Whipple Superchargers is making it simpler for Ford Bronco Raptor homeowners to extract extra energy from the twin-turbocharged V6. It launched a Stage 1 tuning equipment that will increase horsepower and torque, improves drivability, and modifications parameters just like the transmission’s shift factors.
Inventory, the Bronco Raptor’s 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6 delivers 418 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque. The tuning equipment provides as much as 60 horses and 80 pound-feet when the six-cylinder burns 93-octane gasoline, bringing the SUV’s whole output to 478 and 520, respectively. Extra energy is tough to argue in opposition to, particularly in a performance-oriented off-roader, and the equipment makes extra of the engine’s torque out there at about 2,000 rpm for a extra linear energy curve. It additionally updates the 10-speed computerized transmission’s shift factors to make higher use of the additional energy. And, Whipple claims that consumers who set up its Stage 1 equipment will achieve the flexibility to put in jumbo, 44-inch tires and set up larger axles.
The bundle additionally features a beefier intercooler referred to as Mega Cooler with a 58% larger inside core quantity and a 144% enhance in exterior fin floor. Whipple notes that the Mega Cooler achieves a 32-degree drop in temperature on a dyno, and it provides that the real-world quantity needs to be greater. In flip, the colder air brings extra oxygen to the engine and let the tuner enhance the ignition system’s spark advance.
A number of different software program updates are a part of the equipment. It will increase the Bronco Raptor’s high velocity to 135 mph (up from 111 mph for the inventory SUV), deletes the stop-start system, and makes modifications to the pedal mapping. The factory-programmed driving modes stay.
On-sale now, the Whipple Stage 1 equipment prices $1,850 (the out there semi-gloss black end prices $50 further) and takes about two and a half hours to put in. Whipple says that no main mechanical modifications are required to suit the equipment as a result of it consists of bolt-on parts. Nonetheless, there is no phrase but on whether or not the software program will probably be authorized in California, which started cracking down on ECU tunes in 2021.
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