Texas Raptor Run Mods and product reviews

[BigScott]

I am really enjoying seeing all the pictures and reading the stories thus far. I know you guys and gals are tired after a long weekend. I have been reading this forum for a year about different modifications, products, upgrades, lights, etc, etc.
After you all really pushed your trucks this last weekend at this epIc event of a true test, I would love to have a thread with a good review of how your mods did. Positives, negatives, wish I would have gotten this instead of that for this reason, wasted my money on this part, essential upgrades, stuff everyone considered a must have, how well this held up, etc etc.

Just asking, I apologize if this was covered somewhere else. Looking for more specifics rather than general takeaways after you all got together and really pushed these trucks.

Wish I could have come. Hope to prepare according for the next one!

Joe, I have a few RPG things to show you. I'll help you get your truck ready. Not sure when I'll get home

Scott

 

[MrGreen33]

VHF antenna mount... No drilling, pressure mounted on the tailgate stayed put!! It also preformed great!!

Can you please give us product details on the VHF pressure mounted antenna..

Thanks in Advance!!

Btw, great post!!! Pictures show us you guys had a sweet time in Texas. Hopefully if theres one next year, can make it out there.

Thanks again!!

 

[Squatting Dog]

Antenna:
Laird tech BB1322W

Base loaded 1/2 wave no ground plane antenna. High temperature ABS housing, triple plated brass fittings, machined Delrin coil, gold plated contact and quick rod disconnect.

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Mount:
Diamond K412SNMO

The Diamond K412SNMO is a deluxe, adjustable antenna mount for trunks or hatch backs. It features a NMO base and 13.5 feet of RG316/U coax cable terminating in an SMA male plug. This mount is rated to 500 watts FM, 700 watts PEP SSB

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I take no credit for this setup.. BigJ gets all the credit!
-Greg

 

[Madcowranch]

Antenna:
Laird tech BB1322W

Base loaded 1/2 wave no ground plane antenna. High temperature ABS housing, triple plated brass fittings, machined Delrin coil, gold plated contact and quick rod disconnect.

View attachment 7897

Mount:
Diamond K412SNMO

The Diamond K412SNMO is a deluxe, adjustable antenna mount for trunks or hatch backs. It features a NMO base and 13.5 feet of RG316/U coax cable terminating in an SMA male plug. This mount is rated to 500 watts FM, 700 watts PEP SSB

View attachment 7898

I take no credit for this setup.. BigJ gets all the credit!
-Greg

Forgot to ask you Greg but were you guys with radios talking on them much? Are you glad you had it for the Run? I was really debating getting one.

 

[KaiserM715]

Forgot to ask you Greg but were you guys with radios talking on them much? Are you glad you had it for the Run? I was really debating getting one.

I will definitely have one for the next run and will also be using a BigJ setup.

 

[Smokinjo]

Joe, I have a few RPG things to show you. I'll help you get your truck ready. Not sure when I'll get home

Scott

Thanks Scott
Interested to see what you learned. I'm thinking Stage 4 with some additional upgrades to the front. Still sorting things out over here with the wife recovering. May be Summer before I get to it. It would be pure torture to order it now and see it sitting in the garage for months due to time constraints. These days, if I could just find a day to wash the damn thing I would feel better about it. Oh well, long as its dirty, don't mind hitting whatever dirt I can find when time permits.

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

I did Friday and Saturday stock (except for the mid perch which I got done prior to the run).

I had RPG Stage 3 installed Saturday and did the night run with that.

The difference was immediately noticeable. CineSLR rode with me on the midnight run (he drives a SCREW too) and we both were super impressed with the ride quality improvements.

Makes me want to do my front end now so I can catch up on plushness.

mid perch made life a LOT better (i'm hearing stock perchers hit their skidplates more).
Stage 3 made the ride way more comfortable and added the confidence I needed for frame support.

I installed Stage 3 the week before the run, and it took the amount of fun out there to a new level.

I plan to do a full write-up on the installation and review - but wanted to wait until after the run to do so. It will probably sound like I'm getting paid to sell RPG Gear by the time I'm done with it (of course I am not) but that's how much I liked it.

RPG installed the National springs on Friday and it was a night and day difference. THe rear felt so planted and much smoother!

Many thanks to Cory, Jarrett and the other RPG guys.

For you guys that did the national springs, 3 questions:

1.) SCab or SCrew?
2.) The regular or heavy duty National springs installed?
3.) How did they perform? (Apparently great)

Because stage 3 is on my long list...

 

[panda]

2010 Scab, National Standard Springs - perform great on and off road. This should seriously be the first upgrade you do to the truck. Move it to the top of the list.

 

[Squatting Dog]

2012 SCrew
Standards
"Epic" (here is what Jarrett wrote on facebook and why I used this word to describe it..)

Raptor Performance Group wrote: "Thanks Greg! We're proud to be the vendor who's kit took the record for most epic jump at the run! "

-Greg

 

[Squatting Dog]

Forgot to ask you Greg but were you guys with radios talking on them much? Are you glad you had it for the Run? I was really debating getting one.

Yes/no.. I was more listening and acting as a sweeper.. It was great knowing what was going on the track.. Listening to vhf and gmrs/frs radios... We knew where problems were before we got to them... It would have been great if more trucks had them.

-Greg