17-19 Raptor owners are going to be angry.
Why would 17-19 raptor owners be angry? There is nothing wrong with the 3.5 EB in those trucks. Ford made a design choice. That choice makes the Gen 1's look old and under powered in every single metric.
In regards to that "V8 Sound". Most of the people who can actually afford a $70k truck, are not 20 year old kids, and exhaust sound is so far down on the list of important things.
Just like the Gen 2 is far better than the Gen 1, it would be expected for Ford to make a Gen 3 that is better than the Gen 2. If they didn't, then the entire truck culture should be concerned that innovation is dead.
So go back to mommy and daddy and ask them to give you some money for your precious V8. If that make YOU happy, great. I could give a rats ass about it.