- A well matched F150 exhaust system will improve performance through out the Raptor power range.
- The best systems are mandrel bent or hydro formed for low restriction and maximum flow.
- You will see improvements in horse power, torque and mileage.
- Your Raptor exhaust system should be easy installation for DIY.
- There should be a great warranty backed by an established company. Instructions should be easy to read and understand.
- Your new exhaust kit should be Raptor specific.
Picking a F150 Raptor Exhaust System can be a frustrating experience, there are so many brands and types to choose from. These choices range from mild street to all out performance, regardless what you pick there are always compromises to be made when it comes to performance choices. First you must decide what your going to be using your new F150 Raptor for, daily driver with an occasional trip wheeling, towing your toys to the dunes and last but not least an all out wheeler and or crawler. The performance Raptor Exhaust you end up purchasing will have and effect on one or all of these scenarios, here's why.
The first and most important reason for purchasing a Raptor performance Exhaust system is the factory system, for the Raptor the stock exhaust is restrictive, as much as if not more than 34% this can be caused by tight un-uniform bends in the exhaust, rough or out of alignment joints and the use of flange or ball and socket joints that cause turbulence with in the system all contributing too substantial power loss due to high back pressure in the stock Raptor exhaust system. There are two basic solutions for these Raptor exhaust problems, and the high quality manufactures use them to reduce turbulence and back pressure for the Raptor exhaust. One is by using mandrel bent tubing to prevent the bends from being distorted thus eliminating most turbulence in the areas of the exhaust bends. The other is by using tight slip joints eliminating the use of ball and socket or flange joints, all quality products use this method or welding the joints which can get very expensive to manufacture.
Second most of us use our Raptor trucks for daily drivers with an occasional trip out wheeling where we use our Raptor trucks in the 2,000 to 4,000 RPM range with a spurt to 5 to 6,000 revolutions per minutes your factory Raptor exhaust is designed to operate in that RPM range, how ever there is still un-tapped power and torque to be had and some extra mileage too, you can get more from a custom Raptor exhaust. Very seldom will the average Raptor owner take his engine to the extreme end. If your going to be using your Raptor for a all out high end racer then you need a big diameter open exhaust system with a flow through muffler and large tube exhaust headers. to move gob's of high volume exhaust gases. If you try to use this system on your daily driver you will destroy your Raptor low end torque. Why, a large diameter pipe will allow for big top end power how ever with out the proper exhaust muffler sizing it reduces the scavenger effect of the inertial flow on the low RPM range resulting in a great deal of torque loss. There are manufactures for the Raptor exhaust system that know this and build their system from headers to tail pipe with this very knowledge choosing to build a better system not a bigger one.
By choosing a Raptor exhaust that fits your needs you will have a F150 Raptor that will respond to all your all your needs, most performance exhaust are for all out running, very seldom will run your Raptor at the top end of the RPM range, and these so called performance exhaust leave allot to be desired on low end, they may sound great and look good but will they perform all your Raptor tasks, towing, climbing and daily driving, is your system matched to your Raptor needs will your exhaust perform for you.
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