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Well, would you buy one? Motor lasts ~50-60k, bunch of other issues and awful handling, as usual. I doubt that chasis is stiff enough for "new" independent suspension. And it is 37k, i doubt the isurance is cheap too. For that pricetag, i'd pick sti any day or evo if this is one's preference. V8 runs these numbers, not ecopoop 4.4 stock. Ecoboost must be seriusly tuned for it, mind you it is unreliable in the stock form. One of the biggest engine recolls a year ago... Btw i had evo x for 2 years and know this car inside out. As well as 3x wrx es i had over the years Modern inexpensive enthusiast car youd be: lighter then 3500lbs, better then 0.98 on the skidpad (no too fancy tires), faster then 4.7 0-60 stock, have 200k designed motor, transmission etc.

No offence but i'm with frederik here evo 9 or previous is very nice and more robust car then evox. Better in quality by much. Ford st is very hyped, not very good vehicle with very limited capabilities. Please do not compare it with it's eu brother, they are very different, us model is missing entire suspension and a lot more. Today's market is pretty empty for really good enthusiast cars. 2015 sti and evox x are virtually the last remaining under 40k. And unil you hit 80-100, it is empty again. This is why i went the same mod route as many people here. Subarus (impreza, forester, outback, legacy) all exceptionaly capable cars, virtually any of them could be adopted to any performance level you prefer. Parts readly available for most mods. Insurance for everything except sti is funny comparing to evo, gtr, bmw, audi (s) etc. that alone makes a difference in your budget. And opens the way to get what you want (everyone is different) then simply accept what is given from the factory

Where did you get the hood? What is it made of? Looks excellent, not sure about color though.

Does anyone have educated guess on reliability of supercharger and turbo setup with 3.6? It was posted many times that 3.6 cannot hold the pressure because of the rods shape... Is it wrong or it just means that you cannot blow 20psi ? Obviously supercharger at 4-5psi will tax engine much less then turbo, but still is it reliable? I'm talking about 100k reliability, not 30k one

Any part numbers for from and rear?

Very impressive! Could you describe Bilstein Struts setup please?

it is common misconception there are very few places where it is cold all around a year. Even in far north in Russia. In summer time you can easily see 35C there. Do not ask me how i know Assuming that rest of the world isn't that far north, i believe that ~8 psi intercooler can be considered. Does Raptor use standard coolant and radiator for it's own cooling? Is is external or internal pump for coolant circulation?

So what is the measured point in psi (raptor-specific), when intercooler starts to make sense

Wow, this is interesting and efficient indeed. Am i understanding correctly that charged air is ~85-95f ?

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&title=Frozen-Facts&A=108702

I guess it is not intercooled? May be i missed it. If not, i'd prefer more robust water intercooling instead of misting... Alcohol or anything else for that matter, those systems are never stable.

Any changes in lubrication system? Different injectors it seems?

Any concerns on reliability? 6psi seems reasonable... 290 is 65hp more then tuned NA versions, which is 22-23% over stock.

Tunes for valve control require you to have 5-10 consecutive logs in the same weather, road, engine temp, gear, same start rpm and stop rpm, preferably 3rd gear... Now single log is easy do do think about 5-10 consecutive runs on the same exact peace of the road... You start at 25 mph and go to ~105 or so... On the track or some place in Montana it is easy not in "beautiful" OH

I can assure that difference even before the power part of the tune is dramatic nothing like stock