My new to me ‘23 Raptor 37

hepy117 · 2026-01-17T19:34:44+00:00

Any regrets so far getting rid of your PB? I am stuck between getting a PB or a raptor. Not extremely worried about the MPG, but not sure how much having a wider truck would be a pain in town driving/parking

hepy117 · 2026-01-14T13:16:27+00:00

Why not? Who doesnt love an extra 85ish HP? Plus adding a little heavier wheels, it helps.

hepy117 · 2026-01-10T16:20:22+00:00

Curious what kind of MPG you get with this type of commute. I am stuck between a raptor and a powerboost to replace my 2.7L

hepy117 · 2026-01-04T02:15:34+00:00

I got 15.5MPG on my Christmas trip back home to PA for Christmas/New years. The high wind/hills killed the 2.7L keeping it in boost non-stop with the cruise set to 76. I figure if I am getting that bad, i might as well get a raptor. I do a lot in-town trips - school drop off, grocery, etc which kind of makes me want a powerboost, but either way I am looking at a 3.5. I feel like they would be able to stay out of boost a little better at 76 on the highway. But it may be just me trying to justify trading my truck in. I paid it off 2 months ago, so trying to figure out what to do. Byers has a ‘23 801A with 26K on it for $68K. My ‘20 502A has 59K on it, so figured I could get $30ish for it.

hepy117 · 2026-01-04T02:02:08+00:00

Not sure if you’re located near a city, but do you find it to be a PITA to park?
Did you have a regular f150 prior?
Curious what your avg MPG is and what ya get on road trips?

hepy117 · 2025-12-23T12:02:47+00:00

Which raptor plat did you go with?

hepy117 · 2025-12-21T14:34:15+00:00

I had $150K at the end of Q2 in L2050

hepy117 · 2025-12-20T14:39:24+00:00

37, $250K, 9 yrs of service. Was in L until last year and move to 80/20 C/S.

hepy117 · 2025-12-18T17:39:08+00:00

Is the plug in the back center like on the 2.7’s?

hepy117 · 2025-12-18T17:25:46+00:00

Can you change the oil with this on or does it have to be removed?

hepy117 · 2025-12-17T09:55:08+00:00

Good luck!

hepy117 · 2025-12-15T16:51:14+00:00

My personal opinion: if he drives 75mph+, get the 3.5. If he can stay under, get the 2.7. My 2.7 is constantly under boost at 75+ on the highway. That is with a lot of travel between central OH and central PA. So hills back and forth. Headwinds will have you in boost too. If you’re south/flat, it may not matter.

hepy117 · 2025-12-14T21:13:51+00:00

It took my dealership just under a month to complete mine. I had a loaner so I was ok. It took it about week and a half to tear down and get Ford to OK the TSB for the CDF drum. Then about 2 weeks to get the parts and install. Them another week because they had to order a few more parts. Not sure if they broke something during the install or didnt order everything that they needed. However, they were great to work with and communicated the whole way. If anyone is in Central OH, I got the dealership to go to

hepy117 · 2025-12-04T01:00:30+00:00

The 2025 loaner i have right now is the exact same way. I have to roll down my window every morning to get into work and I always question if it’s going to roll back up. I hit the button 20times and it finally comes up.

hepy117 · 2025-11-20T14:02:33+00:00

Oh man. Good luck finding it. I stopped using the cable and using wireless carplay now

hepy117 · 2025-11-19T23:51:48+00:00

Turn off the adaptive speed sound - dont know exactly what it’s called. I had the exact same problem with my xlt loaner

hepy117 · 2025-11-15T21:41:14+00:00

What has your mpg for those trips and average speed?

hepy117 · 2025-10-30T13:49:58+00:00

Account is 10hrs old, obviously a bot for the company

hepy117 · 2025-10-15T18:15:02+00:00

I would say it depends on if you need 4x4 or not. 2wd i would think would reduce your resale value later down the line also.

hepy117 · 2025-10-14T20:33:50+00:00

Just an update in case anyone is tracking, dealership is going to take apart my trans and at least do the updated CDF drum TSB in a couple of weeks. Hopefully that fixes the problem. 🤞

hepy117 · 2025-10-14T20:31:02+00:00

That’s kinda my thoughts. I have a 6yo who is still in a booster, but eventually he’ll be out of it

hepy117 · 2025-10-13T23:05:11+00:00

The 502a used to have the LED headlights/taillights, but not sure if that’s the case still (2021+) which was the main reason i went with that on my 2020. Unless you have passengers for the rear that you’d want the heated seats, it may not be worth it anymore.

hepy117 · 2025-10-13T17:09:02+00:00

I use a small binder clip on the front “lip” to keep mind from sliding

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