[Now Available] AWE Exhaust Suite for the Ford Ranger Raptor

[Kian]

Cactus and Avalanche Grey look more similar than I thought. Those 37’s are meatyyyy ‍

did you end up getting SPD down pipes as well?

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[STEVE_K]

@Christian/AWE , thanks for the scoop!

 

[CGRR2024]

Cactus and Avalanche Grey look more similar than I thought. Those 37’s are meatyyyy ‍

did you end up getting SPD down pipes as well?

Yes, has the SPD downpipes installed currently.
Toyo Open Country AT3 35s with a rough country level kit. Knoxville driveshaft upgrade. Thing is a blast to drive. I still have a new tune revision to update and ADD front and rear bumpers to install once I get it back.

 

[GordonR]

Knoxville driveshaft upgrade.

Please tell me more... did you notice much of a difference going to a single piece?

 

[CGRR2024]

Please tell me more... did you notice much of a difference going to a single piece?

Might be a placebo but I feel like I did. Seems a lot smoother and a little more instantaneous when at WOT.

 

[Kian]

**Update**

CEL is gone. A pin (or lack thereof) inside the actuator valve was missing and the motor wasn’t making any contact to the dummy plate. They swapped it with another unit and buttoning up the exhaust now.

Have yet to drive it… but good news either way!

AWE FTW

 

[dolsen]

Might be a placebo but I feel like I did. Seems a lot smoother and a little more instantaneous when at WOT.

Yea there’s one less joint causing less slop in the drive train. Is it steel or aluminum?

 

[CGRR2024]

It's one piece 4" aluminum. DirtDerrick hooked me up.

 

[dolsen]

It's one piece 4" aluminum. DirtDerrick hooked me up.

Yea that makes a huge difference. It’s not placebo and it’s not in your head. Measurable difference on a dyno, and in track times

 

[Kian]

Thanks for the care package guys

 

[AMGRAPTOR]

**Update**

CEL is gone. A pin (or lack thereof) inside the actuator valve was missing and the motor wasn’t making any contact to the dummy plate. They swapped it with another unit and buttoning up the exhaust now.

Have yet to drive it… but good news either way!

AWE FTW

That’s great news! Did you drive it yet? How do you like it?

 

[Kian]

That great news! Did you drive it yet? How do you like it?

yep! drove it 2ish hours home back to nyc. On the highway with cruise control at 70-73mph, Quiet Mode is somewhere between Normal and Sport comparing to the stock exhaust (at this speed).

I have to echo what @MJRR74 says because the cold start really is glorious for those first 15 seconds. it'll turn heads in the lot, maybe wake up the neighbors even. i can hear it from my apartment when i remote start. i haven't tried the auto-Quiet start mode yet, i'll report on that later.

Overall the exhaust note is very deep, and you can feel the vibrations in low rpm's at cruising speeds.. I guess by technical terms that's still considered drone, but you feel it in the seat more than any sounds of dreadful, "skull rattling" drone- at least that's how it is for me. Most of my commute was flat, maybe if you commuted mostly uphill, i could see how it could be annoying.

But its exactly what i am looking for in terms of sound. Only qualms i had originally were the 5in tips, but after having it for the last 5 days i'm used to it and i dont think its an eye sore as everyone was making it out to be- sure 4in would be nice, but the Black Diamond finish is a subtle bling. I even had my detailer put a high temp ceramic coating so they'll be easier to clean.

From a scale from 1-10, 1 being quiet and 10 balls out loud. I'd say the stock system is a range between a 2-6, and the AWE is a 4-8, but with much better tone all throughout.

 

[boraxman]

Thanks for the care package guys

Glad to see they took care of you...

Still waiting on mine to get shipped.

 

[Raptor Family]

Just finished the install on mine. Thanks Dirt Derrick for getting these, and everything else, out to me in a quick fashion—even after I changed the order from Black tips to Bash Tips. And thanks to Logan at TMX (they are so busy) for busting his butt in helping install the exhaust when every lift was full and he did it all on his back with a creeper.

I went with the Bash Tips as I am setting up for Baja and Raptor runs. So far, I haven’t seen anyone else show these yet.

My truck is mildly modified with Entire Process West Stage 2 Intercooler, Pipes, Air Box. Has Garrett Powermax Turbos, Ruthenium Plugs, IAG AOS, SPD Catted Downpipes, 170 thermostat, Nostrum Series “X” kit HPFP, Stage 3 injectors, Ethanol Content Analyzer, Custom e85 Dyno Tune, etc

The The Bash Tip pipes near the bumper are tucked up and out of the way. They slightly curve down. I have a future project of adding On Board Air similar to the Australian/Ford ARB (inside the rear passenger side quarter panel). I changed everything from the factory kit (They wouldn’t sell it to me here I. U.S.) I wanted to make sure the ARB air tanks and brackets I have chosen to add to my version of the kit will clear the raised exhaust profile—they do.

To show the Bash Tip, I had to take pic from below the bumper-it is tucked up in there pretty good . Others have asked if you could change tips—not with the Bash Tips. You would have to change the entire the entire rear pipe assemblies that connect over the axle. The Bash Tips have rings welded on, take a higher path, and have the Tip curved and pointing down—all of which make it impossible to just add a different tip and have it point out from under the bumper like their standard 5” tips.
I have not driven it much to get a “good Feel” of how I like the sound—I was late and stuck in traffic and had to get home and be somewhere else. My initial impression is that the equal length pipes seem to make that high-rpm hum that I do dearly love from the Nissan 35GTR when you are in full boost 4000rpm and over. Reving the engine in all modes makes a symphony. Quiet mode is not as quiet anymore. Baja is significantly louder and so far, I’m really liking the tone. For some reason, I can now hear my turbos wine when I rev the engine. I need to drive it for a while, under the conditions I always drive in to see how I like it. So far, I am really impressed.

Some pics

 

[Kian]

a symphony indeed. Baja mode in the tunnels feels like an r35

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