7.0?

[marilynsride]

Yeah....well...

I heard they were going to do a supercharged 5.2 voodoo pushing 823hp and 785lb-ft of torque. Along with 37's and a 5-link rear.

I heard that from a very reliable source and you should trust me because I'm a ford technician

will the 5 link help my 1/4 mile and 0-60 times?

 

[Aaron]

will the 5 link help my 1/4 mile and 0-60 times?

I am told it will eliminate wheel hop and will increase the towing capacity bigly

 

[Frank N]

Yeah....well...

I heard they were going to do a supercharged 5.2 voodoo pushing 823hp and 785lb-ft of torque. Along with 37's and a 5-link rear.

I heard that from a very reliable source and you should trust me because I'm a ford technician

I can confirm what you heard because I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.

 

[Aaron]

I can confirm what you heard because I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.

Oh so that was you sitting in the corner staring all creepy during happy hour in the hotel bar?

 

[Frank N]

Oh so that was you sitting in the corner staring all creepy during happy hour in the hotel bar?

Yeah, been like that ever since I drilled a weep hole in my skull.

 

[Truckzor]

I bet when I bought my '17 Raptor, Ford's balance sheet still had red brackets around the second generation Raptor.

I'm not so sure about that. On a specialty model like the Raptor, Ford's gross profit margin would be at least 20%, possibly a good bit more.

Rough math: $55,000 average selling price x 20% gross profit margin x 15,000 units = $165 million. That pays for a lot of R&D.

And I think my numbers are conservative.

Market pressure

I agree with this point. There is no reason for Ford to upgrade the engine right now. The Raptor continues to have no competition whatsoever and it is selling well.

If Dodge did bring the TRX to market in anything close to its concept form, Ford would be forced to answer it. Not because the Dodge would be any real competition for Ford (even if the truck was "better", they wouldn't sell very many of them... because Dodge) but the Raptor is a halo vehicle, so it needs to be the "best in class".

My next truck will have the 7.0, regardless. In a Raptor if they actually do make it happen or a Super Duty if they don't. I think it would be awesome to go full on bro-dozer with a SD 7.0. Hopefully Whipple will make a 4.0 or 4.5 liter kit for it.

 

[Aaron]

Yeah, been like that ever since I drilled a weep hole in my skull.

Shit man, I'm sorry, if I'd have known that I'd have invited you over for a beer. Does Sasquatch's savagery know no bounds?

 

[Frank N]

Shit man, I'm sorry, if I'd have known that I'd have invited you over for a beer. Does Sasquatch's savagery know no bounds?

No worries the weep hole in my skull will heal up as soon as I take delivery of that 800HP v-12 Raptor that sounds like a Ferrari....in 2019.

 

[brc misfit]

>>>>800HP v-12 Raptor that sounds like a Ferrari<<<<

that weep hole may be bigger than you think.

 

[Aaron]

>>>>800HP v-12 Raptor that sounds like a Ferrari<<<<

that weep hole may be bigger than you think.

Don't you dare victim shame him.

EDIT: SHIT I assumed Frank's gender...