cragland42
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Hello all, I’m looking at a new 2023 raptor at a local dealership. I’ve test drove some used already and a 2021 had the exhaust rattle noise (I now know this is the valve spring issue and there is a fix). The new ‘23 also seems to have peculiar noise on startup. It goes away after idling down almost like the exhaust valves switch. Is this normal? It does not sound like a rattle but a raspier exhaust note? I don’t have a video of this particular truck but found a startup video online of a ‘23 that seems to do the same thing. At around 30 seconds you can hear the truck idle down and then after a few more seconds the exhaust sounds changes.