Ford Raptor Gen 3 450hp & 550tq

[K223]

This isn’t 1970 and Ford is trying to down play HP and TQ for buyers to get around increases insurance premiums or win at the drag strip. There are no clocks in the desert and they don’t pull timed laps on a short course to benchmark other trucks. So if another undocumented 50 pounds of TQ was there and it let the truck run .2 faster on the street 0-60, is that something to hide? Or better yet is that something you care to hand to a TRX as he wouldn’t even care. I mean just think about it. But it would help to sell the truck and they aren’t documenting it.

 

[1BAD454SSv2]

The Gen 3 engine has half point higher compression ratio than a Gen 2. From 10.0 to 10.5

 

[coryatver]

Also they removed the low gear governor because more traction now with 5 link rear

 

[K223]

The Gen 3 engine has half point higher compression ratio than a Gen 2. From 10.0 to 10.5

And it does have more TQ come in earlier. Higher compression will help that low TQ without having to use all boost to do it.

 

[tooloud10]

This isn’t 1970 and Ford is trying to down play HP and TQ for buyers to get around increases insurance premiums or win at the drag strip. There are no clocks in the desert and they don’t pull timed laps on a short course to benchmark other trucks. So if another undocumented 50 pounds of TQ was there and it let the truck run .2 faster on the street 0-60, is that something to hide? Or better yet is that something you care to hand to a TRX as he wouldn’t even care. I mean just think about it. But it would help to sell the truck and they aren’t documenting it.

And yet, it's been shown that Ford indeed underrates the horsepower of their own GT350, so I think all of the above logic goes out the door. Certainly Ford would have more of an incentive to rate a halo sports car with as much power as possible, and yet they don't.

7 Sports Cars That Make More Power Than Advertised on the Dyno

Don't believe every label you read, including those for certain cars' horsepower figures. These cars deliver more power than their makers let on.

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[K223]

And yet, it's been shown that Ford indeed underrates the horsepower of their own GT350, so I think all of the above logic goes out the door. Certainly Ford would have more of an incentive to rate a halo sports car with as much power as possible, and yet they don't.

7 Sports Cars That Make More Power Than Advertised on the Dyno

Don't believe every label you read, including those for certain cars' horsepower figures. These cars deliver more power than their makers let on.

www.motortrend.com

Time will tell. I’m sure people will have these trucks on the dyno real soon. Mileage ratings are the same too. So don’t see how peak power can change that much. We know a bump in static compression and the retune. So it’s definitely an improved power deliver.