he hthought he knew what he was doing ,had t wrench on it etc. Thay are also interference engines, if you screw up the timing chain by one tooth the valves hit the pistons.