Lebanon Ford Performance F-150 Runs an 11.50 Quarter Mile

Ford F-150 powered by a Whipple-supercharged 5.0-liter V8 looks almost stock, but it runs mid-11s.

Over the past few years, there have been many articles posted to automotive websites about how Lebanon Ford in Ohio offers a Ford F-150 with upwards of 650 horsepower for just $39,995. Their website explains that buyers can choose from three different forced induction setups with varying power levels, but they all start just under $40,000. At $40,000, an F-150 with 650 or 725 horsepower sounds nice, but many people question whether a half-ton truck with that much power and no other upgrades can really make use of the power.

As the video above from the TEAMWOLFDADDY YouTube account shows, it only takes a few simple upgrades to put one of these Lebanon Ford Performance F-150 pickups well into the 11-second range with stock-looking tires.

Lebanon F-150

Lebanon Ford Performance offers three different packages on the V8-powered F-150 for $39,995, one with a Roush supercharger and 650 horsepower, one with a ProCharger and 650 horsepower and one with a Whipple supercharger and 725 horsepower. The blue truck in the video above is outfitted with the Whipple package, but it features a custom engine tune, so it offers more than 725 horsepower and 675 lb-ft of torque. We don’t know how much more, but with the addition of an MMR pulley setup and the OZ Tuning engine tune, this F-150 is surely packing more power than the “stock” Lebanon Ford Performance package trucks.

In addition to the underhood work, this F-150 has a suspension setup from VA Specialties that drops the body to the ground a bit, along with adding traction bars. That is key, as this 725+ horsepower Ford truck appears to be running on the stock wheels and tires, yet it is still able to use all of that supercharged power.

Running Mid-11s

In the video above, this Ford F-150 is participating at the 2019 Coyote Shootout at Texas Motorplex, racing against another half-ton truck. After a very slow staging process, the blue truck in the near lane comes tearing out of the hole while the black truck doesn’t move at all. In reading the comments, we learn that the driver of this blue truck “double bulbed” the black truck, staging completely before the black F-150 had time to prepare. This black truck is a turbo truck, so it needs time to build boost, which is why it sat at the line for so long, eventually running in the mid-10-second range.

Competition aside, the blue F-150 gets away from the line in a hurry, pulling a 1.709 short time with the Goodyear Wrangler tires and getting to the eighth mile marker in just 7.384 seconds. It pulls hard on the top end, trapping 118.26 miles per hour and stopping the quarter mile time at 11.517 seconds.

Crank up your speakers and enjoy!

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"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.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"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.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

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