New to the Raptor world and LOVING IT!

[akflier]

I've been lurking around here since I ordered my 2014 SCREW SE back in late January. I live in Alaska and the local dealers get TOP dollar for anything SVT, so we opted to purchase the truck in Washington state which is fairly common around here. Saved $10G by doing so and had a great experience with Horizon Ford in Tukwilla WA the whole way.
I wont bore anyone with the long details, but we (wife and I) thought it would be fun to drive that bad boy the 2600 miles home to Alaska. We were not disappointed. As hoped, we found many side excursions down dirt roads to scenic sites along the way. We decided to drive from the Seattle area up through BC, which was amazing!
I knew the Raptor could handle the sometimes rough Canadian roads, but I had no idea how awesome it would be running 80-90 MPH (not KPH) through the rough mountain roads and hitting the speed governor at around 110 MPH along the straighter stretches. Truly made a possibly boring trip exciting and fun.
I have added a few pics from our trip since I believe it didn't happen if there are no photos.
I've already got a few accessories for the Raptor, and am looking forward to referring to this forum for ideas and advice in the future. Next stop, RSI Works for some extra light!

 

[Witchy]

Nice pics. Welcome

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

morning...........

 

[jackrook]

I'll trade you my truck for your cabin. That way your wife can have her own Raptor.

slowest member of WCPR

 

[Ricky B]

Nice house!!

 

[mike.s]

So the new raptors have a 110 limiter? Mine was 100 before I got it tuned.

 

[akflier]

I'll trade you my truck for your cabin. That way your wife can have her own Raptor.

Ha, sadly that's not our cabin. That's the Bear Paw Lodge in BC. Stayed one short night before continuing heading north. We live in a regular old house...

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So the new raptors have a 110 limiter? Mine was 100 before I got it tuned.

I confirmed about a half dozen times, I hit the wall right as the needle hovered over 110. Not sure what other years had, but I thought I'd read somewhere on here that it was 108...

 

[ZBoater]

Try the SVC tune. That's limited to only 200...

 

[akflier]

Try the SVC tune. That's limited to only 200...

I've been looking at tuners, but mainly just the 5star. What's your opinion between the 5star and SCV? (Haven't heard on the SCV yet)

 

[ZBoater]

That's a tough one. You can't go wrong with either. Check this thread out.

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/showthread.php?t=35083

I'm rocking the SVC tune right now and love it. It depends what you like. It's a Coke vs Pepsi thing in my mind. There might be some under the hood differences but from a simple user perspective, I like the SVC because it's only one tune and works in all situations. With 5Star you get different tunes for different situations (economy, performance, towing, etc.). Check that thread out for other perspectives.