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Couple questions on my 2018 Raptor
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<blockquote data-quote="jaz13" data-source="post: 1199826" data-attributes="member: 24095"><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k159M8QhCIE" target="_blank">This is a great video</a> explaining why Stop-Start is not as hard on an engine and starter as most people think. Cliff-Notes version is there is no engine wear restarting a hot engine that is currently bathed in oil. Fuel injection doesn't waste fuel at startup the way old carburetors did. And it is easy to design a starter motor so it is rated for 100s of thousands of cycles. </p><p></p><p>As for the delayed start, it takes me longer to move my foot from the brake to the gas than it does for the engine to fire up. If I'm anxious to get a quick launch, letting a little pressure off the brake starts the engine up. </p><p></p><p>I don't love it and I don't hate it.</p><p></p><p>As for handling around a corner, off-road performance and on-road performance are not compatible and trade-offs have to be made. This truck compromises on-road performance by design with it's higher stance, softer suspension, longer travel, and enormous rubber sidewalls. It will always be one of the most squirly vehicles on the road because of these off-road focused design decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaz13, post: 1199826, member: 24095"] [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k159M8QhCIE"]This is a great video[/URL] explaining why Stop-Start is not as hard on an engine and starter as most people think. Cliff-Notes version is there is no engine wear restarting a hot engine that is currently bathed in oil. Fuel injection doesn't waste fuel at startup the way old carburetors did. And it is easy to design a starter motor so it is rated for 100s of thousands of cycles. As for the delayed start, it takes me longer to move my foot from the brake to the gas than it does for the engine to fire up. If I'm anxious to get a quick launch, letting a little pressure off the brake starts the engine up. I don't love it and I don't hate it. As for handling around a corner, off-road performance and on-road performance are not compatible and trade-offs have to be made. This truck compromises on-road performance by design with it's higher stance, softer suspension, longer travel, and enormous rubber sidewalls. It will always be one of the most squirly vehicles on the road because of these off-road focused design decisions. [/QUOTE]
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