New 2017 Raptor, New Section.

[cups]

Seen a lot of off-road ecoboost trucks and they're fine

And they're fast! Plus getting the weight of the heavy pig 6.2l off the nose is going to be great

Not sure I like that heavy pig crack.

 

[Jimbo]

 

[TBONE21]

I'm just arguing with you because you're wrong every time you speak, not because I'm a fan of the V6. The Raptor got 5th in class in stock form when they ran it in 2009 in Baja. I don't know what place the EcoBoost truck got but I assume it did well. It didn't win, nor did the V8 so your point it moot.

Nobody is arguing with you that we enjoy our V8s more than the V6. We're saying that you saying that the V8 will outrun the V6 is wrong. Because it won't.


Now, I'm not sure how I feel about paddle shifters or a 10 speed. That's just excessive. Can I get a sequential 6 speed?

I'm wrong huh? That funny. Now that ten speed will be awesome. No dog for that dog fight. The v6 thing is very funny though.

 

[Westside Offroad Group]

if its like all the other ZF gearboxes with a million gears, the top few gears are just overdrive for highway cruising

 

[cups]

I haven't seen anyone try to connect the threads....
In another thread and also another forum, talking about the new GT; a 600 hp eb 6 is mentioned. Chances that is what Raptor will see?

 

[Westside Offroad Group]

real talk though, the new GT is the sickest car Ford has ever made

 

[factive]

fingers crossed they'll offer an 'r' version with a proper motor

 

[Pt2285]

its still the same truck, its just 500lbs less with aluminum frame and V6 twin turbo. offroad i would think you want all the low end torque from V8 or Straight block. seems like the V6TT is for all out HP and top end. maybe of the rpm band of the turbos are from idle to 2k. 10 speed trans sounds cool, but im thinking weaker gears at the point also. i think once the truck is out and the interior products come up for sale, thats gonna be the ticket to mod out the current generation of trucks. i think ford did a great job making a truck for the street queen users.

 

[WyoStorm]

Do the TTV6 guys believe this engine can be counted on for long term (200k like) reliability? I trust my 6.2 for that.

As to the sound, personally I still miss the sound of old pushrod v8's. We can make our current v8's sound good but not great IMO. What about a v6? No matter how you slice it sound is part of the equation as is reliability.

Does anybody think the ecoboost will really get much better gas mileage the way we drive them.

 

[Huck]

Do the TTV6 guys believe this engine can be counted on for long term (200k like) reliability? I trust my 6.2 for that.

As to the sound, personally I still miss the sound of old pushrod v8's. We can make our current v8's sound good but not great IMO. What about a v6? No matter how you slice it sound is part of the equation as is reliability.

Does anybody think the ecoboost will really get much better gas mileage the way we drive them.

I had vw 1.8t with 235k miles on it.