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Old 10-03-2017, 09:24 AM
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right. Switzer (big time GTR builders) just swapped new turbos on a 2017 Raptor, upgraded the port injectors, and made 550whp on mild boost.....so that port injection with the DI on the gen2 3.5 is a real game changer.
Sure except that according to Ford, the 3.5 in the Raptor and GT shares a common displacement with the 3.5 in the F150 and that is about it. Unless that's just more marketing bs.

Anyway, in this thread, who gives a rats *** about the 3.5EB, this is about the potential of the 2018 5.0 which one would expect should have seen 20hp and tq gains more than it did...but maybe they set it up for more low end while sacrificing top end power.
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My bet is the sandbagged it so they have a few years of “increases” left to add a bit each year.
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Numbers don't tell the whole story. 2018 RCSB 5.0's are now the fastest factory built F150's!
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Whipple is saying their kit on the 2018 mustang gt will make 775 rwhp through the 10 speed auto.
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Whipple is saying their kit on the 2018 mustang gt will make 775 rwhp through the 10 speed auto.
Nice, that means a solid 700RWHP for the F150's.
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We are gonna find out soon
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Originally Posted by 11screw50
Sure except that according to Ford, the 3.5 in the Raptor and GT shares a common displacement with the 3.5 in the F150 and that is about it. Unless that's just more marketing bs.

Anyway, in this thread, who gives a rats *** about the 3.5EB, this is about the potential of the 2018 5.0 which one would expect should have seen 20hp and tq gains more than it did...but maybe they set it up for more low end while sacrificing top end power.
The Raptor and regular truck motor are extremely close. There is a guy on the other forum who has torn down both and said the difference are minute.
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Numbers don't tell the whole story. 2018 RCSB 5.0's are now the fastest factory built F150's!
In the real world, where almost everyone buys crew cabs, this isnt so true. If you could get a RCSB 3.5L then I bet they would be neck and neck.
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In the real world, where almost everyone buys crew cabs, this isnt so true. If you could get a RCSB 3.5L then I bet they would be neck and neck.
True, the 14 Tremor EB ran no quicker than my 13 F150 RCSB 5.0. Both run 14.4 on a good day stock.
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My bet is the sandbagged it so they have a few years of “increases” left to add a bit each year.
Likely also because of emissions regulations as well.
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