Racing the Tesla Plaid SLEEPER Minivan! Our Whipple F-150's FASTEST Pass Yet!!! 

I wouldn’t call it the embodiment. You can pull anyone off the street and put them in the van and as long as they nail the tree get similar results.. Don’t get me wrong, I think what Kyle did by turning a boring AF car into something pretty damn cool is cool as hell. But drag racing has a pretty bland and boring AF future when everything is EV..

​@@lanejohnson7656Kyle can definitely drive. I understand evs are as simple as can be but don't take his driving for granted either.

@@HurkHogan Where did I say Kyle can’t drive? I said you can literally pull anyone off the street and as long as they nail the tree they will get similar results. That’s not saying he can’t drive. Are you going to argue my statement is false?

Those were some *great* races! So close! I personally think @TS34675 said it perfectly.

2 different spectrums, greatest comparason

Highlight of the video right there haha

I laughed when he looks at the camera, says "Here we go!" while rolling the windows up. I died of laughter

It cracked me up when he said that and Cleet was in there big cheesin 😂

Naw. You just have stars in your eyes and can't see it any other way.

George and jackstand are the only ones keeping their roots where it all started. Cleetus is dropping off getting lost with all the ford bs

lol single cab standard bed is the lightest truck you can get

the minivan build is substantially more 'impressive' but both cars are cool man

No,it's I beat these kids in a 1000hp, $100,000 EV.

@@baibureh8816 And all up how much has Cleetus spent on the truck.....

​@@user-rr5ce1wb2jHe's not at 100k yet I'd bet, now when he blows the transmission and transfercase all over the track, then he'll be there.

​@baibureh8816 who's gonna know...nobody's gonna know...

@@ryanlamfers8692 bro has to be approaching $100k. built engine, built trans, giant gen6 blower. but i think the engine was already built. thats a hefty build if were out of pocket

It's a pos slavebatterycar so no🤮

it beat a 1100hp Truck so... jokes on you @@Snotric

Especially the guillotine dash

@@Snotricokay smh 🤦🏼‍♂️

@@quidta1 you're pretty much talking smack about cleetus and not the F150 cause technically the F150 is a whole tenth faster than the plaid in disguise.

He did it to Crown Vics. One of the most well known “Cheap and decent” cars went up in value everywhere once he started buying them. Every viewer of the show that didn’t know came up and there isn’t many left where I’m at lol.

Always been up nothing new . Midnight Perfromance put them on the map If anything

Thank god I bought mine before they blew up 🤣

so hard to find one and they are all over 35k @@jacobwalling4128

@@ramirezracing8820same with all motor labs but they been doing it with steel bodies before really anyone… either way these trucks near 50 grand if not more now with 2023-24 prices for a damn work truck

Honestly they're all being converted little by little. Cleet is fully on board, the others are just in denial.

He's got one truck guys. Don't get your hopes up. He just gave it away to Kyle if you were paying attention after the race.

@@kennithchapman9689 he’s got Neighbor and a fleet of crown vics

Also mcflurry

​@kennithchapman9689 his personal truck is a raptor...

Nah, he a gm dude. But he does what/who pays the bills and makes money.

Impressive engines fa sho!!!...I'd bet ford charges twice as much for a crate engine then Gm

@@Waitingdatrecorddealthe LS3 sells for around 11 800 and ford sells it directly for 10 575. That more than a thousand dollars cheaper for the coyote. Although I’m sure you can shop for a cheaper ls3 than the one I found sold by a dealer for 11 800. Bottom line is, very similar price

Those Honda boiz will keep you on your toes

Still slower then his f150. Faster mph and faster quarter at 9.49 on a bad tire

Kinda sad

Honestly, I don't think it's the tires, I think it's the power.

Ouch. Lol but true

Dudes a dork

@@jasonm9264 He's a "dork" with an attractive girlfriend, a bunch of solid friends, a very successful RU-vid channel, two Honda NSX's chilling in his workshop, a bunch of dialled race cars, and a rock star lifestyle - how's that make you feel big fella?

​@@davidrobert2007 he's still a ev pushing, minivan driving, scooter ridin, Honda kid dork 🤷‍♂️

@@banneddamn You just cope the best you can, you're clearly hurt by Kyles existence 🤣🤣

Absolutely...why not wait

Hahahaha it’s not ideal at all

​@skullhart watch the video again he explained 🤡

@@CleetusM the owner/operator lost to a minivan not the F150. lol

​@@extremecheddarswityomomI think he lost on purpose so he didn't make the fl150 look to good.🤷‍♂️🤔😱🤯🤣🤣

If the engine bay is open. he should put the shell of a 4 banger 😂

@@fallonfullmer3054 he already has another 4 cyl turbo awd mini van that is fast too. but cleetus should stop racing mini vans. there is no upside.. if u win.. u beat a mini van. if you lose you lost to a min van.

​@fallonfullmer3054 a harbor freight predator motor😂

@@white6502 I can tell you are both a gentleman & a scholar. Well played my good sir.

@@shawnrichardson2479 lmao true

For both cars 👍🏻

They didn't while i'm not knocking their work it is just plaid with a minivan body dropped on top, it basically decorative they didn't get anything running it's not even like an EV conversion

@@shaynegadsden Aware, I watched his vids on E-Roy and the conversion. It still took work to get it right, could have had a lot more issues with the body fitment and suspension computer.

@@shaynegadsden it takes alot of electrical work to get all that done. you are discrediting them but you would never be able to do it cause you dont have the funds or the brains for it.

@@6.0_fern no it does not, doing a conversion take a lot of electrical work these are body swaps to avoid that, also sure i may not have the funds i am a cert4 electrician meaning i build plc control systems also i have made new looms for cars and bikes from scratch. Car electricals are about as easy as it gets

Id like to feel what its like.

Pfft. Could put a UPS truck on top of that chassis. It's a Tesla Plaid.

Genuinely funny comment from Kyle that. Nearly spat out my drink when he said it.

@@lifted_above if you put a v8 from ford mustang in a miata. its still a ford mustange

@@Just_a_random_birb Only if you put the entire chassis from the "Mustange" into the Miata.

@@lifted_above ummm ok

Ruby!

they tried with george’s blazer for tx2k but they could get it dialed in, in time

They could do it if they tried - but it would take them a LOT of work to just go rounds at any real small tire no-prep. Any data they have is junk because they've essentially spent most of this channel's life racing the opposite end of the spectrum, sticky radial prep(or radials on mediocre prep at least... lots and lots of radial stuff), so they would be starting from zero. And that's ZERO zero; they wouldn't have a baseline weight distribution, suspension setup, gear ratios, tunes, tire pressures, nothing. Nevermind all the details unique to no-prep, using juice, the games people play, it's a different world that they would have to adjust to(a bit more volatile than the traditional track races too lol). With all the racing that they're already doing, especially with these big races like World Cup and all the drag-n-drives, I just don't think they have anywhere near enough time to be able to legitimately compete in something else like no-prep. It would be fun as hell watching them climb a steep learning curve again though, it's been a while since they've really faced a long uphill trudge lol

Pretty sure the blazer was hooking good until it broke. Don't recall what broke tho.

He doesn't focus on one car like most no prep guys do would would be near impossible to dial it in on every surface

Was going to say this. Also adding grip on soft suspension is going to unload the fronts even worse

Just said the same thing.. Front tires are WET!! They gonna slip..

I like it alot too. Sounds good, looks fantastic and its fast.

A true dual set up would be sick

Old school hot rod truck vibes.

True duals add weight and don’t necessarily add power. Plus, it’s a bit stale IMO. I’d rather see/hear a NASCAR boom tube.

I love that truck. If Cleeter ever puts it up as a giveaway, I'll buy out the whole merch store!

*3 Coyotes, can't forget Neighbor.

Coyotes are the best platforms in the game right now! Love seeing Cleet pushing his corvettes and Texas motor speed shop Chevy's to the very edge of spontaneous combustion and now he's taking the 7.3 Godzilla to the edge, and now doing the same thing with the Coyote's! Ole Cleet ain't just some dumb redneck he's genius to play to BOTH audiences. The Chevy guys had their day in the sun & now us Ford guy's are getting to see our brand/manufacturer getting some love from ole St.Cleet🎅🎅🌲🌲👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

Sit back and enjoy the ride

This is a channel to sub to. I have been subbed to him for as long as I can remember, and I always look forward to his videos. It's not just cars. He does boats, cars, helicopters, planes, RC stuff. He is like the jack of all trades channel, though drag racing is his main focus.

HELL YEAH BROTHER!

One of the few channels that it's worth it to go back and watch old videos if you're a new sub

Got a lot of catching up to do 😂

I think the Marauder had a lot to do with it too.

Can't get around the fact that pushrod 2V engines need a lot of help to make power. DOHC 4V thrive on forced induction. Jackstand has had his mind blown a few times on their dyno seeing how easy it is to make stupid power with the 5.0.

Wouldnt help the front drivers side tire cause of it being off the ground lol

I kept thinking 'dry hop it'. Also, with some more suspension adjustment it could do better.

WET front tires will SLIP!! You are correct!!

OR because too much torque and the whole front end was lifting up lol

Suspension squats a lot on launch. All suspension sway is lost forward movement to chassis pitch, and it changes available traction too much to which it all has to recover when the springs rebound.

I read "hitter" wrong

same i had to scroll up twice@@PuerRidcully

Yessir! Nothing makes my punch break better than a 1m ago cleet video😊

your day got worse, a modded truck gets gapped by a slapped together fridge

Hope your day gets better fellow human.

Litterally a sub 9 and a half second Ute. 😂 Same with the van though, that thing is stupid fast.

It is pretty. The rtr grille and the blue turns it into a different truck

Is that what their actually naming it? If so it's hilarious.

The lower grill has louvers controlled by the computer.

This comment needs more attention.

N/a v6? I thought the engine choices on the truck were 2.7L Ecoboost 3.5 Ecoboost and 3.5 raptor 3.5 Ecoboost or s/c coyote depending generation?

The Raptor V6 and V8 trucks have it too. My 5.0 truck also has the lower grill, might be a trim thing because I have an XLT with tow package.

@@bryanbridges61523.3 base model v6

George didn't know how to react on a few occasions today. He waited so he could copy other people's reactions.

Wouldnt help that front drivers side one cause of it being lifted in the air

🤦 your still tracking water right in front of the rear wheels from the fronts rolling through water​@@extremecheddarswityomom

@@daddysbrokegarage i was making a joke about how the front left tire wouldnt be affected by the water because its doing a wheelie.

Most XL models have open diffs front and rear, this truck would really benefit from a limited slip front and locking rear from a higher end model or the aftermarket.

@@extremecheddarswityomom fuggin way she goes bud. I'm no key board warrior I'm not looking to fight lol

It is easy.. You can pull anyone off the street and put them in that van and as long as they nail the tree get similar results. Takes ZERO skill and talent.. Pretty fascinating right? Lol

@@lanejohnson7656 the same can be said for the f150 , put it in drive and launch it.

@@JayyMM4Life Negative ghost rider.. First you have to have the knowledge to build it then tune it. Even with those differences there is a multitude of human errors that can decide the race.. Only skill it takes to race a Tesla is nailing the tree. Anyone can with 100k+ can go buy one, put it in launch mode and push the gas pedal..

​@@lanejohnson7656I hate Tesla but it is impressive engineering feat to build something a 90 year old granny can run 9s in.

Just wait until it’s EV vs EV and whoever can buy the latest and greatest, cut the most weight out and nail the tree with ZERO talent or skill wins.. Geez it sounds so exciting, I can’t wait.. lol

​@@lanejohnson7656 I mean we still have horse races today despite cars being superior in practically every way. As long as there are passionate people around there will be ICE classes for racing. No matter how far they fall behind EVs

@@lanejohnson7656 There was a guy who programmed the Tesla's computer to recognize the lights on the tree - he was getting 0.00's on the launch.

​@@lanejohnson7656you just described most bracket racing these days. Electronic boxes do all the work

@@shenamariscal6200 Still have to build a car, tune and adjust the chassis to make a clean fast pass. Still requires far more skill, talent and knowledge by far. It’s not even remotely the same.

The F150 was the fastest it went quicker in the 1/4 mile. The tesla minivan best was 9.55 at 142. The F150 did a faster time of 9.49 at 150 it was the fastest time of the day. Electric vehicles are just more consistent and easier to drive the computer in the tesla does all the work the gases computer is the guy behind the wheel and takes more skill.

@@kenwolf2431 , you can say that about every aspect of drag racing. Those old fuel dragsters were strictly hands on and the talent of the people who built them and tuned them. No computers involved for clutch and fuel and spark and everything else I’m missing.

The one he gave away several months ago is up for sale on Facebook marketplace right now.

Then get a super/ extended cab. The little bit of extra weight just means a couple more psi.

Well the F150 was still faster, just not as consistent, and it's gonna go 8's the EV is topped out.

@@fiddynutz68 The EV is factory power with more weight. Cope.

The Tesla is more American than the F150. Even the Honda Odyssey shell is made in America. 😢

@@JackReacheround Of course it’s factory powered, you literally can’t do anything to it.. lol. Of course you love it. You have ZERO talent and skill. It’s all about instant gratification. Buy a car literally anyone can drive and get the same results and call yourself a racer… 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂. “COPE” with the truth.. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Don't get me wrong, what kyle pulled off with the tesla is awesome. i just love the internal combustion engine.. been playing around with them most my life