#Ford Mustang 55

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[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

What a difference 55 years makes juxtaposition of Ford Capri Mk 1, 1969 & Ford Capri EV, 2024. Ford of Europe have resurrected the historic Capri nameplate for their new crossover coupé. The original Capri was developed to be a European equivalent of the Ford Mustang. The new Capri, like its sibling model the Explorer, is based on Volkswagen's MEB  platform.

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Amestris Military Real world Influence

This is the third of my series of long posts about the Amestrian Military. This is the post for the history nerds. There are plenty of real world references in Fullmetal Alchemist, especially pertaining to the first half of the 20th century. While Amestris and its military have often been compared to Nazi Germany (especially when it comes to the anime), the references in the manga are very diverse. Disclaimer, this is by no means an exhaustive list, there are too many for me to cover in one post, and I'm not a historian. So let me know if there's any reference I might have missed or if I got something wrong!

To see the rest of this meta series check out the Main Post..

Names

Probably the easiest reference to the real world is in the names of the military personnel. Almost all of them are named after military vehicles and equipment, mainly from World War II. Some examples:

Roy Mustang — P-51 Mustang (USA WW2 aircraft)

Riza Hawkeye & Grumman — Northrop Hawkeye E-2 Grumman (USA 60s aircraft)

Maes Hughes — Hughes aircraft series (USA aircraft company)

Black Hayate — Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Japanese WW2 aircraft)

Jean Havoc & Henry Douglas— Douglas A-20 Havoc (USA WW2 aircraft)

Heymans Breda — Breda M37 (Italy WW2 Machine gun) or HMS Breda (UK WW2 Yacht)

Kain Fuery — Hawker Fury (UK 30s aircraft) 

Vato Falman — Farman aircrafts series (French aircraft company) 

Armstrong Family — Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (UK WW2 aircraft)

Weapons and equipment 

The weapons used by the military are also based on real world weaponry. Arakawa herself admitted to using references for weapons as well as for the vehicles.[1] Not all of them are a direct copy of a historical weapon, but all of them are at least inspired by one or more of them.

Pistol — Colt M1911A1 (USA 1924)

Hawkeye's pistol. [1]

Colt M1911 & M1911A

Rifle — Mauser Karabiner 98k (Germany WW2)

Hawkeye's Rifle. [1]

Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle

Hand grenade — Stielhandgranate M24 aka the potato mashers (Germany WW2)

Team Mustang's and their weapons. [1]

Stielhandgranate M24

Briggs' Tank

The Briggs' tank isn’t modeled directly after any specific tank, and rather takes inspiration from different WW1 to WW2 tanks. The manga and Brotherhood tanks take after different inspirations, with Brotherhood being more German coded than the manga tank. There's an excellent article in the tanks encyclopedia analyzing the Fullmetal Alchemist tanks if anyone's interested.

Military Cars —

We see a few military cars throughout the story. Once again the cars we see in the manga and Brotherhood are quite different, and they appear to be based on models from the late 1910s to the late 1930s.

The manga’s standard issued military car looks at least partially inspired by the American Ford model A of 1927.

Mustang's military car(manga).[2]

1927 Ford model A.

The Brotherhood art sketches have two different drawings of military cars. The first one, the one we see Mustang use, is based on the French Citroën traction avant 11CV of 1935.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood military vehicle version 1.

1935 French Citroën traction avant 11CV.

The second car seems to be inspired by the Italian Fiat Tipo 5 of the 1910s. Perhaps even inspired by one of the American made Fiat models.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood military vehicle version 2.

Fiat tipo 55.

Ranks and insignias 

With the exception of the Führer-President, the Amestrian military ranks appear to be a mix of the USA WW2 officer ranks: 

General, 

Lt. General, 

Major General, 

Brigadier General, 

Colonel, 

Lt. Colonel, 

Major, 

Captain, 

1st Lieutenant,

2nd lieutenant;

As well as the Imperial Japan NCO ranks: 

Warrant officer (Special Sergeant Major),

Master Sergeant, 

Sergeant, 

Corporal.

The history of the Imperial Japan  Warrant Officer rank is a bit confusing and complicated. In the 79 years that the Empire lasted, the Warrant Officer rank saw a lot of changes, being its own category at times, a Senior NCO at others.  The NCO Warrant Officers seem to have been specialized Sergeant Majors (also translated as Master Sergeant) that basically functioned as the most senior of the NCO ranks. Aside from this the one modern country, I could find, that has Warrant Officers as NCO is Malaysia.

The rank of Führer-President (大総統 - Daisōtō in Japanese) replaces the rank of General of the army in the USA officer classification. While the English translation is a direct reference to Nazi Germany, the Japanese word is a lot more nuanced. 

The word Daisōtō actually refers to the president of the 1912-1924 Republic of China, and if you Google it, all you will get is images of Bradley himself. The term used for “Führer” is 総統 (Sōtō), without the 大 (Dai) which is instead used in the word president 大統領 (Daitōryō), this is probably the inspiration for the Führer-president title of the official English translation. 

However, Sōtō isn't used to refer just to Nazi Germany's Führer, but rather to any fascist associated head of state. As such Germany's Sōtō is the Fuhrer, but Italy's Sōtō is the Duce (Mussolini).

The effect is technically the same (you still think of Hitler and fascism), but the Japanese word is not a direct translation of Führer, nor a direct reference to Nazi Germany, it's more subtle than the English translation. I imagine Führer was used in English (in absence of a more subtle unifying word) as it is more recognizable to the English speaker than other fascist titles like: Duce, Caudillo, Generalísimo, etc.

The WW2 imperial Japan ranks also included superior private, first class private, and second class private, but they were their own class, called soldiers, below the NCO ranks, and were mainly composed of men serving their conscripted time. This might explain their absence in the Amestrian official ranks as Amestris doesn't seem to have conscription. 

The rank insignias themselves are pretty much a copy of the imperial Japan ones. 

Amestris rank insignias.[3]

Imperial Japan ranks insignias.

Uniform

In terms of the uniform there's not one single reference or perfect match for the design, but the closest to it is probably the WW1 French infantry uniform.

Amestris military uniform. [1]

Early WW1 French uniform

Late WW1 French uniform

Aside from the color of the French uniform, the long skirt, flaps and boots are very similar to the Amestrian uniform.

The Amestrian short jacket itself seems to be inspired by the WW2 USA Ike jacket.

USA WW2 Ike jacket.

Furthermore the white lining of the Amestrian uniform reminds me of the Imperial Japan formal uniform jacket, which is itself Prussian and French inspired.

Imperial Japan Major General formal uniform.

The Briggs uniform is very much WWII winter gear inspired.

Briggs uniform.[3]

Soviet WW2 winter uniform

Finnish WWII sniper.

Out of every uniform variation, the one most German coded is, to no one's surprise, the Führer-president’s. His trench coat looks similar to the WW1 Prussian one.

Bradley in uniform.

WW1 Prussian soldiers.

In general the uniform has a very World War I vibe to it, down to the impractical, decorative parts of it like the skirt. This is an uniform that obviously predates modern warfare, very apt for the time period the story is “set on”. This makes an interesting contrast with the weaponry which seem to be mostly World War II inspired.

Other references

Ishval war of extermination 

First of all trigger warning for genocide and human experimentation. Just skip this section if you're sensible to these topics. 

Just like the Ishvalan are an amalgamation of many cultures and ethnicity, the Ishvalan civil war seems to reference multiple conflicts and events. 

Plenty of comparisons have been made with the Jewish genocide in the hands of the Nazi (and the 03 anime leans especially hard on this). There are also similarities with the Herero war and genocide at the hand of the German empire which just like the Ishval Civil war ended in 1908. Another possible reference is the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottoman empire, which also involved a minority living at the border of a nation the country was at war with and being suspected of colluding with the enemy. Both the Armenian and the Ishvalan soldiers serving in the army were dismissed, incarcerated, and eventually executed.

Another more clear cut reference made in the Ishval civil war is Mustang's and Knox’s experimentation. This would be a reference to the horrendous experiments done by both the Nazi and Japan's infamous unit 731. Both which included burning people to test treatments and the limits of the human body.

I am sorry to end up on such a hard note, but I think it's best we move on to other — less traumatic — topics.

Source

Fullmetal Alchemist Manga

Chapter 38: a counter attack signal [2]

The Complete art of Fullmetal Alchemist [1]

Fullmetal Alchemist perfect guide 3 [3]

Training Regime post

[viper-motorsports]

The downtown boulevards hosting the 2024 IMSA Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach CA proved amenable to the N°55 Ford Mustang GT3 after the Proton Competition street machine brought a top five GTD finish.

[widowshill]

top 5 colors! be as specific as possible!

TOP FIVE ANYTHING !

i'm going to be a car enjoyer for a minute and pick from paint chips because there's nothing i like to look at more than pretty classic car colors

1. waterfall blue, from the 1955 ford chips

(55 fairlane victoria with two-tone waterfall and regatta blue .... hiiiii )

2. arcadian blue, from 1966 fords

('66 mustang with arcadian blue with parchment crinkle vinyl top)

3. coral mist, also from the '55 fords

(1956 thunderbird in coral mist with white top)

4. seafoam green, from 1961 chevy's

(1961 seafoam impala)

5. antique bronze, from '66 fords

('66 bronze ford mustang with black top)

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Hello there!

Three random facts about me. I feel like I talk about myself a lot so I'll try to come up with some new random facts.

1. I love blue flowers it doesn't matter if they are true blue flowers or dyed that way I will always buy a bouquet when I see them or if I see them growing wild I will pick some.

2. When I was 21 I was court ordered to go to driving school because I got a speeding ticket for going 95 in a 70 and then two weeks later another one for going 70 in a 55. I was young and stupid and had just bought my dream car. A Ford Mustang.

3. When it comes to flavored candy I refuse to eat the green ones. If it's something like M&Ms where all the colors taste the same then yeah I'll eat them but with things like skittles or jolly ranchers or anything like that nope. Whether it be lime, apple or whatever other flavor green is I just can't do it. I know I'm weird.

Thanks for asking. Have a great day/night!

[andreaskorn]

Need For Speed: Payback (PART 03)

(Entwickler: #GhostGames, Publisher: #ElectronicArts 2017)

#NeedForSpeedPayback. Ein Game mit viel Potential und coolen Rennen, aber auch manche Verbesserungen wären möglich.

Fokus im Part 03: Alle Autos sind im Stil des "Ein Toller Käfer" (#LoveBug, Movie, USA 1968) von mir gestaltet.

INHALT DES VIDEOS (Part 03)

00:00 - 00:02 Titelvorspann

00:03 - 02:06 Drift Event (VW Käfer)

02:07 - 04:58 Deliver Krate - Reach Escape Point (Loot Kiste überbringen; VW Käfer)

04:59 - 07:48 Drift Event (VW Käfer)

07:49 - 09:53 Deliver Krate - Reach Escape Point (Loot Kiste überbringen; VW Käfer)

09:54 - 10:19 Garage: VW Käfer

10:20 - 10:46 Garage: Jaguar F-Type Coupe/Drag Car (im Käfer Styl)

10:47 - 11:10 Garage: Bel Air (im Käfer Styl)

11:11 - 11:32 Garage: Ford Mustang (im Käfer Styl)

11:33 - 11:54 Garage: Porsche 911 S (im Käfer Styl)

11:55 - 12:17 Garage: Porsche 2.8 (im Käfer Styl)

12:18 - 12:39 Garage: Mercury Cougar (im Käfer Styl)

12:40 - 12:46 Titelabspann

Dr. Andreas U. Korn, 29.08.2024 + + +

[agent-scotch]

{ alrrriiight so this bitch is going on a day trip to a really big vintage car show Saturday and I’m compiling a list and I need ideas baby! I’m honestly not sure how many vintage imports/European there will be compared to American. But current I have

69 Stingray

65 Shelby cobra

300 SL Mercedes

Series 1 ford mustang

70s ford ranger

55 Chevy bel air

55 Ford crown

Renault Alpine A110

1958 BMW 507 Roadster Series II

Ferrari 250 GT

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【VLOG】55年前のマスタングと現行車との違いとは(1969 Ford Mustang SportsRoof ep7)

[motorsportverso]

Resultado das 6h de São Paulo, Toyota vence com #8 , e repete feito de 12 anos atrás.

Top 10

1-8-Buemi\Hartley\Hirakawa-Toyota GR010 Hybrid-Toyota GR-236 Laps

2-6-Estre\Loterer\L.Vanthorn-Porsche 963-Porsche Penske Motorsport

3-5-Campbell\Christenssen\Makowiecki-Porsche 963-Porsche Penske Motorsport

4-7-Conway\Cobayshi\De Vries-Toyota GR010 Hybrid-Toyota GR

5-51-Pier Guide\Calado\Giovanazzi-Ferrari 499 P-Ferrari AF Corse +1 Lap

6-50-Fuoco\Molina\Nielssen-Ferrari 499 P-Ferrari AF Cosre +1 Lap

7-38-Button\Hanson\Rasmussen-Porsche 963-Hertz Team Jota-LMH-T+1 Lap

8-93-Vergne\Muller\Jensen-Peugeot 9 x 8 Evo-Peugeot Total Energis +1 Lap

9-15-Marciello\Witmann\D.Vanthorn-BMW M Hybrid V8-BMW M Team WRT +1 Lap

10-35-Lapierre\Vaxivierre\Schumacher-Alpine A424-Alpine +2 Laps

Hypercar Trophy

1-38-Button\Hanson\Rasmussen-Porsche 963-Hertz Team Jota-

235 Laps

2-83-Kubica\Ye\SHWARTZMAN-Ferrari 499 P-AF Corse +1 Lap

3-99-Andlauer\Jani-Porsche 963-Proton Competition +1 Lap

LMGT3

1-92-Malykhin\Sturm\Bachler-Porsche 992 GT3 R-Manthey Pure RX - 214 Laps

2-27-James\Mancinelli\Riberas-Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo-Heart Of Racing

3-95-Pino\Caygill\Sato-Mclaren 720s GT3 Evo-United Autoesports +1 Lap

4-59-Costa\Cottiganham\Saucy-Mclaren 720s GT3 Evo-United Autoesports +2 Laps

5-46-Rossi\Martin\Al Harthy-BMW M4 GT3-Team WRT +2 Laps

6-55-Heriau\Mann\Rovera-Ferrari 296 GT3-Vista AF Corse +2 Laps

7-77-Hardwick\Barker\Zobichon-Ford Mustang GT3-Proton Competition +2 Laps

8-81-Van Roupy\Andrade\Eastwood-Corvette C8 Z06 GT3 R-TF Sport +2 Laps

9-777-Mateu\Bastard\Soresen-Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo-D'Station Racing +2 Laps

10-31-Farfus\Galael\Leung-BMW M4 GT3-Team WRT +3 Laps

Pena que a United Autoesports não inverteu as posições entre o 95 e 59 para o Brasileiro Nicolas Costa ir ao podium em terceiro lugar na LMGT3.

[shautopartsblog]

Ford's Electric Vehicle sales surged in the second quarter, followed only to Tesla in the United States

Source: Gasgoo

In the second quarter, Ford’s electric vehicle sales in the United States again surpassed General Motors, ranking second in the U.S. electric vehicle market sales, and is on track to close the gap with Tesla.

Ford Mustang Mach-E; Image source: Ford

In the second quarter of this year, Ford sold 23,957 electric vehicles in the United States, a 61% increase from the same period last year, when total electric vehicle sales were 14,843. Meanwhile, Ford’s sales of hybrid vehicles rose 55 percent year over year. However, sales of internal combustion engine cars were down 5 per cent year on year.

Ford saw double-digit sales growth for several of its electric vehicles. Sales of the Ford F-150 Lightning rose 76.9% to 7,902 units. While new competitors such as the Tesla Cybertruck and the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST have all hit the U.S. market, the Ford F-150 Lightning remained the best-selling electric truck in the U.S. in the first half of the year, with 15,654 units sold.

Second-quarter sales of the Ford Mustang Mach-E were up 46.5% year-over-year to 12,645 units. In the first half of this year, 22,234 units of the Mustang Mach-E were delivered, the best performance ever. Sales of Ford’s E-Transit electric van continued to climb in the second quarter, rising 95.5 percent to 3,410 units from a year earlier.

In the first half of 2024, Ford sold a total of 44,189 electric vehicles in the U.S. market, up 72% from 25,709 in the same period last year.

Ford CEO Jim Farley said the automaker is shifting to smaller, more affordable electric vehicles to close the gap with Tesla and fend off competitors like BYD worldwide. Referring to Americans’ love affair with “larger vehicles,” Farley said smaller electric vehicles are “very important to driving the decarbonisation of American society and the development of electric vehicles.”

Ford’s surge in electric vehicle sales in the US market is enough for it to continue to overtake General Motors. In the United States, GM delivered 21,930 electric vehicles in the second quarter, compared with 38,355 in the first half of 2024.

GM is also ramping up production by introducing new models, with electric models such as the Chevrolet Blazer, Equinox and Silverado coming to the U.S. market. While Tesla did not give specific sales figures by region, its second-quarter electric vehicle sales worldwide exceeded expectations, delivering 443,956 electric vehicles and remaining No. 1 in the U.S. market.

As competition in the U.S. electric vehicle market intensifies, other competitors, including Hyundai and Kia, also set new EV sales records in the second quarter. Hyundai Motor, for example, set a new sales record with its IONIQ 5 model, which sold 18,728 units in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, sales of Kia’s first three-row electric SUV, the EV9, are also climbing.

[the-firebird69]

Rallye du Pays du Gier 2024

We have several kit cars that can do this quite easily and about 30% faster safely

The Ford GT kit car and it's a brand new vehicle but it's on a Ford mustang chassis

The John Cena Corvette we call it the Cena and attract both suck very badly it'll go twice as fast as this Porsche around that corner and s

The dagger modified a little some more closer resemble the Bradley GT2 on a Camaro chassis chassis or mustang chassis to go 35% faster

The Porsche Volkswagen beetle conversion to a 911 we'll go 20% faster than this real Porsche around this bend and s-curve

The Corvette saline will go twice as fast around the corner through the s-curve and we'll rival the Cena in top speed and performance

The coyote will go 35% faster than the Porsche around the bend and through the s-curve and will not rival the Cena in top speed or the saline but will beat the Ford GT

Our son's kit car that is sort of like an old lotus will beat the Porsche by 40% and will arrival the top speed of the saline and it's smaller and it is faster than hell and it is our daughter's car too he says thankfully he got it in

Hera says her Ford GT can be souped up and yes the handling allows it to keep up with the saline and almost the Cena

Are life cycles can keep up with the Cena almost and top speed not close unless you use our drive I wish we won't allow you to have but the top speed will rival the unsuped up for GT

This is Just a glimpse into what we can do. And really what the performance is but you don't have a comparison yeah the scene is 55 to 60% faster around these corners and bends in this Porsche and he's going very fast for water wet day and the difficulty and you have not experienced the vehicle like this most of the super cars today suck compared to it and there's no super car that's existed even race cars can't do it we are making them and they're coming out in five others are making them found out why

Thor Freya

Olympus

Zues Hera

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

What a difference 55 years makes juxtaposition of Ford Mustang GT California Special, 1968 & Ford Mustang GT California Special, 2023. The first GT/CS was created by the California Ford Dealers (Ford Dealer Advertising Fund) who planned to sell 5,000 of the special edition but in the event only 4,118 were made.

[bugattihipercar]

BUGATTI AND ITS HIPERCARS

Bugatti is a hipercars brand ,founded in France by Ettore Arco Isdoro Bugatti in 1909 . Bugatti hipercars are 1909 Bugatti Type 10, JUN 7 1932 BUGATTI type 55

,SEP 14 1936 BUGATTI type 57 ,MAR 9 1951 BUGATTI TYOE 101,

OCT 20 1991 Bugatti EB 110,MAR 12 2005 BUGATTI Veyron EB,

JUN 12 2010 Bugatti Veyron Super sport ,OCT 29 2014 Bugatti Veyron Venet,SEP 13 2016 Bugatti Chiron ,AGO 2021 Bugatti Bolide .EL MAS RAPIDO ENTRE TODOS ES EL BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT ALCANZANDO LOS 1200 CABALLOS DE FUEZA QUE SON 430,98 KM /H SIENDO EL CARRO MAS RAPIDO. THE BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT IS THE FASTEST SUPERCAR CURRENTLY AND HISTORICALLY WITHOUT COUNTING TUNED CARS.

BUGATTI COMPETED IN LEMANS THE COMOETITION DUE TO AN ACCIDENT IN 1934/1945 HIS ACCIDENT .

BUGATTI IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST LUXURIOUS AND EXPENSIVE HIPERCAR COMPANIES ;COSTING 77 TO 88 MILLON MEXICAN PESOS OR 3 MILLON DOLAR.

BUGATTI COMPETITION IS KOOENISEG ; PAGANI ; MCLAREN; LAMBORGHINI ;DODGE AND IS HIPERCARIS DODGE VIPER ;IS CHEVORLET A IS CORVETTE AND END IS FORD AN IS FORD GT IS FORD MUSTANG GT SHELBY 500.

[pocketsrestorations]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: U.S. Games Systems, Inc. Classic American Rides Playing Cards.

[vividracing]

New Post has been published on https://www.vividracing.com/blog/top-3-best-mods-for-the-ford-raptor-we-got-surprising-gains/

Top 3 Best Mods For The Ford Raptor | We Got Surprising Gains

The 2nd Gen. Ford Raptor is an amazing platform that comes stock with some of the most capable parts you can have on an off-road truck right off the lot. This truck is not only well equipped with some superb Fox Suspension, Rigid Lighting, and 35″ tires but houses the Ecoboost D35 Twin-Turbo High-Output V6 potential powerplant of an engine. I say potential powerplant because some enthusiasts find this Raptor to be missing a little giddy-up. While the second-generation Raptor stomps the capabilities of it’s spawn, the first-generation Raptor, there is still something to be desired from Ford’s Off-Road Flagship.

Many companies, such as Hennessy Performance have taken this Raptor to new levels. They introduced their 6×6 Ford Velociraptor, built for Post Melone, that opened up huge opportunities for this truck. We won’t be taking this truck to that level, but we will be installing some budget friendly upgrades that you will instantly be able to feel on your Ford Raptor.

We first wanted to get started with some stock, baseline dyno runs to get a gauge of where this Raptor would be at on our Mustang Dyno before installing one of our upgrades. We ran this truck on 91 octane and were able to get a baseline of: 362 WHP/440 FT/TQ

Mind you, this is our Mustang Dyno and the horsepower output may differ amongst different dynos. But for this occasion, we are using 362 WHP as our stock horsepower before making any modifications.

For this Raptor project we will be installing four simple upgrades.

VR Performance Ford Raptor Intercooler which you can buy HERE

VR Performance Cold Air Intake Kit Ford Raptor, which you can buy HERE

VR Performance Blow Off Valve, grab yours HERE

VR Tuned ECU Flash, you can buy one HERE

To start off the project, we are installing our VR Performance Intercooler that vastly improves the performance of the Ford Raptor and F150 trucks with the 3.5L EcoBoost engine. Being that the 3.5L is turbocharged, upgrading the intercoolers on these vehicles is an extremely important if you want to get the most performance.

Why is that?

As air goes through the turbocharger and compresses, it gets hot very fast. This increase in air temperature causes the oxygen density to drop, resulting in a loss of performance. By replacing the factory OEM intercooler with a larger and more efficient intercooler, the warm charge air becomes much denser and oxygen rich, resulting in more power.

The Factory OEM intercooler on the Raptor and F150 is located behind the front bumper in a location that does not allow adequate air flow. This coupled with its small core size makes it highly susceptible to heat soak, especially when pushing the vehicle hard or just driving in hot environments. The Vivid Racing Intercooler Upgrade kit fixes this by replacing the factory OEM intercooler and relocating it behind the grille with a highly efficient bar and plate aluminum intercooler. Locating the intercooler behind the grille provides not only improved air flow but room for an intercooler core that is over 55% larger than stock.

The Vivid Racing Upgraded Intercooler has integrated aluminum high volume end tanks compared to the OEM intercooler, which uses plastic end tanks.  The aluminum end tanks are designed to improve air flow and help dissipate heat more efficiently.  Each kit comes with mounting brackets and aluminum intercooler piping that has been powder coated black for sleek and durable finish. The factory electronic blow-off valve is retained and kept as a fully closed loop system to keep you going in any condition. The kit also includes all necessary hardware and couplers for a clean installation.

This upgrade is a must have for Ford Raptor and F150 owners who want the most out of their truck or plan to run aftermarket bumpers and accessories as some of these modifications reduce air flow and/or require the factory intercooler to be moved. The Vivid Racing Intercooler Upgrade doesn’t just stand out from behind your grille, it gives you increased performance for whatever driving condition you throw at it!

Features:

Bar and Plate Intercooler

High Flow Aluminum End Tanks

Aluminum Intercooler Piping

Mounting Brackets

Silicone Couplers

Air to Air Intercooler

Larger Core Size 22” x 12” x 3.5”

Over 55% More Surface Area Than Stock

Relocates Intercooler For Better Cooling Location

Designed to works with Factory Bumper and Frame Cut Bumpers

Includes Adaptive Cruise Control Relocation Bracket For Raptor

Does Require Cutting Behind Factory Grille

Fitment:

Ford Raptor 2017-2021

Ford F-150 3.5L EcoBoost 2015-2020

This intercooler fits beautifully behind the established grille on the Raptor making this not so much a sleeper upgrade if someone knows what their looking for!

For our upgrade we will be installing the VR Performance Cold Air Intake for the Ford Raptor.

A cold air intake kit for the Ford F-150 2.7L or 3.5L EcoBoost is one of the first upgrades you should do to your truck.  The twin turbocharged engine that powers the F-150 and the Raptor will benefit from the improved intake design giving you an overall better driving experience.  The VR Performance cold air intake kit gives your EcoBoost better throttle response, allows the turbochargers to spool up quicker, as well as increase torque along with horsepower throughout the entire RPM range.  As you go through the 10 speed transmission, you will hear the turbochargers spool up as they take in a much larger volume of air.  When the driver is not heavy on the throttle, you can even expect a slight improvement to your MPG.  As tested on a stock 2018 Ford Raptor running 91 octane while using our Mustang Dynamometer, the intake made a peak gain of 10 rear wheel horsepower (rwhp) while maintaining a midrange of 12rwhp.  Torque jumped up 20ft/lbs over stock giving you more power off the line and when you need it most!

Vivid Racing’s intake design and manufacturing is all done here in the USA.  The custom high flow cone filter has a large diameter flange taking in air from 360 degrees around. The box design has been engineered to integrate with the factory air snorkel.  The air filter is sealed off from hot engine air with a rubber gasket that is mounted to the one piece box.  Connecting the air filter to the two turbochargers is a one piece, roto molded intake tube that splits off with a clean seamless merge.  With this design, the VR intake tube flows over 100% more air than the stock intake tube.  The intake is finished off with an integrated sensor mount, Vivid Racing silicone couplers, and required hose clamps.

Why Stock Intake is Weak:

A factory intake box can have restrictions from the stock air filter and intake tubes. Looking at the stock intake of the Ford F-150 EcoBoost, you will notice the corrugated tubes that connect the hard piping to the filter box.  This design can cause turbulence to the air flow.  When the air flow is disrupted, this affects performance as the air speed is slowed down.  While air flow is very important, so is the amount of air that can be sucked into the turbochargers compressors.  The stock intake features a flat panel filter design which is common in most vehicles.  These paper air filters are non-reusable and do not have the best flow or surface area needed to gain performance.

Features:

Lightweight Roto molded Plastic Construction

Designed as an OEM Replacement

High Flow and Reusable Cone Air Filter

Intake Tube Flows Over 100% More than Stock

Gain over 10HP and 20ft/lbs of Torque

Fitment:

17-21 3.5L Raptor

15-20 F-150 3.5L EcoBoost

15-20 F-150 2.7L EcoBoost

18-20 Expedition 3.5L EcoBoost

18-20 Navigator 3.5L EcoBoost

This is a beautiful plug-n-play cold air intake that will aid in some big horsepower gains on this Raptor!

For our next piece in this project, we will be installing the VR Performance – Blow Off Valve Adapter. This new BOV adapter allows the turbo system to vent 100% out to the atmosphere the unused charge air instead of recirculating it back into the intake system. With a standard bypass valve, air going back into the intake can be turbulent or cause compressor surge slowing the turbo spool up. One of the more popular reasons to have a 100% vent to atmosphere setup is that awesome turbo whoosh sound. The black anodized billet aluminum piece easily installs between the charge pipe and factory bypass valve. VR’s BOV Adapter comes with all necessary hardware for an easy install making for a great upgrade. This little guy improves turbo performance and is a no-brainer for this project!

Features:

6061 Billet Aluminum

Black Anodized

Easy to Install

Allows Bypass to Vent Atmosphere

Open to Create Whoosh Sound

No Tune Required

Fitment:

2013-2016 Ford F-150 3.5L EcoBoost

2015-2017 Ford F-150 2.7L EcoBoost

2017+ Ford Raptor 3.5L EcoBoost

Now I said this would be THREE simple upgrades, but this last one truly does the heavy lifting when taking it to the next level. The VR Tuned – ECU Flash Tune for the Ford Raptor. Skip the gadgets and programmers and get a true custom ECU flash for your Ford with VR Tuned.  Our ECU Upgrade transforms your truck to a new level with quicker throttle response, increased torque, and more horsepower that pulls to redline.  Overall, the driving characteristics are vastly improved while providing you additional benefits that your Raptor craves. An ECU flash gives you reliable performance when you need it most!  Our easy to use iFlash system allows you to flash the vehicle via the OBDII to easily switch between stock and tuned or even more aggressive stage maps we can send you.  Add an intake, intercooler, full exhaust system and see over a 100 horsepower gain!  As tested on our Mustang Dyno using 91 octane here in Arizona, we saw massive gains throughout the RPM range.  At 3900 rpm we gained over 70ft/lbs of torque and at 5200 rpm saw almost 90 rear wheel horsepower!