This week’s Tire Smokin’ video features a lightly modified 2011 Ford F-150 pickup powered by the popular 3.5L EcoBoost twin turbo V6.
I have learned that a stock EcoBoost F-150 can easily spin the rear tires, but this video shows what happens when you send a touch more power to the wheels while keeping the truck sitting in place. The result is a big, smokey F-150 burnout.
This 2011 Ford F-150 has been modified with an aFe cold air intake, an aFe charge pipe a BBK 73mm throttle body and a custom tune implemented with the help of an Edge tuner.
The result of those modifications is 378.25 rear wheel horsepower and 453.75 lb-ft of rear wheel torque – which is more than enough to allow this pedestrian F-150 to absolutely destroy the rear tires for about 30 seconds.
After the big, nasty burnout, we see the remaining stains on the asphalt followed by a look at the dyno graph.
Remember, a stock 3.5L EcoBoost F-150 has 365 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque at the transmission – this F-150 has 378 and 453 at the wheels. Impressive gains from simple mods and an impressive burnout to boot. Enjoy!
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"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
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"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
