GEN 2 Hidden winch issue?

[beemerman]

For now, we won't know for sure, as the current demo Raptor's at the auto shows have 5.0L's.

What? so why cant they make the truck with the 5.0

 

[Jimbo]

what? So why cant they make the truck with the 5.0

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Kahuna]

For now, we won't know for sure, as the current demo Raptor's at the auto shows have 5.0L's.

*Raptors

 

[Jimbo]

*Raptors

 

[LSBRaptor]

I wonder where the edit comes from. From what I read everyone was giving good theories. I did not see any 'bull' to warrant the hostility.

Had a typo

 

[Bulletnjm]

Thats like what Ford is saying with showing off the Raptors with a 5.0 and only giving us ecoboosts lol

 

[RaptorCoastie]

I know there was some concern with possibly blocking airflow, and that maybe a few of the important bits were down behind the lower grille, but the Raptor that Ford has decked out for racing in the "Best in the Desert Stock Class" has a whole light bar set up blocking most of that lower grille area. So I would say it's clear to mount things there without too much worry at least. Ford techs did it, so it has to be legit, right? See pic and article below for more info.

Forbes Welcome

 

[ovrlnd]

If you stick something too far out there, you're going to block the camera, and too wide and you'll block the radar - which is all why a hidden winch would be the best solution for this truck. It's more a question of clearance than blocking airflow. Someone needs to make a fairly cheap intercooler relocation kit as opposed to an entirely new intercooler like Full Race sells.

 

[Wilson]

I know there was some concern with possibly blocking airflow, and that maybe a few of the important bits were down behind the lower grille, but the Raptor that Ford has decked out for racing in the "Best in the Desert Stock Class" has a whole light bar set up blocking most of that lower grille area. So I would say it's clear to mount things there without too much worry at least. Ford techs did it, so it has to be legit, right? See pic and article below for more info.

Forbes Welcome

Per fb sounds like it's a problem