Raptor R First Impressions - The Good & Bad After 1,000 Miles

[@TexasRevving]

I'm closing in on 1,200 miles with my 2024 Ford F150 Raptor R and I've got some impressions. Mostly good as I'd expect, but some less than ideal things as well so I figured I'd cover it all. In summary, I absently love this truck and can't wait to showcase it to y'all some more here very soon!

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

How much was the full PPF? Amazing truck. I have a tremor and was considering trading in for a raptor 37, but worried about the width / parking.

[@dirkx2350]

Maybe i missed it, but did you get rid of your 13 GT500?

[@TexasRevving]

@@dirkx2350I never had a 13, I still have my 14

[@hpkntnw]

You don’t do 1,000 mile oil change? I’ve done that with every knew vehicle I’ve ever had and never once a bit of engine trouble. Wear metals are much higher in the first 1,000 miles and I don’t think it Would hurt even though it is 11.5 quarts of 5W-50.

[@Schlum99]

Does the extended revving only happen when using the remote start or does it do it when you also press the start button inside the cab?

[@Liam-ub5gj]

first 10 secs told me that bro got money from the view of his GARAGES! congrats bro blessing fr

[@brianp5958]

Word this FR

[@pv33973]

He wasn’t lying about more content being uploaded, this is amazing 🙌🏼

[@heavenhelpus479]

My non-R Raptor is one of the best daily drivers I've ever had. On road trips, it is perfect. Except for fuel mileage....lol.

[@KyleEggert-el8mr]

"R" button on steering wheel can save custom setting including drive mode. I use sport mode with sport steering, baja exhaust and baja suspension. Press and hold "R" to save settings and every time you get in double press "R" to return to that mode

[@TexasRevving]

Oh yeah I did that so that double press is certainly better. I just wish it started like that! Minor thing nonetheless

[@gglen2141]

NICE TrUCK !! My pet peeve is the dashboard startup theatrics. I don't need to watch a movie about my car every time I start it.

[@TexasRevving]

I’m with you 😂

[@scottdetter]

When I bought the first GT500 (2007) I was amazed that when I was going 90-100 mph, that the 5.2 wanted more. It was more than just raw power, it was almost asking you, telling you, pleading with you to give it more juice. Awesome feeling. I still have about 1 year until my R will be done and can’t wait. Thanks for your reviews brother.

[@Nightcrawla7]

For the middleseat seatbelt thing. You clearly have a phantom rider. Even those in the afterlife realize how badass this truck is. Can't blame them. Thank you for buckling them up. Safety first.

[@tcr2237]

That starting issue is something you want the dealer to fix but then again… it’s the dealer…. Have a 250 Tremor that bounced left and right going down a road, for 8,000 miles, and the dealer just said “it’s a lifted Super Duty, that’s how they drive”. I could have taken it else where but I just swapped the suspension out with a Carli kit. No more bouncing. Love me my Fords but damn… the QC these days…

[@TexasRevving]

I hear that, my 14’ GT500 has a bad transmission (had a warranty thankfully) but they took 2 weeks of diagnostics to tell me they could find an issue. ($400 fee later) all for me to show them the grinding issue on the spot for them to finally agree to do something. Awful servicing.

[@tcr2237]

@@TexasRevving damnit, hate that… the price we pay for the Ford toys. I’m a sucker for Ford Performance…

[@OGtruthserum]

Made in Mexico bruh!

[@theleoking]

I just got my 24 Raptor R 3 weeks ago, it did this once so far. I had a 2020 Shelby GT500 Golden Ticket for 3.5 years and it did it as well. Never was a big deal

[@danielculda2180]

Loved your last video. Can’t believe I opened KZbin and saw you posted a couple mins ago. Love the color of the raptor! Thank you for the content!

[@danielculda2180]

Does it only have a delayed start when you use the key? Or if you push to start the truck too?

[@James-Orr]

It might be simpler if you program your "R" button settings so when you start it you can just press the single button. Vapor lock is a thing on the older carburetor engines but these do not have that issue. It will be most likely a internal check valve on the fuel pump or possibly a regulator if it has one. The dealer may be able to check the fuel pressure drop when turned off.

[@markcarraway879]

Long crank after hot soak is almost always a fuel pressure drop situation. Fuel pressure leaks down and fuel rail drains causing the longer than normal crank. Usually a bad check valve in the fuel pump. Just agreeing with this comment, as a retired Ford Senior Master technician. I also live in Texas and opted for the stock 24 Raptor and Whipple charged my 2023 Platinum 5.0 for my street truck. Loving the new Ford trucks!!

[@JBVisionMedia]

You have to hold down the R button on the steering wheel to save your settings. Then when you start the car you have to press the R and then press it again to get in the “My Mode”

[@TexasRevving]

Right, the GT500 has the same thing for the Shelby modes. Difference is when I first get into the GT500, it remembers my steering and exhaust mode at the very least. This truck doesn’t for some reason. I have to double press the R button.

[@RaptorObsession2023]

That starting issue has happened a few times on my 23. Intermittent grinding noise on cold starts from under the hood, parking break sensor goes off even if the brake is off and the ac will die on long road trips. Get an igla kill switch bro. Saved mine from being stolen!

[@davidgeorge442]

Have you set up your Raptor MyMode? You can save your preferred steering, suspension, exhaust at startup, and I believe a few other things. That might help with saving the settings at startup. Awesome truck. I had a Gen2 v6 for 6 years and traded it for a Gen3 v6, but that Raptor R is a dream truck. Awesome color choice. Enjoy it!

[@987die]

You can save your settings, steering, suspension. Exhaust all that by holding down the “R” button for a while. You will see it have a save bar. Then once saved you just tap the R button twice on steering wheel and you should be good. I also found out saving your seat settings with the auto start stop will save as well.

[@sterlingbingham7975]

I have the exact same truck and I just installed the DBM cooler so I could put a hidden winch in it. I have had all the same issues your's has had with starting and on start it never gives you enough time to choose to stay in sport. I am excited as you are do get out and beat on it doing raptor things. Great vids man!

[@larryclark6443]

R button on the steering wheel to save your drive modes,steering,suspension and exhaust 👍

[@slowcobra9263]

Could be an issue with fuel pump. Most have a valve that prevents drain back. So it could be that the fuel is draining back. Hence the extended crank.

[@GTRSniper1]

Lol. I picked your voice from your shooting channel that I watch and had to look into it. Turns out I was right lol. Keep up the good work.

[@SGFAdventures]

Great review and nice truck. Just picked up a 2024 Raptor and boy is it a fun truck to drive!

[@larrywest1839]

You are correct, looks a ton nicer without the hood and the front fender decals.

[@agent7118]

Beautiful truck. ❤ Im trying to line everything up for a new 25. I've been looking at the 25 Tundra and I don't like what they've done to it. Raptor R is the coolest truck on the road right now. 👌 🇺🇸

[@13CDallas]

Texas Plinking channel must be paying pretty good. Nice truck, GEN1 FTW!

[@MonarchMan]

So I'm watching a video going man that guy sure sounds like Texas plinking and then you showed your face and Bam I was like I knew it I knew it and now I'm subscribed to your car and truck Channel and next week I'm getting myself a 2022 Raptor from my dad getting a Ford Raptor R 2024 I had no freaking clue that you did a vehicle's Channel I thought you were strictly guns keep it going love your vids

[@TexasRevving]

Thanks for the support man!

[@freshnclean7]

You need to set your preferred driver settings to the "R" button. Just double tap it every time you get in.

[@drifterwannab]

Awesome truck man! I'm super jealous of your car line up lol

[@TexasRevving]

Thank you sir!

[@WayApp]

Driving with an air of undeniable coolness

[@theeapco]

Awesome truck and love that color!

[@jpspinoyride4547]

Amazing video bro your garage is a dream garage with your amazing collections..big truck but fits in your garage ❤

[@Mursedave]

I noticed every 100 cranks or so it hesitates to start. Other than that, it’s thankfully quite awesome!

[@craigchapman234]

I have that issue with starting but it’s only happened four times. My memory settings work so far. My mechanic friends say the starting could be the starter or fuel pump?? That hook is definitely crooked. Enjoy your Raptor. I have black but I really like your color.

[@joningram4852]

Obviously you have some deep knowledge on raptors, if I were looking to buy a used one maybe 5 or 6 years old what would be your recommendations as far as mileage-price or mechanical things?

[@randythompson9312]

👍😎nice look of Ranger Raptor,there’s more good things about the truck than bad

[@bwpospolyta]

Thanks for video. Have one in production so hope they may fix that start issue. From forum others have had much more issues with quality control so I have big list to look over once I get delivery. But question for you all your cars are backed in to garage; you don’t get car fumes into house??

[@mattmachine0712]

Awesome car collection. That green on the Raptor R looks sick. Personally I don’t buy a 700+ hp car/truck to be quiet. I think it’s a waste of technology/energy/resources to have “quite” mode in a vehicle that’s supposed to be extreme in every sense of the word whether it be the gt500 or the raptor R.

[@TexasRevving]

Agreed!

[@kinosgarage]

I think a 720HP super car vs a 720HP super truck video is in order 😏

[@TexasRevving]

Oooo I like it!

[@LVRaptorR717]

I have a 22 3.5 picking up my 24 R this week. The Raptor will always default to normal settings you have to program your R button to your favorite settings and hit the R butting when you start it up to activate them. They all do this it is normal.

[@fordfanatic218]

I just bought a 24 Raptor, not an R, and I have had the same issue with the seated people in the back when it's just a bag or backpack screaming at me that someone in the back doesn't have a seat belt on.

[@pablomarin1475]

When I bought a 2019 used leased Jeep Cherokee last year, it got to where it would start to lag when the ignition was activated. Sounded a lot like this. It sounded like it was trying and trying to start until it finally would. Found out it was a bad battery with bad cells. Just an idea. But sick Raptor bro!

[@brianp5958]

Love this. Pure inspiration. Keep going.

[@Saisei87]

Sick collection of whips my guy. You got like 4 inches margin of error in that garage though....that would make me hella nervous 😑

[@grannas211]

Damn, love that garage and its contents Also my 23 Bronco Wildtrak never remembers the modes either. The auto stop always turning back on is annoying too.

[@plucks7661]

The whole 'driver settings resetting on every start' isn't limited to the F-150 Raptor R, or any specific model in the series. It appears to be a Sync 4 issue/lack of feature, as I have the same annoyance with my 2023 Ranger Raptor in Australia. Hoping they change it in a future update, I can't fathom any reason why they would have designed it to reset on every start.

[@sistermaryellen4612]

Do you find the ignition delays with both the key fob and the power button inside the vehicle?

[@imNotMeWhenimHungry]

Are you hitting the"R" button on the steering wheel to save your settings?

[@TexasRevving]

I am, just a double press away. Not a big deal but still wish it remembered

[@TheJerrydon575]

I've been told its and issue with the starter coil. I bet a recall isnt too far away. I'd take a slow start over the death wobble any day though lol

[@STREETRACEN4U]

If you dont mind me asking what do you do for a living to be able to get the rapter R? its my dream truck and im just wondering what people do to get them

[@Jeff-sh4kx]

My 24 R is doing the extended crank as well.

[@TexasRevving]

Super odd, we’re all in this together 😂

[@Meighew]

Same Here. Just picked up my 24 R and have the same extended crank.

[@DanRichter]

How does this compare to a standard F150? As a newcomer to the truck world, I've quickly fallen in love with my F150 and am already thinking about future upgrades and trade-ups. However, I've already ruled out a Super Duty-its size is probably more than I can handle, especially as I'm still adjusting to navigating and parking the F150 in tight city spaces, crowded parking lots, and apartment living in a big city. I'm concerned that the Raptor, with its wider wheelbase, might also be more challenging to maneuver than the standard model.

[@DirhamBill]

The delay thing is most likely the battery thing. A friend of mine had a similar thing until one day it didn't want to start, he only had a knocking noise and flickering lights....it was def the battery.

[@mikehughes8023]

Bruh rockin 4 V8s!👍🏿

[@Aurora_v_cali]

God i love this truck so much…. Wow hes also got the perfect car set up 😅😅😅

[@jacobsawyer4786]

I’m looking between this and the Shelby F150 off-road, the 24 comes with 800bhp. What made you choose this over the Shelby?

[@GoKash66]

I have the 2019 with exact the same thinng...clacking sound on engine bay! Like you said,,,,if its seats or on parked for a period of time. I always notice it early morning cold start (overnight), on my way to work. Its annoying cracking clacking sounds ...I hope is nothing serious so far no leaks or lose inside the engine bay or underneath and no error code too. I never had it before until this year 2024.

[@shawn6684]

The cover for remote shouldn't effect your range , ive installed tons of remote starts and never had an issue . Maybe batteries are weak or something in area causing signal loss.

[@MarcoVilela]

out of curiosity, and understanding it would surely be too difficult anyway, but if you were to drive as conservatively as possible, low revs, always within speed limits, what's the absolute best mpg you would get with this R model? thanks

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

Starting issues with as much as this thing costs?.....NOT acceptable.....just my two cents.....

[@harisqureshi7469]

Great video!

[@erichjefferson6163]

that 12 o'clock thing is odd, my Ranger Raptor has the orange stripe, also the settings not saving is happening on my RR also.

[@Shawn-zc4bb]

The issue at start on mine ended up being a faulty starter. They replaced the battery first, which didn’t solve the issue, and then replaced the starter and it’s now firing normally.

[@kevinroberts7812]

I have a 2023 raptor at right at 1k miles I had the entire left cylinder bank misfire violently shaking the truck. This happened twice back to back then cleared up. I took it to ford they were not able to recreate the problem so I didn’t have them touch it I now have 4k miles and the issue hasn’t popped up since just worries me that it may happen again at any time the QC is just so bad these days. Beautiful truck though great color congrats!

[@OGtruthserum]

Made in Mexico, that is why. Japanese don't make high performance truck, otherwise, only they are reliable.

[@L42776]

Damn boy she movin out 🫣

[@JustinBaerwald]

Just my opinion but I’d put some stainless steel in the wall there the exhaust tips are on the Raptor. Would be easy to clean when the exhaust gets suity and may help prevent heat damage in the event you let it idle there.

[@RobertWojtow]

FYI 4x4 on pavement is a no no. Only meant for off-road use. Manual and dash states this. I believe you can switch to sport and manually take it out of 4x4

[@TexasRevving]

I usually do, funny enough when you put into sport mode on the dash it says it’s for street driving, yet it puts it in 4x4.

[@RobertWojtow]

@@TexasRevving Ford needs some UX love. I’ll be the first to volunteer with all their performance vehicles. Send em my way!

[@johnt6673]

Sport mode should be putting the truck into 4wd auto, which is much different than 4x4. The trx has a 80/20 split of power all the time.. 4wd auto is fine. Have used mine many times. 17 Raptor.

[@RobertWojtow]

@@johnt6673that makes sense then! My first thought was “why the hell would ford do that?”

[@cameronallen5043]

My 2023 tremor f150 passenger tow hook is crooked too. After looking at other late model f150s online and in person, I noticed this is very common issue

[@rrubiohagerty]

What do you do for a living man? Hell of a garage. Dreams!

[@brandonobrien821]

Goes to work 😏

[@charles17508]

Sweet rig man

[@Baaail]

I have a f150 tremor and i felt the same about the exhaust big difference from your truck how ever i swapped the mufflers with black widow mufflers could be a option for u endless the valves are in the mufflers, theyre good quality light and super affordable mufflers.

[@0223Jeremy]

My lariat f150 did that same cranking thing but change the battery and 100k miles later we are good to go

[@kilo3o3]

Nice vehicles. What do you do for a living?

[@BadTrainDriver1]

OF ghey corn

[@jtjtrs8806]

On the start I went through a few new parts to fix the long start but nothing, 1500$ dollars in parts later on my own i found out there’s a few gasoline brands that ford v8s do not like , after testing a few brands I was able to find out which one worked best and which gave the long starts , and didn’t matter the octane grade , I tested all grades all brands , at least for me , the one that worked best was the brand shell gasoline mid grade but for the supercharged engines might need high grade , the ones I avoid at all cost is Valero gasoline , mobile gas stations , or any gasoline brands that always have cheaper prices than the competitors ,

[@lrql92]

You can turn off the rear seat belt notifications in the screen

[@TexasRevving]

Oh, well that solves that. Thank you!

[@g3gg634]

GOALS!

[@juliorivas7428]

Helpful info -- thanks.

[@randyabney7834]

I have always felt like ford needed brembos on my 17 raptor to help scrub speed, how are the brakes in the R?

[@DNASlotCars]

My f-250 gas truck does that long crank. It's super annoying and not managed to sort it yet as it never does it in front of the dealer.

[@carguy0389]

Let’s gooooo!

[@neonarmor4333]

definitely put some type of anti-theft device on it pickups are always a target for thieves especially performance pickups

[@davidbodnar18]

I would try replacing the starter to see if that fix it and if it doesn’t, then I would say a computer module

[@paulgrayshon1424]

Had the phantom person sat in the back mate too in my ranger raptor had to plug seat belt in😅

[@perrycarditi5]

I think it’s heat soak, vapor issue. My old gen 1 with a whipple runs the cooling pump quite a while after the engine is shut off. I’m up north where 70 ° is a warm day and don’t see that issue.

[@greatstate58]

Mannnnn how do you not at least try to bait the TRX into a quick pull for the vid. 😂😂

[@TexasRevving]

Hahaha, missed opportunity 😂

[@alialsayegh6360]

I know what your problem is in starting the car. I solved it. I installed catchcan in my R and when I removed it, the problem went away.

[@haus05]

that extended crank is very common in ford trucks ... my works fleet is all ford and all the 2021 / 2022 models do this alll the time

[@brettallen5997]

My non-R Raptor does that on startup as well.

[@risktkr77]

You gonna be a texas raptor run in june?

[@joshnahm8911]

yeah, the ranger raptor, bronco raptor, and raptor r all don't remember your settings and have to use the r button :(

[@nick291107]

Bring out to Texas Raptor Run in June

[@inspectorgadget6510]

What do you do for a living?

[@Rickescobar24]

Question about my rpm on my 2024 but when driving the RPM starts at 1 but immediately jumps to 3 then 7. Is this normal. Do they not read RPM with decimals but into whole number. Sorry if dumb question I know it’s not in manual and the 2024 now read the gear you are in which previous did not

[@SGFAdventures]

Believe it is indicating your current gear.

[@TheOhsh13]

Cranking a naturally aspirated motor with a big super charger ain’t easy… wonder if it’s the same starter they had on the GT350 they were notorious for failing I believe.

[@mariusgage5471]

Im still dont think a built supercharged gen 1 will ever be beaten

[@MrRicoman1]

Yeah.👍🏻👍🏻Will never sell my 2014 Shelby 6.2 Whippled...screw the new 2024 R for $112k base price..😮

[@JustinBaerwald]

Where’s the GTD Application Video?

[@drewb4824]

Do u miss your gen 1?

[@TexasRevving]

Certainly, Gen 1s are so badass

[@EvoJoeIX]

According to the manual, the truck always reverts back to normal mode once the ignition is turned off. Completely normal

[@TexasRevving]

Oh I know it’s normal, I just don’t like it. My GT500 remembers mysettings. Not sure why this truck is any different.

[@EvoJoeIX]

@@TexasRevving I agree with you. It should remember but even with all these little annoyances, these trucks are great. I have a shelter green Raptor too. The color is so insane, i get people asking me about it everywhere i go. Enjoy the truck!

[@gregoryrodgers9888]

Get the borla atack exhaust for the truck it is louder if u want lounder

[@RossVesci]

What part of Texas are you in

[@orionsdiary2903]

If you have your a/c on and didnt turn it off is why its a delay

[@lukelacross190]

Still have the gen 1?