Eco/5.0 Raptor
01-12-2013, 02:50 PM
#21
Senior Member
There are a 3 reasons I can think of, none of which has to do with genitals, lol.
First, when released there were no F/I classes in Baja. You can't sell 'Born in Baja' when it would be disqualified because of its powerplant. The ECO hero trucks had a big impact in changing the rules.
Second, running through the desert at 50+ mph is much harder on an engine than driving down the road. The Eco hero trucks were not run in stock configurations, they had performance based charge piping, huge intercoolers, ran on race gas and had custom tunes. That isn't to say Ford couldn't adjust the platform to compensate. I think it was a matter of timing coupled with my first point.
Third, EPAS in its current configuration is not robust enough for Raptor use. The Eco and 5.0 do not have provisions for hydraulic steering. Again, it is something that could be overcome but because of point 1 and 2, it was moot.
Now that SCORE has opened up two classes to factory F/I engines, the Eco, 5.0 and Raptor are extremely successful and Ford is pushing to reduce mass - my gut tells me there will be a Raptor-like vehicle with an Eco/5.0 in 2015-16.
First, when released there were no F/I classes in Baja. You can't sell 'Born in Baja' when it would be disqualified because of its powerplant. The ECO hero trucks had a big impact in changing the rules.
Second, running through the desert at 50+ mph is much harder on an engine than driving down the road. The Eco hero trucks were not run in stock configurations, they had performance based charge piping, huge intercoolers, ran on race gas and had custom tunes. That isn't to say Ford couldn't adjust the platform to compensate. I think it was a matter of timing coupled with my first point.
Third, EPAS in its current configuration is not robust enough for Raptor use. The Eco and 5.0 do not have provisions for hydraulic steering. Again, it is something that could be overcome but because of point 1 and 2, it was moot.
Now that SCORE has opened up two classes to factory F/I engines, the Eco, 5.0 and Raptor are extremely successful and Ford is pushing to reduce mass - my gut tells me there will be a Raptor-like vehicle with an Eco/5.0 in 2015-16.
01-12-2013, 02:55 PM
#22
LONE STAR
That's a really good explanation. I have to agree that I think we will see a lower displacement engine with a blower in a future Raptor.
There are a 3 reasons I can think of, none of which has to do with genitals, lol.
First, when released there were no F/I classes in Baja. You can't sell 'Born in Baja' when it would be disqualified because of its powerplant. The ECO hero trucks had a big impact in changing the rules.
Second, running through the desert at 50+ mph is much harder on an engine than driving down the road. The Eco hero trucks were not run in stock configurations, they had performance based charge piping, huge intercoolers, ran on race gas and had custom tunes. That isn't to say Ford couldn't adjust the platform to compensate. I think it was a matter of timing coupled with my first point.
Third, EPAS in its current configuration is not robust enough for Raptor use. The Eco and 5.0 do not have provisions for hydraulic steering. Again, it is something that could be overcome but because of point 1 and 2, it was moot.
Now that SCORE has opened up two classes to factory F/I engines, the Eco, 5.0 and Raptor are extremely successful and Ford is pushing to reduce mass - my gut tells me there will be a Raptor-like vehicle with an Eco/5.0 in 2015-16.
First, when released there were no F/I classes in Baja. You can't sell 'Born in Baja' when it would be disqualified because of its powerplant. The ECO hero trucks had a big impact in changing the rules.
Second, running through the desert at 50+ mph is much harder on an engine than driving down the road. The Eco hero trucks were not run in stock configurations, they had performance based charge piping, huge intercoolers, ran on race gas and had custom tunes. That isn't to say Ford couldn't adjust the platform to compensate. I think it was a matter of timing coupled with my first point.
Third, EPAS in its current configuration is not robust enough for Raptor use. The Eco and 5.0 do not have provisions for hydraulic steering. Again, it is something that could be overcome but because of point 1 and 2, it was moot.
Now that SCORE has opened up two classes to factory F/I engines, the Eco, 5.0 and Raptor are extremely successful and Ford is pushing to reduce mass - my gut tells me there will be a Raptor-like vehicle with an Eco/5.0 in 2015-16.