Yahoo Autos Whipple Stage 1 kit gives Ford Bronco Raptor a 60-horsepower boost
Whipple Superchargers is making it easier for Ford Bronco Raptor owners to extract more power from the twin-turbocharged V6. It released a Stage 1 tuning kit that increases horsepower and torque, improves drivability, and changes parameters like the transmission's shift points.
Stock, the Bronco Raptor's 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6 delivers 418 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque. The tuning kit adds up to 60 horses and 80 pound-feet when the six-cylinder burns 93-octane gasoline, bringing the SUV's total output to 478 and 520, respectively. More power is difficult to argue against, especially in a performance-oriented off-roader, and the kit makes more of the engine's torque available at about 2,000 rpm for a more linear power curve. It also updates the 10-speed automatic transmission's shift points to make better use of the extra power. And, Whipple claims that buyers who install its Stage 1 kit will gain the ability to install jumbo, 44-inch tires and install bigger axles.
The bundle also includes a beefier intercooler called Mega Cooler with a 58% greater internal core volume and a 144% increase in external fin surface. Whipple notes that the Mega Cooler achieves a 32-degree drop in temperature on a dyno, and it adds that the real-world number should be higher. In turn, the colder air brings more oxygen to the engine and let the tuner increase the ignition system's spark advance.
