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    GEN 2 Whipple Stage 1 Kit Feedback Thread!

    After an hour with a mechanics stethoscope I’ve determined my noise is cam phasers, specifically exhaust LH head. The bottom end is whisper quiet. I have the Whipple and will add new and improved phasers when available, installed myself. The truck is night vs day different. Sent from...
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    2017 Engine replaced, same issue again. Lengthy write-up

    A buddy of mine asked why I change my own oil as we drove to pickup his truck from the dealer. He was ready to leave and I suggested looking under the hood. Reluctantly he does, dipstick was missing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Gen 2 raptor w/ V8 Hennessey

    If they can shove a 7.0L into a Miata ND... why not! LOL. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    GEN 2 Buyback Authorized

    I can see Ford using a third party to buy the truck back minus $15k+ fees and turning around and selling it used somewhere else. Almost zero out of pocket, might even make money for the selling dealer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    GEN 2 Buyback Authorized

    My lawyer was a lemon law specialist. The 5.4L had a known issue within Ford and he ultimately billed Ford. I didn’t pay him a dime. Ford can either pay the attorney up front, do right by the customer or risk going to court. The OEMs know when they are wrong and usually settle out...
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    Major grinding noise. 2018 Raptor

    If you put max payload in the bed the front comes up 1.5” on its own, no collars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2017 Engine replaced, same issue again. Lengthy write-up

    Variable valve timing started around 1960 and Toyota’s VVT dates back to 1991. I believe Fords first experience with this was via the Ford Taurus SHO which had a 215 HP 7,000 RPM 3.0 designed by Yamaha Marine. The reclocking of the cams is handled by a “cam phaser.” Honda’s system (no...
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    2017 Engine replaced, same issue again. Lengthy write-up

    First beer on my when someone can reverse engineer a Toyota or Mazda cam phaser to work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2017 Engine replaced, same issue again. Lengthy write-up

    Jasper probably still does them. When my 5.4L died (cam chain tensioner seal blew starving the top end) they used a Jasper engine which IMO is a better built engine. They used their own US sources graphite coated pistons and oil pump with a steel backing plate. Apparently the OEM pump had an...
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    Catastrophic engine failure, what would you do?

    Very well spoken and a technically compelling argument you make there. I presume you are upper level management or a chief engineer? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    VCT Cam phaser / powertrain engine light

    I have no idea. The fact there is a backlog and the later version of the engine is in production leads me to believe this is the case. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Catastrophic engine failure, what would you do?

    http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/01/what-the-inside-of-a-torture-tested-ecoboost-v-6-looks-like.html Ford tests trucks engines on a 300 hour dyno. Other than some larger race engine builders this type of equipment is WAY out of their price range for most “tuners.” Porsche and Chevy also use...
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    Catastrophic engine failure, what would you do?

    That’s kind of my theory. When they further boosted the 3.5 and ran their usual 300 hour dynos with all the shock cooling I can guarantee you they didn’t come up with 450 on the first run. Furthermore, we don’t know if those Whipple/Ford Performance tunes weren’t leaked out of the R&D cell to...
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    Gen 2 towing a 7k lb travel trailer

    First medium distance tow with Deaver +3HD and SVC bumps. I did NOT lower the bumps in Preparation to tow, yet they worked wonderfully. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Catastrophic engine failure, what would you do?

    Guys here is the reality. Stock Raptor: 122HP/L Tuned Raptor: 151HP/L Stock 2019 911 Turbo: 142HP/L A fellow instructor of mine had a Turbo 996 that saw a track weekend for over ten years, north of 20,000 track miles when he sold the vehicle with the original engine still in place. A new...
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    Catastrophic engine failure, what would you do?

    This and 10 hours labor at a quality local shop. Figure another 1k in incidentals.
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    First Oil Change

    I dropped my first oil after a few thousand, waste of money. With an aviation background I cut open the oil filter and there wasn't a single metal shaving anywhere in the entire element. This was a first for me. I recently ran my oil 10,000 miles and sent a sample to Blackstone, oil was...
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    Raptor Long-Term Test Just Released (Car & Driver)

    No mention of rattles or timing chain stretch/issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Misfires, cleaned MAF and fixed.

    Expensive... solid piece of kit with all the QDs. I’m not a fan of the friction fitting (nipple pressed into an oring) for the WOT line. It comes with a 90° ball valve drain. No CEL and no hesitation the past 800 miles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2018 raptor king 3.0 vs fox 3.0 vs icon 3.0 vs any other 3.0

    With a stock setup I’ve had the stock 35s rub the wheel well, not sure what more travel would facilitate unless you went more than a Deaver +3. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    GEN 2 Buyback Authorized

    I’d ask for a letter of clarification. They want you to accept those terms. When a friend of mine bought a Z06 and it went into limp mode, every fourth lap, he sought a buyback. Yes, an attorney on his behalf got involved and they ultimately reimbursed his costs for buying the vehicle. I...
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    GEN 2 Blackstone Labs: 9,500 mile results

    Or if it even worked at start-up while I watch the Ford logo land in the dirt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Engine rattle/noise at start up

    Me engine now makes a ticking noise continuously.... plus the rattle on start-up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    GEN 2 Buyback Authorized

    Do you have your own attorney? Might be time to lawyer up. Otherwise it’s you against a professional legal team. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    GEN 2 Blackstone Labs: 9,500 mile results

    I dropped the oil just before my summer trip around the country, here are the 9,500 mile results. The lead part has me a bit worried. Sort of wondering if this whole cam phaser issue is due to low pressure due to worn bottom end clearances. Mobile 1 5w-30 with Motorcraft filter

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