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<blockquote data-quote="Reptar" data-source="post: 759550" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>ummm it wasn't built with the primary focus of towing, but it still was built to tow. That's why it's got an 8k lb tow rating for the screw, a trailer hitch already wired up, an integrated trailer brake controller, a tow/haul mode, and a dedicated secondary odometer for trailer mileage. </p><p></p><p>If Ford stripped the towing ability of the Raptor it would most definitely have hurt the sales. I see Raptors towing all the time. I certainly wouldn't have bought one if it was a pu55ified truck that couldn't tow because almost 20% of my mileage on the raptor is with a trailer hooked up. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The upsides are I don't have to spend another $50k for a dedicated tow rig to drive all of 2k miles a year, and instead I can use my Raptor for that 2k miles a year worth of towing by having a multi-purpose vehicle. And 1-2 mpg better, almost 30k miles on my truck so far, if I got 13.5 mpg avg instead of 12.0 mpg avg it would have saved me 278 gallons of fuel so far, or about $1,000 in gas....it's not multi-thousands, but hey it's free money. Add in a torque curve that's flat as a table top, there are upsides. There's downsides as well don't get me wrong, but there certainly are upsides.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ummm that's total BS lol. The 6.2 isn't designed as a high hp/torq for high rev range. It's got what a 6k RPM rev limiter? It's not a 7500 RPM 5.0 Boss Mustang engine lol. There's NOTHING raptor-specific about the 6.2L engine, it's the EXACT same 6.2 that is in the Platinum and Harley F-150's that were built as well, and they aren't high speed sand/mud/offroading trucks lol. The Raptor has ORM and 4.10's, etc. to help tune it for optimal offroading, but the 6.2 engine itself is not some special desert runner engine. It's a standard f150 6.2L engine that makes the same hp, same tq, at the same rpm, as the regular f150's that also have the 6.2, which is designed for max power and torque at as low RPMs as possible for towing and hauling. But since it's not forced induction, that power band can only come in at so low of an RPM. The ecoboost being a forced induction engine has the big advantage on low end torque from that magical thing called boost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reptar, post: 759550, member: 1883"] ummm it wasn't built with the primary focus of towing, but it still was built to tow. That's why it's got an 8k lb tow rating for the screw, a trailer hitch already wired up, an integrated trailer brake controller, a tow/haul mode, and a dedicated secondary odometer for trailer mileage. If Ford stripped the towing ability of the Raptor it would most definitely have hurt the sales. I see Raptors towing all the time. I certainly wouldn't have bought one if it was a pu55ified truck that couldn't tow because almost 20% of my mileage on the raptor is with a trailer hooked up. The upsides are I don't have to spend another $50k for a dedicated tow rig to drive all of 2k miles a year, and instead I can use my Raptor for that 2k miles a year worth of towing by having a multi-purpose vehicle. And 1-2 mpg better, almost 30k miles on my truck so far, if I got 13.5 mpg avg instead of 12.0 mpg avg it would have saved me 278 gallons of fuel so far, or about $1,000 in gas....it's not multi-thousands, but hey it's free money. Add in a torque curve that's flat as a table top, there are upsides. There's downsides as well don't get me wrong, but there certainly are upsides. Ummm that's total BS lol. The 6.2 isn't designed as a high hp/torq for high rev range. It's got what a 6k RPM rev limiter? It's not a 7500 RPM 5.0 Boss Mustang engine lol. There's NOTHING raptor-specific about the 6.2L engine, it's the EXACT same 6.2 that is in the Platinum and Harley F-150's that were built as well, and they aren't high speed sand/mud/offroading trucks lol. The Raptor has ORM and 4.10's, etc. to help tune it for optimal offroading, but the 6.2 engine itself is not some special desert runner engine. It's a standard f150 6.2L engine that makes the same hp, same tq, at the same rpm, as the regular f150's that also have the 6.2, which is designed for max power and torque at as low RPMs as possible for towing and hauling. But since it's not forced induction, that power band can only come in at so low of an RPM. The ecoboost being a forced induction engine has the big advantage on low end torque from that magical thing called boost. [/QUOTE]
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