Ford ups the power on the new 3.5

For whatever reason, Ford has decided to pump a bit more juice into the 2nd gen 3.5. The new one will now be 375hp and 470lb-ft of torque, instead of the 365/450 they had previously stated.

This bodes well for the HO version going into the Raptor.

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All signs point to this being a sweet little engine.

 

And to think our engine will be the "High Output" version!

 

I'm hoping for 500hp, though 450 is more likely. But even the standard version is going to put out more torque than the current raptor, and over a broader range, so the HO version should have well over 500lb-ft. And on a lighter truck, to boot. Should be fun.

And with dual turbos, dual fuel injection and dual 4" exhaust, it'll be crazy what tuners will be able to do with it.

 

This truck is going to be a tuners dream! I will be waiting 6 months or so after delevery to mess around with the truck, but I plan on intake, Catback, and a Tune.

 

Those mods alone will easily net over 100 extra HP in these motors. Its going to be a beast. Ive seen a bunch of dino numbers on the current 3.5 making 90-110hp with just a tune (93 octane), intake, and exhaust.

 

That will be one scary fast truck! Im thinking the truck with those mods will be over 500hp

 

No idea what the intake is like, but it's going to be hard to find gains over the stock 4" dual exhaust. I'd say that unless you really want stainless or a different sound, that the stock exhaust is going to handle anything you throw at it.

 

Have you seen the exhaust in person! There's MANY parts that it is pinched down. In a few places it looked like it was down to 2.5"

 

shit, it's only a 3.5. How much exhaust could it need?