Stealth Black Raptor R initial thoughts

[trav7314]

Stealth wrap looks pretty good on the Black color.

I debated with getting an R for a while and sometimes I still do, but your two points are exactly why I still have my EB. Unless you're flooring it all the time, the R is just another Raptor with good exhaust notes.

And the range...currently I'm averaging 16 mpg which gives me over 550 miles of range. That is bonkers and something I don't want to let go. So, I think the EB will stay with me for a while, maybe do a Stage 2 at some point and get a bit more power.

17.2 for me right now. Getting on it with the R would be a blast for the first month and then I'd be tired of the gas station.

OP, your truck looks great.

 

[weimer]

Wrap looks great. I almost bought a black TRX and I was going to do the stealth wrap on it.

 

[BaseModelRaptor]

Haha, that's harsh my guy. A Raptor is the best all around daily in my opinion, regardless of budget, I want to drive it everyday. The R is making me question that a bit. I do have another nice car, it demotes the R to a daily..

Harsh if you couldn’t afford a nice daily but I don’t think that’s the case.

 

[nd3]

OP, what's your suspension setup/lift?

 

[GordoJay]

Anyways this truck is dope but I am curious what other owners think of what’s been bothering me about my ownership experience

Those are the exact reasons that I never had any interest in the R. I was hoping that Ford would spend the money improving on the EB platform instead.

 

[Rezttu]

OP, what's your suspension setup/lift?

Just a set of RPG 2.25 perch collars for the front because of the 13.5 wide Toyo’s.

 

[robl3577]

Love the wrap but complaining about miles out of a tank is about like complaining your Ford GT doesn’t have enough trunk space.
Oh yeah and I did add a banks pedal monster to mine. Found the beauty of that from my gen 2 that i was disappointed in. The R doesn’t need a tune. I haven’t been able to find where the power runs out. But the pedal monster makes it peppy.

 

[zachery55]

Aside from all of the glorious wonderfulness that comes with this truck and spending what most here spent on it, two things have bothered me after owning it for 1k miles. Yes it’s my daily driver, and I drive quite a bit.

1. Day to day daily driving, it’s a bit sluggish, the truck just wants to be floored if you really want to feel what you spent your money on, otherwise I dare say my 2021 eco boost for daily driving might have been better. The Pro is when you punch it, it’s glorious, but are we all here flooring our raptor r every chance we get? Probably not. Think Tesla plaid, I’ve owned one, and that shit gets old.

2. Fuel economy, but before you even think about “wtf is a guy that buys this truck care about fuel economy for, stupid”. True I don’t care about mpg, but I care about range, my gen3 got 13mpg and a tank of gas got me 450 miles. I miss that. This truck gets me 340 miles on a full tank, that’s atrocious, maybe I’m spoiled, but I do not want to go to a gas station every 2 days, it’s a waste of my time. It’s a huge negative for me. What happens when the apocalypse comes and I can only go 340 miles on a single tank of gas? Survival for the fittest my friends.

Anyways this truck is dope but I am curious what other owners think of what’s been bothering me about my ownership experience
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Oh I could use more pics of this beauty. #blacktrucksmatter #blackRaptorsmatter
I’m doing a similar set up with mine. Did you wrap the bumper and flares as well or did those just end up working out so well? Also your points are the reason I didn’t stretch for the R. 1. It’s not money smart at these prices at all lol 2. I’ll just do the goosetune set up on mine and hope that it’s enough for me lol. I’m sure it will be. But truck looks good man. love the stealth look on these trucks

 

[RCorsa]

Wrap looks great but other mods are a little “extra” as my kids would say.

 

[GEN3LV]

Truck looks amazing all of your points are why I plan to just stick with my 22 3.5 its my daily and does everything I need. My need for speed it taken care of with my modified C7Z07. Do I still want one of course...