{"id":20433,"date":"2022-07-20T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-turn-your-v8-ford-f-150-into-a-budget-raptor-r\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T18:16:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:16:51","slug":"how-to-turn-your-v8-ford-f-150-into-a-budget-raptor-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-turn-your-v8-ford-f-150-into-a-budget-raptor-r\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Your V8 Ford F-150 Into a Budget Raptor R"},"content":{"rendered":"
Earlier this week, the new V8-powered Ford Raptor R debuted with a claimed 700 horsepower and a price of $109,145. That’s a hefty amount of scratch, and that’s not including the tens of thousands in markups that will inevitably get Sharpie’d onto window stickers. But then again, it’s a hefty piece of hardware\u2014the engine output seems like enough to slow the Earth’s rotation when pointed due east, and the truck weighs in at 5,950 pounds. With a price so high and such a tunable engine, it begs the question: Could one make their own 2022 F-150-based V8 monster for less money?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As I originally wrote about for our sister publication Car Bibles<\/em> last fall, it’s possible to buy a gigantic Whipple supercharger direct from Ford Performance\u2014warranty and all\u2014and have your local Ford dealer plop it on top of any current Coyote-V8-powered Ford F-150. This investment ain’t cheap, it was reported to cost $7,350 for the supercharger kit and $3,000 for labor last year but it looks like the retail price on the supercharger alone is $9,500 now. But, considering you could toss it onto a V8 F-150 4X4 with a locking rear differential that costs $41,085 after destination, you’re still well below six figures on the truck. This combo is good for a claimed 700 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque, which is less torque than the R (with 640 lb-ft), but a shorter 3.73 axle ratio (as opposed to a standard 3.31) on the Ford build sheet might help make up for that in terms of acceleration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n At first, this isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison because the Raptor R has immense off-road chops in addition to making all that ice-cap-melting power. However, because the lowly base F-150 4X4 with a big supercharger costs so much less money, you could dig into the glorious aftermarket and still make your own Raptor R for less than what Ford is asking? Let’s discuss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWheels, Tires, Suspension, and Armor<\/h2>\n