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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 10:18 PM
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So Ford finally listened...

I've been saying for years that Ford should put the eco-boost engine on a regular cab, short bed F-150. There are dozens of combos for the F-150, but that unfortunately was not one of them. Well I guess Ford finally budged to us hot rodders and made the truck... Too bad it's named after the shakes you get when you have Parkinson disease. Still looks good though.



The 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor Is A Turbocharged Baby Lightning
Old Jun 28, 2013 | 01:42 AM
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Lol.. Tremor

I get it... Hahaha

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Old Jun 28, 2013 | 03:46 PM
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I was expecting Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward, and for the truck to have giant worm graphics all over the sides...
Old Jun 29, 2013 | 01:55 AM
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I was expecting Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward, and for the truck to have giant worm graphics all over the sides...
Nice.....and...ur at least 35-40 years old.

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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 01:53 PM
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It does have worms on the sides. Oh, those are stripes. I hope it is available without such silliness.

Last gen Lightning had a supercharged V8 with, what, 380 hp? This thing is in the same ballpark...
Old Jun 29, 2013 | 03:24 PM
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Very cool truck!

Name is TERRIBLE.

Raptor is a bad *** truck name.

Lightning is a pretty cool name.

Tremor is horrible. Kinda like TRD spelled out is TuRD. Not well thought out...
Old Jun 29, 2013 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 96_Camaro_B4C
It does have worms on the sides. Oh, those are stripes. I hope it is available without such silliness.

Last gen Lightning had a supercharged V8 with, what, 380 hp? This thing is in the same ballpark...
I think the stripes are an optional extra like they are on the Raptor.

I was thinking the same thing, this may be faster than the pre-2001 lightnings, but should run similar numbers for the 2001+ models.

Updated 2001+ Lightning:
380 HP
450 TQ
4,7xxlbs
3.73 rear (4 Speed Auto)
(Pre-2001 model was 20HP and 10TQ less and 3.55 rear)


2013 Tremor: (According to the current eco-boost specs)
365 HP
420 TQ
5,080lbs*
4.10 rear (6 Speed Auto)

*Source: Ford Lightning? Meet the 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor - Truck Trend

Will be an interesting comparison, but this truck is going to be fast that's for sure.
Old Jul 1, 2013 | 12:57 PM
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I had a Ford Truck that was a "Tremor" package in 2000.

It was a Ranger Supercab that had a badass stereo system with amp, subs, and a HUGE in-dash head unit from pioneer. Called "Tremor" because of how the subs shook the truck.

Old Jul 1, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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Wouldn't a 5.0 regular cab be faster than the ecoboost?
Old Jul 2, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BigBlueCruiser
Wouldn't a 5.0 regular cab be faster than the ecoboost?
Good question, I suppose it will all come down to gearing, average power and how much weight that power has to carry.
Old Jul 3, 2013 | 10:51 AM
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Was hoping to see they were bringing the Falcon here....

Tremor is nice too.
Old Jul 3, 2013 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 99SilverSS
Was hoping to see they were bringing the Falcon here....

Tremor is nice too.
Haven't you heard? Fords shutting down Australia operations. Falcon. Is soon to be extinct
Old Jul 3, 2013 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 96_Camaro_B4C
It does have worms on the sides. Oh, those are stripes. I hope it is available without such silliness.

Last gen Lightning had a supercharged V8 with, what, 380 hp? This thing is in the same ballpark...
Tremor is something like 300 pounds heavier than Lightning yet has a more aggressive axle ratio and more gears. Even if it isn't quite as quick it should be pretty damn close. Considering this is a V6 that gets much better fuel economy it's still pretty cool.
Old Jul 9, 2013 | 03:04 AM
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I think the Ram R/T will be faster due to a lighter weight.
Old Jul 10, 2013 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by guionM
Haven't you heard? Fords shutting down Australia operations. Falcon. Is soon to be extinct
Yes I did. Point being they should build it here for us and them.



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