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  1. J

    Oil Leak (weep) near alternator

    That is close to the oil line for your turbo. It may be the filter fitting.
  2. J

    Full Race's "Gen 2.5" Raptor build

    On the cam front, I'll do as you have suggested. Have you heard of MMR? They are focused on Coyote engines, but they make some very nice looking timing parts and engine internals. I continue to hope that they will get into the Ecoboost business.
  3. J

    Full Race's "Gen 2.5" Raptor build

    Subscribed. Very curious to see if Geoff uses stock cams...
  4. J

    WTB Raptor R Resonated Exhaust Tips

    I’ve got a Gen 2 with lots of exhaust work, and I’m still looking to contain some drone. I’m in NYC/VT. Let me know if you are a seller of your stock raptor R resonated exhaust tips.
  5. J

    WWJD? Cooling upgrade?

    Having grown up in TX, I’ve never seen someone say “Gee, I really regret upgrading the cooling on my truck”. I can tell a difference on my trans temp before / after the full race trans cooler, particularly when I am towing. The trans cooler is also very easy to change if you are doing an...
  6. J

    Turbo Part# 2017 RAPTOR

    I bought from Throtl back in November of ‘22. It looks like their prices are higher now, but maybe there will be another round of sales?
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    Turbo Part# 2017 RAPTOR

    If the cab is off, I would be tempted to start right in front of the bed and go all the way to the front bumper. If the cab isn't off, I would at least do the inside of the frame rails in the engine bay. This is the best / potentially the only opportunity to do those.
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    Turbo Part# 2017 RAPTOR

    Just my 2 cents, but you should seriously consider doing the PowerMax turbos now, which I ended up getting for less than $3k by shopping around. I would also seriously consider changing out the stock manifolds to the Full Race manifolds and studs. You will want them if you have any desire to...
  9. J

    New SPD Performance HX Series Raptor Muffler Replacement available to Pre-order at Apollo Optics.

    Confirming that it took a whole lot o' force, but I got them together with a ratchet strap. The rear passenger side tailpipe was also a special treat that required getting out the angle grinder.
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    New SPD Performance HX Series Raptor Muffler Replacement available to Pre-order at Apollo Optics.

    I will try that trick. I had pushed and tugged to the point where I was convinced that on the drivers side I was not going to get any more than a 1/4" of overlap.
  11. J

    New SPD Performance HX Series Raptor Muffler Replacement available to Pre-order at Apollo Optics.

    What clamps are folks using to connect the HX muffler to the trombone? The stock ones don’t work great, but I can see that is what OP used. Using the stock clamps on mine, I can see an area where there is likely a slight leak on the drivers side.
  12. J

    Preparing for Major Surgery

    As an update, I’ve gotten her running again. The first start up was nerve racking. I made my wife watch for oil, coolant, or fuel leaks. All good on that front. I did struggle some with getting all of the plumbing secure again. The passenger side hot side pipe blew off twice before I took the...
  13. J

    SPD’s Helmholtz Resonated HX Series muffler upgrade for your 2017-2020 GEN 2 Raptor available at Apollo Optics

    This is beyond helpful. It seems like SPD has done what no one else can do. They have made the ecoboost sound good and not overly loud.
  14. J

    New SPD Performance HX Series Raptor Muffler Replacement available to Pre-order at Apollo Optics.

    I’m eager to hear the difference. Looking for a solution to the “your truck shakes the house complaint”.
  15. J

    Preparing for Major Surgery

    I’ve gotten both turbos back on the truck and gotten past the heat shield debacle. The passenger side stock turbo heat shield had to come off completely. I was able to keep the drivers side heat shield by grinding down the head on one of the heat shield bolts. Hopefully it won’t rattle. I’ve...
  16. J

    Fuel Injector Replacement

    The only gaskets that should be involved are the 6 manifold gaskets where the manifold mates to the heads. Even those probably don’t need to be replaced unless your truck has 100k+ miles. Mine still looked brand new at 30k.
  17. J

    Flowform Manifolds, PowerMax Turbos and Stock Heat Shields

    Has anyone tried to use the stock heat shields with the flowform manifolds and PowerMax turbos. I’m noticing on the drivers side, one of the heat shield bolts is making contact with the manifold. I am taking a hacksaw to the head of the head shield bolt and making it work. The passenger side...
  18. J

    Preparing for Major Surgery

    So I’m a President’s Day weekend away from having this job done. My only real problem is the coolant line slip fitting in the picture above (the one on the back of the block on the passenger side). I can see in a mirror that the gasket in the slip fitting is all distorted, it doesn’t look like...
  19. J

    Gen 2 fuel injector install

    I did mine this weekend, and it really wasn’t bad at all. It was just like in that video except I had to cut the tape where the pigtail had been taped to the side of the the injector plugs on the drivers side. The ID1050s are indexed at a different angle than the stock injectors on the drivers...
  20. J

    Gen 2 fuel injector install

    Port Injector Swap This is the best DIY video I’ve found on the topic. I’m about to attempt it. I’ll tell you how it goes.
  21. J

    Preparing for Major Surgery

    Picture of the passenger side turbo below. You can somewhat see how the rear coolant line, while together, isn’t perfectly straight. This was after a lot of struggling but making sure that the gasket in the slip fitting was where it should be. I assume this is normal?
  22. J

    Preparing for Major Surgery

    Made good progress this weekend and got the passenger side turbo in. The coolant line in the back is definitely tricky. There is more stress on the slip fitting than I would like. Only time will tell if it will hold. Hope to get the drivers side buttoned up next weekend. More pictures coming.
  23. J

    Preparing for Major Surgery

    Installing the passenger side manifold now. Passenger side turbo going in tonight.
  24. J

    Hot and Cold pipes worth installing

    The design of the stock hot-side pipes looks pretty good to me. I thought about changing mine out for the CFV ones, but I did not since the CVF pipes appear to be no larger, are metal so they might get hot and melt something, and they don’t have the tabs to hold them in place like the stock ones do.
  25. J

    Preparing for Major Surgery

    Passenger side is now disassembled. Please find a few tips below that build on the very thorough write-up of @Graybeard, which I found very helpful: - You will have to take the AC compressor and the starter loose. There is no way that I could have completed disassembly without doing that. I’m...

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