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Warranties aren't ever wholesale voided (I'm sure someone will come behind me and give a one-off, 3rd hand story about a warranty being voided), basically they (FORD) can make the claim that your aftermarket part or modification is what caused the issue and that one issue simply won't be covered...

To be fair, I wasn't trying to trivialize or minimize your situation, I just believe this is great information for people to know because this type of traction loss doesn't occur strictly on the racetrack, and I believe it can help people be more knowledgeable drivers. I am glad you're ok and...

possibly, but he said he let his foot off of the gas and the ass end kicked out. I doubt that only his rear end hydroplaned

You are absolutely correct, but it is still the marketing department, and it is run by humans, many of which aren't "car people" much less enthusiasts. Trust me when I say that FOMOCO is not as much of a well-oiled machine as some like to believe.

How many options were deleted? Hopefully not too many. My ST is a 2020 so I got it before all of the parts shortages REALLY hit. I also got a January built 2022 F150 Lariat that was delivered in September, so I avoided a couple price hikes AND feature deletes. Lucky me I guess

First of all, I am sorry about what happened, I am a Ford guy through and through, BUT, I would gladly own and abuse a Chevy SS. With that said, I forget the term, but that type of loss of traction is sort of common in circuit racing. I believe it has to do with the acceleration shifting the...

Best tune? OBVIOUSLY the procal from FP

You folks are putting too much stock in the technical details created by the marketing department. It's likely inaccurate

This didn't age well

I'm willing to bet it looks much bigger in the photo than it actually is. If I had to guess it's about a half a dime size. Most people don't climb up high enough on a vehicle to see the roof of an SUV when buying a vehicle. This is absolutely a factory "escape", but even with me knowing very...

This is most definitely a warrantable defect, it should absolutely be covered.

I wonder what type of torque numbers it is putting up. Is it 600+ like the aviator? @Lightning Struck is it the 10R80 in the hybrid? I thought the entire explorer line up got the 10R60? Or is it some other trans since it is a hybrid?

That looks more like an "ecoat drip" but without cutting into it, it's hard to tell (and could just was well be a glob of paint). Either way you have a clear case of paint warranty defect there, regardless of root cause.

I can appreciate that someone of his pedigree chimed in with actual design/development experience. Please don't discourage the experts from giving their input, even if it is redundant information. Driving away the members with actual, applied knowledge and experience will leave us with a forum...

Those aren't necessarily factory defects, though they could be. There is a lot of damage that occurs during transport as well, and is more likely to occur there. But there are some factory escapes that happen as well. I am having a hard time seeing what the issues are in the photos. The first...

I think your response falls in line with the OP. He asked how it makes more power. While gearing doesn't "make" power, it does multiply it. I think if there are notable trans gearing differences, that should be noted as well... if anyone knows them.

I would imagine there is something different in the heads (cam profile, intake/exhaust port size, etc.) but I honestly don't really know. It could be just tuning as noted above.

Maybe he is a decent guy in person, but something about posting anonymously changes people. Whether on a car forum or on major social media boards. I try to talk to people the same way on a forum as I would if I were face to face. In fairness, you cannot glean tone or body language, but I think...

What are you talking about? The OP posted only once in this thread, which was his initial post, which basically said, "hey look at this, I hope the Raptor gets more power". Your linked article (which you posted in reference to MY post) said Challenger outsells mustang in Q3. Which again, is a...

You’re hanging your hat on one quarter of sales performance? The mustang has been outselling the challenger for years. That’s such a silly stat to use to say that “because the challenger outsold the mustang for one quarter of one year it’s a better car”. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a...