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Very similar experience here emailing the CEO of Costco. He didn't email me back. But 3 days later I got an email from Costco's concierge service, and boy had they changed their tune!

Yes, modifying vehicles from their factory condition can produce different performance from their factory performance. That's why it's most useful to compare stock vs stock. Going down the road of "just do this mod to that truck" is a never-ending game on both sides.

If you want 0.5 extra mpgs, stick with the factory 40+psi. If you want your luxury performance truck to drive like a luxury performance truck, go with these.

Is it at all possible that the Raptor and TRX are both awesome trucks, and nobody is an idiot for choosing either one of them?

Same here. Turns out they mean "This supercharger will support up to 2000 hp. That does not mean you can put this supercharger on an otherwise stock Raptor R and it will then make 2000 hp."

First thing I'd do is hit it with a can of ADM remover

I'll let you know in October when I take delivery of mine.

I actually agree with you. You are coming at it from the manufacturer's perspective. I am coming at it from the consumer's perspective. Now I do contend that the consumer's perspective is what will determine the "success" of the truck. In essence, you're giving Ford credit for good intentions...

I think you're discounting a couple incredibly important points: 1. TRXs are commonly available for $10-$11k off MSRP. Koons, Chapman, Dan Cummins, Granger, and more offer this deal. You have to order one and wait, but it's a sure thing. So you're actually comparing the $103k MSRP TRX that...

Very common. Mine did it for a long time and I took it to dealer. They reprogrammed TCM shift tables. It eventually came back. Then I got my cam phasers done and got the ECM reprogram that came with it, and that fixed the problem. IDK. I'm just reporting my experience.

I, for one, hope your science project is wildly successful!

I believe when it's said and done, the two trucks' performance will be very close. And given that the Raptor R will be so rare I'll likely never ride in one...I think TRX may have the value advantage, at least for the time being. You can order a base model TRX from several dealers nationwide for...

I think the "and whatnots" and "throwing it in" probably get you close to the cost of the Raptor R. No doubt it can be done. But it's a science project. You either gotta commit the time to do it yourself or pay a highly skilled customizer a lot of time at their highly skilled pay rate.

Does nobody else really question that 2,000 hp from the 5.2L predator is possible? That's more hp/liter than the Koenigsegg Jesko, which puts out 1,578 horsepower on E85 from a 5.0L and was considered in 2020 the most power per liter in the world.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-v8-ford-f-150-raptor-r-already-has-a-2000-hp-whipple-supercharger-upgrade Help me understand the numbers here. 385 horsepower per liter? Really? Folks just gonna be driving around with 2,000 horsepower under the skinny pedal?

I've got a TRX on order, so I follow that closely. If you order a black base model or a level 1, then you will probably get it within a couple months. One guy recently went from order submitted to truck was built and waiting to ship in less than 3 weeks. But that's not the norm. The norm is 4-6...

Would you share the final numbers on your TRX? When they first came out, one similarly equipped to my 802a 2nd gen Raptor would have been $91k sticker. Wondering what those are selling for out the door right now?

I think for years 19 and 20, the Limited was available with the 3.5L HO as an option.

Yes, and it works as advertised. I wash my truck and then let it dry. No blowing it off. No drying it. Nothing. And it dries spotless. It's a serious first world problem, but I really do enjoy the solution. The CR Spotless system you linked is the one I use.

1. That appears to be a good price in this market. 2. I have essentially the same truck in a different color, and I paid $64k for it new in June 2020. The past 2 years have been crazy.

I don't discount the validity of what everyone is saying. But there has been a clear difference from immediately pre-recall to immediately post-recall on the mpg reported by the trip odometer. And I gave it three tanks from three different gas stations to see if it was the quality of the gas...

That's fair. I don't have consistent hand-calc data. But from about a year ago (prior to the recall) I know that the trip odometer routinely reports about 15.0 mpg for me under normal daily driving conditions, and I calculated about 14mpg when I did the math at a pump. So my impression is that...

After the cam phaser recall and associated PCM reprogram my 2019 is consistently reporting about 1-1.5mpg less than before the reprogram. Now before everyone screams at once: I know the number reported by the trip odometer isn't accurate, and is optimistic. I understand there is a calibration...

Jeeps are terrible about developing surface rust if you look at them wrong. I feel like all manufacturers are falling short there these days. Toyotas had a terrible rust problem 10-20 years ago. The rear end of my 2019 had small spots of surface rust when I drove it off the lot with 100 miles. I...

POR-15 is good stuff. If you took the time to do the surface prep and applied the POR-15 according to the directions, that stuff will outlast the truck. Probably looks great too. Source: I did my lifted 2016 Jeep Rubicon's undercarriage with POR-15.