Ford F-150 Tremor features a larger intercooler, methanol injection, a good engine tune and drag radials.
Just before the end of the 12th generation of the F-150, Ford rolled out the Tremor package. It was based on a short car, short bed pickup with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 and buyers could get it with or without four-wheel-drive. In FX2 form, the Tremor was the quickest of the generation thanks to the combination of EcoBoost power and the smallest vehicle configuration.
The video above comes to us from the MPT Performance YouTube channeland it features a Ford F-150 Tremor that has been transformed into a quarter mile monster with a handful of fairly simple upgrades and a good engine tune.
Tuned Tremor
According to the details accompanying the video, this Ford F-150 Tremor is owned and driven by Thomas Anderson. Engine upgrades include a Vmax ported throttle body, an S&B cold air intake, a larger Wagner intercooler, an AEM water/methanol injection system and a tune from MPT Performance to run on an E30 ethanol blend. The owner also added a set of Caltracs traction bars and a set of 30-inch drag radials.
Everything else is stock, so in short, this Tremor has an upgraded air intake, throttle body and intercooler along with the methanol injection setup, the traction bars and the tires. That seems like a fairly short mod list, but this F-150 still turns out an impressive quarter mile performance.
Hitting the Track
In the video above, the Tremor is taking on a Ford Mustang at Little River Dragway, but it is hardly a battle. When the green lights drop, the half-ton pickup jumps out to a big advantage and the driver never has to look back. The F-150 just keeps on pulling away from the pony car as it heads down track, eventually stopping the timers with a 12.3334 at 109 miles per hour. Meanwhile, the Mustang appears to run a 13.35, which is respectable, but nowhere near quick enough to beat the truck.
The video ends with a look at a spread of time slips for the F-150, with times of 12.42, 12.37 and two of 12.33. With elapsed times like those, this Tremor will keep up with the majority of the stock performance cars sold in the United States.
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