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 package that will increase horsepower and torque, improves drivability, and adjustments 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 package provides as much as 60 horses and 80 pound-feet when the six-cylinder burns 93-octane gasoline, bringing the SUV’s complete output to 478 and 520, respectively. Extra energy is troublesome to argue towards, particularly in a performance-oriented off-roader, and the package makes extra of the engine’s torque accessible at about 2,000 rpm for a extra linear energy curve. It additionally updates the 10-speed automated transmission’s shift factors to make higher use of the additional energy. And, Whipple claims that consumers who set up its Stage 1 package will achieve the power to put in jumbo, 44-inch tires and set up greater axles.
The bundle additionally features a beefier intercooler known as Mega Cooler with a 58% higher inner core quantity and a 144% improve 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 must be increased. In flip, the colder air brings extra oxygen to the engine and let the tuner improve the ignition system’s spark advance.
A number of different software program updates are a part of the package. It will increase the Bronco Raptor’s prime velocity to 135 mph (up from 111 mph for the inventory SUV), deletes the stop-start system, and makes adjustments to the pedal mapping. The factory-programmed driving modes stay.
On-sale now, the Whipple Stage 1 package prices $1,850 (the accessible semi-gloss black end prices $50 additional) and takes about two and a half hours to put in. Whipple says that no main mechanical modifications are required to suit the package as a result of it consists of bolt-on elements. Nonetheless, there is not any phrase but on whether or not the software program can be authorized in California, which started cracking down on ECU tunes in 2021.
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