He has been an automotive enthusiast since the day he came into this world and rode home from the hospital in a first-gen Mustang, and he's been wrenching on them nearly as long.
Most of us tend to, well, baby our new trucks when we drive them off the lot. At least for a few weeks. With the big money investment you’re making, it makes all the sense in the world to treat your new truck with baby gloves.
As truck guys, one of our favorite topics to discuss is usually the “good old days.” We wax nostalgic about how great trucks used to be, propping them up on a pedestal so high you’d think that everyone would be eschewing their modern rides for old trucks.
The automotive aftermarket was born out of a desire to have something that manufacturers wouldn’t, and won’t, provide. The desire to have what you can’t get is a strong one, and the truck aftermarket is here to fill the void and produce the things that companies like Ford won’t.
Quick question: which Raptor is best, the Gen 1 or the forthcoming Gen 2? It’s a chicken and egg sort of thing that essentially boils down to your preference in engine size.