This week’s Truckin’ Fast clip features a 2013 Ford F-150 SuperCrew pickup powered by the 3.5L twin turbocharged EcoBoost V6. We do not know what it done to this boosted half ton pickup, but the guy who filmed the run claims that it was “stock appearing”, so I would guess that the key source of this F-150’s power is a good tune and some other hard-to-notice performance modifications. Regardless of what work has been done to this mild mannered looking F150, it gets down the quarter mile in a serious hurry.
We don’t get to see this EcoBoost F-150 do a burnout, but as soon as the light turn greens, this half ton Ford truck rips away from the line and leaves the noisy little Cobalt in the dust. As the race goes on, the beating only gets worse as the F-150 puts bus lengths on the surprisingly slow Chevy compact – even after the Slobalt pulled the hole shot.
In the end, this F-150 runs through the top end with an elapsed time of 13.014 (so, almost 13 flat) and a trap speed of 102.96 miles per hour. We might not know what it done – but there is no question that this is one Truckin’ Fast EcoBoost F-150.
It should be noted that the sound in this video is the Cobalt – not the F-150 – and it sounds like crap so you might as well leave your speakers turned off. Stay tuned in the forum.>>
"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.
