Best valved exhaust for Ford Ranger Raptor V6

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All our exhausts for this generation, version by version, are brought together on one page: Ford Ranger Raptor Valved Exhaust.

The Ranger Raptor is the version of the Ford pick-up designed for fast off-roading: long-travel suspension, permanent four-wheel drive and, since the new generation, a twin-turbo petrol V6. Ford has even given it an active exhaust. Here is what you should know about yours before choosing its exhaust.

Model

Ford Ranger Raptor, double-cab pick-up

Generation

Presented in 2022, delivered in Europe since late 2022; the Rog product page covers these models

Engine

3.0 EcoBoost petrol V6, two turbos, compacted graphite iron block

Factory output

292 hp (215 kW) and 491 Nm

Gearbox

Ten-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Permanent four-wheel drive, two-range transfer case, lockable front and rear differentials

Factory exhaust

Active, electronically controlled, with four modes: Quiet, Normal, Sport and Baja

Stage 2: published figures with engine tuning and an ECU remap done by a tuner, beyond the exhaust alone.

From the diesel Raptor to the V6 Raptor

The first Ranger Raptor reached European customers from 2019, with a 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel four-cylinder, 213 hp and 500 Nm, already paired with a ten-speed automatic gearbox.

The new generation, presented in 2022, changes register: it adopts a 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V6, and Europe was the first market to be delivered, from the last quarter of 2022. A 2.0-litre diesel version later joined the Raptor range, but the Rog exhaust this guide talks about concerns the petrol V6.

The product page covers Ranger Raptor V6 models delivered since late 2022. Was your pick-up delivered in late 2022, or are you unsure about its version? Send us the VIN before ordering: we check compatibility and reply in writing.

The Raptor's 3.0 EcoBoost V6

The Raptor's engine is a 3.0-litre V6 with two turbos. Its block is cast in compacted graphite iron, a material that Ford says is about 75% stronger than conventional cast iron. On the Rog product page, it is listed at 292 hp (215 kW) and 491 Nm.

The ten-speed automatic gearbox has a boost map specific to each gear. In Baja mode, an anti-lag system keeps the turbos spinning for up to three seconds after lifting off, so that thrust returns without delay when you accelerate again.

The Rog cat-back is fitted behind the factory catalytic converters and does not touch the ECU: the V6 keeps its power, its mapping and its anti-lag. The exhaust changes the pick-up's voice and its weight, not its performance.

A chassis cut for off-roading

The Raptor has little in common with a work-site Ranger. Its suspension arms are aluminium, its rear axle is located by a Watt's linkage, and its FOX Live Valve dampers adjust their firmness continuously, with reinforced damping at the end of travel to absorb landings. Under acceleration, the rear dampers also firm up to limit the squat of the rear end.

Its four-wheel drive is permanent. The two-range transfer case is electronically controlled, and the front and rear differentials can be locked. For the exhaust, this means one thing: it has to live under a vehicle that drives through mud, sand, water and stones, hence the value of a material that does not fear corrosion.

Seven drive modes

The Raptor's selector offers seven modes: three for the road, including Normal and Sport, and four for off-road, from rock crawling to sand and mud, up to Baja mode. Each adjusts the engine, the gearbox, the ABS, the stability control, the steering, the throttle response, and the opening of the exhaust valves.

Baja mode is the most radical: it is designed for fast off-roading, and it is what switches on the anti-lag. For the exhaust, this selector matters as much as the steering-wheel button, since each mode also decides the position of the valves.

An active exhaust with four settings

Ford has fitted the Raptor with an electronically controlled exhaust, adjustable independently of the drive modes by a button on the steering wheel. The Quiet setting favours calm, to leave early without waking the street. Normal is the everyday sound, applied automatically in several drive modes. Sport gives a louder and livelier note. Baja, finally, makes the exhaust work like a direct pipe, and Ford reserves it for off-road use.

The principle is therefore already there. What is missing is fullness: even in Sport, the factory exhaust remains designed for noise regulations, and the V6 gives only part of what it has.

Why the V6 stays in the background

On a twin-turbo engine, each turbine takes energy from the gases, and therefore part of their sound, before the exhaust takes over. The Raptor's factory silencers do the rest: on the road, the V6 is heard far less than its character would suggest.

Freed by a valved exhaust, this V6 gains a raspy, full grain, and the whoosh of the turbos becomes perceptible under load. With the valves closed, the pick-up recovers a sound close to stock, in town as on the motorway.

For anyone who knew the first-generation diesel Raptor, the contrast is clear: a petrol engine that revs higher, a denser sound, and climbs through the revs that can finally be heard from outside the pick-up.

Keep the Ford modes, or switch to the remote

With the Factory option, the Rog exhaust arrives with the mounts for the Raptor's factory valves: your garage refits them there, and the steering-wheel button and the drive modes continue to choose between Quiet, Normal, Sport and Baja.

With the Rog option, the exhaust arrives with its valves already fitted and a two-button remote. The valves stay in the chosen position, whatever mode is engaged: closed to cross a village in the early morning, open for a track.

If you like switching from one setting to another from the steering wheel, keep Ford's valves. If you prefer a fixed position, one that does not change with the drive modes, the Rog remote will suit you better. Both options are included in the price of the exhaust, at no extra cost: the choice depends on how you drive the Raptor, not on your budget.

Material, tips and fitting

304 stainless steel is the natural choice for a pick-up that faces mud, salt and winter. Titanium, which weighs about 40% less than stainless steel for the same design, brings a more metallic sound and is chosen brushed, gold or purple, with no change in price.

The outlets receive Rog tips in chrome, gloss black or blued titanium, included in the exhaust; you can also order it without tips. Rog builds the exhaust to the Raptor's VIN, and your garage fits it with no welding or cutting, behind the factory front section.

Configure your exhaust.

How the exhaust is put together

On the Ranger Raptor V6, the Rog cat-back follows on from the factory catalytic converters and leads the gases to the tips, pipes, silencers and valves included. The V6's manifolds, turbos and catalytic converters remain Ford's: the Raptor's product page concerns only this rear section.

Each choice explained in detail, from sound to material: How to configure your exhaust.

Three recommended configurations.

• Everyday pick-up

  • Stainless steel
  • Factory valves
  • Rog gloss black tips

  For a Raptor used every day: the steering-wheel button keeps its four settings, and the V6 finally gains fullness in Sport.

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• Tracks and raids

  • Stainless steel
  • Rog remote
  • Rog blued titanium tips

  For a Raptor that heads off on a raid: the stainless steel shrugs off mud and water, and the remote fixes the valves open on the track, closed at the bivouac.

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• Lightweight version

  • Brushed titanium
  • Factory valves
  • Rog chrome tips

  For a Raptor used on the road and for leisure: titanium takes weight off under the body and gives the V6 a more metallic note.

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From order to fitting.

VIN, manufacture, delivery, fitting and warranty, step by step

Questions.

Further reading.

• All our exhausts for the Ford Ranger Raptor
• Exhaust for V6 engines
• All Ford exhaust systems
• Guide to the Ford Mustang S550 EcoBoost