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Those snouts in the grille are just begging to be made functional. Perhaps I'll cannibalize my old xlt chrome grille first in an attempt to make it so. I've tried to give the thing away and nobody will take it. LOL.
Mike
I was looking at that too when I had it apart, I was thinking some kind of driving light, maybe a pencil type beam.
I was looking at that too when I had it apart, I was thinking some kind of driving light, maybe a pencil type beam.
I think the "nostrils" on the XL, XLT and STX actually look good the way they are. I hated the XL/XLT 2015-17 grille; yes, it made for an easy Raptor grille swap being standalone and less integrated, but just looked so cheap and tacked-on, like a Tradesman or SLT RAM. On the 2018 there's actually some continuity and flow to the front end, like the Super Duty.
Originally Posted by OCMike
It seems like there was a brace or support right behind the snout that would have to be relocated. Pretty far down on the list right now for me.
Mike
Maybe you could do some cutting and put Rigid or Baja cubes there? lol that would be a very strictly off-road affair though, with them being so high up.
I think the "nostrils" on the XL, XLT, and STX actually look good the way they are. I hated the XL/XLT 2015-17 grille; yes, it made for an easy Raptor grille swap being standalone and less integrated, but just looked so cheap and tacked-on, like a Tradesman or SLT RAM. On 2018 there's actually some continuity and flow to the front end, like the Super Duty.
Maybe you could do some cutting and put Rigid or Baja cubes there? lol, that would be a very strictly off-road affair though, with them being so high up.
At least without any other traffic on the road...lol
My 79 had a roll bar with (4) aircraft landing lights, almost got nailed by a peace officer coming home at 2 AM on a back road within blocks of my house, he said it looked like daylight coming around the curve..lol
Question, what made you decide on the Whipple over the Rousch and VMP superchargers?
With the supplied tune the Whipple makes about more 100WHP. Roush can make a lot of power too but their supplied tune is very conservative. I don't think VMP is doing 2018s yet, perhaps that's changed I haven't checked recently.
I wanted to just start off with a basic safe "Warranty" tune and go from there, I'm still running that the latest version of that tune but that might change next spring.
Whipple was also first to offer a Super Charger kit for 2018s and had an actual product, I ordered my blower a few weeks after ordering the truck as soon as I had a VIN when Lethal Performance had a 15% off after Christmas sale. Roush had press release early on but didn't deliver actual product till late last summer as I recall. Not sure if they ever have sales either. They don't seem to be setup for the self installer as much as Whipple.
The Whipple is 100% reversible too if you decided for what ever reason it's not for you. The Roush requires some of the timing cover to be ground off, I think an A/C and balancer pulley also must be changed on a Roush.
All are good products, so I don't want to start a war.
With the supplied tune the Whipple makes about more 100WHP. Roush can make a lot of power too but their supplied tune is very conservative. I don't think VMP is doing 2018s yet, perhaps that's changed I haven't checked recently.
I wanted to just start off with a basic safe "Warranty" tune and go from there, I'm still running that the latest version of that tune but that might change next spring.
Whipple was also first to offer a Super Charger kit for 2018s and had an actual product, I ordered my blower a few weeks after ordering the truck as soon as I had a VIN when Lethal Performance had a 15% off after Christmas sale. Roush had press release early on but didn't deliver actual product till late last summer as I recall. Not sure if they ever have sales either. They don't seem to be set up for the self-installer as much as Whipple.
The Whipple is 100% reversible too if you decided for whatever reason it's not for you. The Roush requires some of the timing covers to be ground off, I think an A/C and balancer pulley also must be changed on a Roush.
All are good products, so I don't want to start a war there.
Mike
Good info, no wars it's my question and my thread...lol
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