Ford Offers Power and Torque Boost for Ranger and Bronco Raptors

• Ford is offering Ranger Raptor and Bronco Raptor owners the chance to upgrade their truck's twin-turbocharged 3.0 V-6.
• The Ford Performance software calibration boosts output to 455 horsepower and 536 pound-feet of torque.
• The upgrade costs $825, is installed at a local dealer, and is covered by the vehicle's three-year/36,000-mile warranty.

Ever since the launch of the first Ford F-150 Raptor in 2010, the Raptor badge has become synonymous with high-speed off-road prowess. While the F-150 Raptor continues to be the top dog of all-terrain performance in Ford's lineup, the Bronco Raptor and Ranger Raptor aren't slouches either. Now Ford will offer owners of those two models the chance to upgrade their beasts even further with a new software calibration from Ford Performance parts.

The upgraded software setup increases horsepower and torque from the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 under the hood of both Raptors. In the Ranger Raptor, horsepower rises from 405 to 455 ponies, with a substantial jump in torque from 430 to 536 pound-feet. The Bronco Raptor's tune takes horsepower and torque to the same levels, up from 418 horsepower and 440 pound-feet. Although Ford didn't quote any figures, the extra output should improve the zero-to-60-mph times; we clocked the Ranger Raptor at 5.3 seconds and the Bronco Raptor at 5.6 seconds.

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Ford says that the upgrades also lead to better throttle response and an "optimized shift schedule," and the package costs $825. The calibration can be bought online and then installed at dealerships, and it is covered by the vehicle's three-year, 36,000-mile Ford Performance parts warranty.

Ford is also offering a coupon for 20 percent off for drivers who register their vehicle and attend the Raptor Rally, a one-day event Ford is holding at its Ford Performance Racing School in Fairfield, Utah, outside Salt Lake City, on September 21. The Raptor Rally costs $500 and allows the driver to bring a guest, with Ford planning an array of off-road drives, workshops, and chances to meet and ride along with professional off-road racers.

Article by Caleb Miller from CarandDriver.com

 

[Crazyhorse]

Wow. $825 for that kind of power boost AND covered by the factory warranty??!! Why not?! After break-in, think I'll check that out. Thanks for the tip.

 

[yassermahmoodi]

I just called a Ford dealer here in Virginia, they said, it is not covered under warranty I have to purchase the tool kit and pay for the installation.

 

[tacomabraptor]

I just called a Ford dealer here in Virginia, they said, it is not covered under warranty I have to purchase the tool kit and pay for the installation.

It’s an upgrade, same as any, eg a new exhaust, from Ford Performance. It is not a defect remediated by Ford, so you’re not getting through your factory warranty. It’s a new product, sold by Ford Performance, and what folks are excited about is that it does not invalidate your original three year/36k mile Ford factory warranty. BUT if you have an aftermarket warranty from Ford, installing this upgrade will invalidate that extended warranty (per my dealer.)

 

[Thomas Blanchard]

It’s an upgrade, same as any, eg a new exhaust, from Ford Performance. It is not a defect remediated by Ford, so you’re not getting through your factory warranty. It’s a new product, sold by Ford Performance, and what folks are excited about is that it does not invalidate your original three year/36k mile Ford factory warranty. BUT if you have an aftermarket warranty from Ford, installing this upgrade will invalidate that extended warranty (per my dealer.)

I’ve been trying to order one from ford for a few weeks, but it appears not to be in stock. The 2.3 and 2.7 versions are available.

 

[Tim]

I had my Ford dealer install this about a month ago and had a noticeable increase in acceleration and I find that the changes to the throttle response make the truck feel more sporty around town. Then I took it offroad and am not quite as happy with the upgrade. I've been rock crawling several times now and am finding that the throttle is more sensitive to small movements which makes it very difficult to be smooth when crawling up and over hard obstacles. I've been out on hard rock trails twice now since the upgrade and am not really able to get back to the smooth and controlled throttle use that I'm used to. It's great for ripping around on dirt trails but I may have to find some other product to allow me to make the throttle less sensitive for the first quarter of throttle travel or so or failing that I may even uninstall it and return to stock. That would kinda suck though since the upgrade has restored the performance I had before I increased my tire size to 39" mud terrains. So, in my opinion, the upgrade does what it promises to do but that change comes at a cost if your into hard and slow crawling.

 

[Baldguy01]

a Pedal commander could dial that back. you'd have the best of both worlds!

 

[Sherpa11]

It’s an upgrade, same as any, eg a new exhaust, from Ford Performance. It is not a defect remediated by Ford, so you’re not getting through your factory warranty. It’s a new product, sold by Ford Performance, and what folks are excited about is that it does not invalidate your original three year/36k mile Ford factory warranty. BUT if you have an aftermarket warranty from Ford, installing this upgrade will invalidate that extended warranty (per my dealer.)

how sure are you or were they about this bc I havent found a dealership that hardly even knows anything about the procal tune or even installing it much less anything else such as whether it would affect an aftermarket warranty? and is this for the ford protect warranty or do you mean outside of ford aftermarket warranties? thanks

 

[tacomabraptor]

My dealer (titus will in Tacoma) knows the Procal. They’ve been installing them for a while on the 2.3 and 2.7 engines. My extended warranty is the Ford OEM product, not an aftermarket. And I still need to call the Ford Protect folks as I’m not sure the dealer is correct that installing it will void the extended warranty but that’s what they told me when I asked. I have a 7/70 on it now, and would prefer not to invalidate it.

 

[Sherpa11]

thanks man and yeah same here. I got a bonkers deal on a 10/75 for the extended and the maintenance together so I couldn't pass up so I need to double and triple check on this.

 

[tacomabraptor]

I called Ford Protect this morning. The Terms and Conditions of the original contract has a section on engine, powertrain and final drive modifications that state modifications to this area would invalidate future claims should failures occur in these components. I specifically asked if software modifications were called out and they aren’t but the agent I spoke with said that the Procal, as it does modify these components via software, would almost certainly be seen by the Ford Protect Claims adjuster to be a modification. I think an important thing to note is that, say, a failure of the power seat motor, or digital dash would still be unambiguously covered. So the whole Ford Protect warranty isn’t invalidated, just engine, powertrain and final drive which is, of course, a big part of the coverage we paid for.

My guess is a failure of a powertrain component would de facto be denied but it might be possible to negotiate (for example, it would potentially be possible to argue that a software update did not cause a metal fatigue failure in the transmission housing). I suspect there’s some room to negotiate around common sense. That said, taking a strict and literal interpretation of the terms of the extended warranty from Ford, installing the Procal does invalidate claims for engine, powertrain and final drive. And Ford would have every incentive to deny a claim if they find the ProCal mod (and they would, the install will show up in a diagnostic report). Why would they generously pay a claim when the contract holder hasn’t adhered to the terms of the contract?

I’m putting 15k miles/year on mine and it has been rock solid. As much as the extra power would be nice, i’m not sure I’ll install the ProCal. I don’t expect to sell mine. I paid cash for it, and I have a ton invested in mods and I absolutely love where it takes me. I plan keep mine for 10+ years and as it climbs towards 100k miles the chance that something expensive fails increases. So I’m not sure I’d gamble on Ford taking a generous view if I add the Procal and then have a future failure in the areas invalidated by the Procal. I think this is as close to a definitive answer as I’ll be able to get.

 

[Sherpa11]

great info thanks. I spoke with them also but didnt get nearly the amount of details but she actually told me that you uninstalled and reflashed it wouldn't be a problem for them to cover it bc theres no mod at the time of the claim. definitely not a software guy but im wondering if it would show up like in a history when they ran the diagnostic? thoughts?

 

[tacomabraptor]

I think either in this Forum or on Bronco6G I read that all the software flash tools will leave an indelible mark somewhere in the firmware that is not reversed by uninstalling. You might ask Andy Bagozzi, he’s in the Bronco Raptor Group on Facebook and is also (reportedly) a FoMoCo reliability engineer

 

[Sherpa11]

copy that! im curious though bc I just got mine, my second one actually so if I installed it now I still have 3 years of factory left so if I took it out when that ends what happens then. id wonder to see if they denied a claim how could they say you altered the software and that affected motor, drivetrain, etc when you did it when it was under the factory warranty?

not sure how they can deny a claim when the customer is buying a ford product from ford and having it installed at ford and ford is selling it and saying its safe enough not to compromise the motor, drivetrain, etc to still qualify under the factory warranty. and the extended warranty also through ford is literally an extension of the factory warranty so how do they have a leg to stand on denying a claim. if this plays out with them denying claims I feel like this is 100% going to end up in court at some point bc none of this adds up or makes any sense from a warranty or legal standpoint

someone tell me if im out of my mind here