ECO-Raptor conversion

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03-29-2013, 08:15 AM

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At that price you could of twin turbo the stock 6.2 raptor. But to each his own. Also the silver didn't match that well.

Not really, there are plenty of guys who supercharged their 6.2L raptors and shot rods through the block. The 6.2L wasn't meant for forced-induction.

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03-29-2013, 08:28 AM

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Not really, there are plenty of guys who supercharged their 6.2L raptors and shot rods through the block. The 6.2L wasn't meant for forced-induction.

It's true the 6.2 needs a very good tune to handle boost. Cast pistons don't help but the problems early on were from crappy tunes and/or bad gas.

We are talking about more than 30k in price difference. That's a forged shortblock, turbo setup, upgraded suspension and the labor to have it all installed.

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03-29-2013, 09:53 AM

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For over a $100k you can build a forged 6.2 with twin turbos and be faster, stronger, and sound better than that Eco. Hell, you could buy a raptor for $60k, and drop another $40k in the engine and be better. I'm not seeing the appeal of this at all. Cool job and nice conversion but eh.