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04-03-2023, 03:23 PM | #121 | ||
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Maxx Performance has managed to tune their Raptor, although they don't have access to reflash they've got to do it by intercepting signals
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It's just like the early BA days, having to use signal benders like the unichip to tune them. Someone will crack the ECU eventually.
Makes good power with more boost too. There's an Explorer ST in the US running the same engine running 10's. Stock internals. |
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16-04-2023, 05:48 PM | #124 | ||
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I know sound is subjective, but those EcoBoost V6's sound terrible.
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16-04-2023, 07:11 PM | #126 | ||
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And thats the reason people want the v8, that sounds feral
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At least its easy to tell who the biased journos are when their reviews say "great sounding" etc
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Not possible. Mang mang is the worst sound you can possibly hear. It almost makes you spew it's that revolting. In saying that i've never liked the sound of the Raptor Ecoboost. It's loud, i'll give it that. But it just has no tone and is too blurty. Mid 12's is hauling though. They reckon it will go low 12's if they can get rid of the factory torque limiters. Still using a signal bender to tune it. The real fun happens when you swap out the factory turbos. The same engine in an Explorer ST is running 10's with similar mods, but with bigger turbos fitted. |
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I remember going weak at the knees hearing the sound of an E46 M3 CSL at local TARGA event. One of my mates couldn't understand the appeal of the tinny/raspy exhaust note. He did drive a VZ Commodore with the delightful Alloytec, so he was hardly a good gauge on a good sounding vehicle. At the very least, the Raptor doesn't sound like the noisy, chugging, clattery diesel engines common to the class.
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17-04-2023, 06:03 PM | #132 | ||
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The v6 Tt ng Ranger that blew me away on an inside lane overtake sounded pretty good to me
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Sound or no that Raptor is an absolute beast.
Can win the traffic light dragstrip in the week and take the pigs and chickens to market by 4wd track on a Sunday, or something like that How can you not like this mang tho? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyCKBXWUkH8
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Its like the automotive Pavarotti With the Raptor, mid 12s with a dodgy 'tune' intercepting signals and some tyres that aren't bull**** AT crap on road/crap off road jobs. That thing weighs over 2000kg as well so its hustling. I'd like to see a 'street' Raptor, lowered, decent tyres from the factory, an onroad focused job. |
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It's a travesty that BMW don't do this sort of engine anymore.
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It's why the new gen Raptor isn't any wider than the old one, despite the rest of the range being wider than the equivalent PX. V8 would be nice but won't happen. A 3.5 Ecoboost from the F150 Raptor would be the easy engine upgrade, as it's pretty similar to the 3 litre. |
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Is that so they can finally have an auto?
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They can finally fix the wheel track!
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Now can I get parts at ARB for these ute conversions?
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/s...Cz4Z6-v-8tAAAA https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/s...Cznf2U8O4tAAAA
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"It's possible the 'staggered' front and rear wheel tracks could remain the same as on the V8 – to avoid production complexity and reduce engineering costs – though fleet departments with strict occupational health and safety guidelines would welcome a rectification."
D'oh!
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I reckon Toyota missed an opportunity as well. They could have started clearing out any unwanted inventory from the 1970's and '80's and marketed the 70 series as even more original, and it would still sell to the usual crowd.
70 series, now with wind up windows and manual choke and crank handle start for that extra reliability you've come to love....
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Euro VI is coming for Australia in 2024, so maybe its a precursor to them icing the turd rolled in glitter 1VD-FTV 4.5L V8? I'm not sure if they want to spend spondoolies on getting it up to scratch for Euro VI, its going to be hard one suspects.
Given how they just upped its GVM to move it into a different vehicle category to avoid the side impact safety regulations, wouldn't surprise me if the 2.8L Hilux job is to extend the life of the platform. |
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I know someone who decided she wanted to buy a 79 and spend north of $10k converting it to auto. Shook me to hear that someone wanted to convert *to* auto rather than the other way!
Thankfully she decided against it…
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