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Review For F150 Performance Parts and Accessories Raptor
The new 2010 F-150 Raptor, born in Baja and designed by the Ford Truck Special Vehicle Team (SVT) is built from the ground up. Another truck from Ford that’s “Built Ford Tough” and really stands up to it’s name, the Raptor is ready to tackle the untamed terrain of off road running.
On November 25, 2008 the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R race truck survived the grueling 41′st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, finishing the race in 25:28:10, which resulted in a third-in-class finish.
As any off roader will tell you the key to an off road vehicle is it’s chassis, it’s suspension and it’s shocks. With the Raptor’s flamboyant, seven-foot-wide body work plastered with digital mud, an industry first, long travel suspension, it’s one truck that’s sure to draw a lot of attention on or off the road.
A track widened seven inches over a normal F-150, with re-inforced underpinnings suspended by unique front coil springs and rear leaf springs, are what gives the Raptor it’s impressive front/rear suspension articulation of 11.2 and 12.1 inches respectively. The SVT stampings on the aluminum control arms are another cool feature. But the real magic lies in the massive, three stage internal by-pass shocks from Fox Racing. On the highway, the Raptor feels much like the softer-sprung, four wheeled drive F-150 on which it’s based, with the shocks keeping the body from flopping about during transitions.
At each corner are beefed up disc brakes (13.8 in front, 13.7 in the rear) surrounded by 17-inch alloy wheels and SVT specific 35-inch BF Goodrich all-terrain tires. Differentials with 4.10:1 gears turn the hefty rolling stock, and the rear axel sports an electronic locker that can spool both wheels together for maximum traction. The two stage electronic stability control system also has a special off-road-mode that raises the threshhold for yaw and anti lock brake intervention, sharpens the throttle response, re-maps the six speed automatic to hold gears longer, and allows the locking differential to stay activated up to the vehicles top speed. A hill decent control system helps to limit speed while crawling down steep hills.
The Raptors most surprising feature is that it performs much like a regular F-150 on the highway. Braking performance is respectable and the extra cushion in the suspension makes for a compliant ride with less of the rear axel hop common with unloaded pick-ups.
The mostly standard F-150 cab has nicely bolstered sport seats and a contoured steering wheel to keep you supported and comfortable while driving. Other touches include white faced SVT gauges and console mounted controls for the off road electronics and auxilary power switches. There are other cool details too, including skid plates, heat extractors on the hood and fenders, hydroformed bumpers and LED marker lights in the grille and on the flared wheel arches. Available colors will be limited to orange, black, blue or white.
If you are really into power and speed you may want to wait until early next year when a new Boss 6.2 litre V-8 will be available, packing around 400 horsepower.
Ford says it’s Dearborn truck plant will be able to turn out up to 5000 or so Raptors annually and that there will be plenty of performance accessories available in the near future.
SPECIFICATIONS
Vehicle type: Front engine, 4-wheel drive, 5 passenger 2+2-door truck
Engine type: SOHC 24-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: 330 cu in, 5400 cc
Power (SAE net): 310 bph@5000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 365 lb-ft@3500 rpm
Transmission: 6 speed automatic
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Do you think that scare the fish brightly colored fly lines?
I caught a little pond and put in the same line weight and leading some extra reels, but a fly line was clear, one was green and one orange. I used a guy choro and presented in the same way with each line. I caught the lowest with the clear line. I also caught a few fish on the green line. With the orange line, I caught the fish, but I could see the fish hesitate before making the decision to strike or not. Do you think the color of the fly line makes no difference in capture rate?
That's an excellent question and not an easy decision to answer. I use a combination of clear intermediate lines and camouflage, darker floating lines (such as Rio line nymphing) floating lines and some are really bright, like orange or yellow or green. The fly fishing line manufacturers have created a wide variety of lines recent years. I remember when he first went out with a line of brightly colored fluorescent lines, saying how wonderful it was that you would able to view online. People bought them and used them, including many experts. They worked very well. Then he came out with clear intermediate lines and camouflage and worked very well. Then to the dark green and some have a deeper blue to match the sky, and they will work very well. I think what it shows is that really does not matter as much as what the color of the line is, but rather how, fly fisherman, you are using. If the drift of your fly line, fly line color directly over fish that have been fished really hard, it should scare the fish. If you scroll over fish that rarely see a fly fisher, then it is possible that no matter both. After all, rivers and natural lakes carry tons of trash into the water, all very natural for fish to see. I had the salmon swim right between my legs, because we do not fear, in the ocean that never saw a person standing in the water. For them, it was just more objects in the water, nothing to worry about. On the opposite side that, you can walk to the edge of a stream and scare the fish in a pond just to see you or your shadow or feel the vibrations of their footsteps. They have seen plenty predators like us and respond very quickly. So, keep your fly line to drift over the fish. fluorocarbon tippet used to make it even more difficult for fish to see their leader. If you're in a river, begin to work closer to the water for you and the work of their flight, and flight out of line more further stages in the sequence. This will reduce the possibility of drift line directly over the fish found in a feeding mode. Use leaders allowing you to keep more distance line. If you cast upstream, learn to throw a cast to stretch to reach the seam line that goes to work your flight. In lakes, usually the use or camo or newer clear lines of output for Rio fly lines, with an overall clear shot then head line running color. My sinking lines are almost all black or black and comes with one line of execution that may be of lighter color. For dry flies can clear lines using newer, I have not tested, but I use a long leader of fluorocarbon tippet. If I'm going to work a fly on the raft WaterMaster I miss him was then pulled out almost all of my fly line to fly is 100 feet behind my boat. This gives the water a distance of 100 feet to soothe I passed and the fish are comfortable again. Then I work on the fly in about 10 foot strips and then the snake line out and move the 15-foot boat, then the work the fly again. Therefore, down and dirty, do not think the Color Line is critical, is how to use and present line that counts. Larry
