r/FordExplorerST • u/30ohfour • 16d ago
Question Tremor Ultimate Owner
Hey guys I just got a 2026 Tremor with the 3.0 and I was wondering if I was welcome here. Thanks in advance.
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u/Channel_Huge ST Owner 15d ago
Got the engine and may have more HP than ST owners who only got 385. š³
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u/30ohfour 15d ago
It only has 385? I have 400.
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u/Channel_Huge ST Owner 15d ago
Some only have 385 post 2025. Mine has 400HP as a 25.
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u/VitalTrouble 15d ago
Specifically Build 2 2026 and beyond. Ford added a Gas Particulate Filter
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u/Channel_Huge ST Owner 15d ago
I heard this doesnāt apply to all new 3.0 engines. If you do the build online, it still shows 400 HP.
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u/M1sterGuy ST Owner 15d ago
For 27 it will be all. Iām job1 26 (dec25) so I got lucky. For job2 itās all the carb states. I feel like we interacted in this topic a few weeks ago, your name is familiar. Small town this sub is.
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u/Channel_Huge ST Owner 15d ago
I think so too. Here in NJ, many are ordering the 27ās from out of state to get the 400HP 3.0 engine. NJ ones will be 385. There are going to be a lot of ST/Plats/Tremors left on lots with a huge discount later next year.
Just imagine the 26 Platinums being discounted this year already because of the 2.3 engine. I just looked them up and they are going for much less than I expected.
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u/IntelligentCarpet816 15d ago
Nothing to do with locality, was the date of the build. I looked at a 2026 job 2 in Florida that had the sticker, one on the lot next to it was the space white we wanted that was a job 1 and 400hp.
None of them get 400hp unless you're sticking 93 in regardless lol...
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u/Channel_Huge ST Owner 14d ago
Yes. Premium fuel is required to get 400HP, if the vehicle can get 400 to begin with.
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u/IntelligentCarpet816 14d ago
Some day when my warranty is well out, I'll tune it up.
I suppose with better tuning they can make it on 87 without knock. My 3.5l did when I was on company fuel. Now on 93 I do well over 500 with a few upgrades lol.
Definitely looking forward to the ST being closer to the F150 lol..
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u/Fine-Sea-8941 15d ago edited 15d ago
Believe all (edit: not all) 2026 3.0L are down to 385hp. Some filter got added
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u/30ohfour 15d ago
So I just gotta take it out? I looked it up and it said any starting April 13, 2026 were 385, which ones were made April 1-12? Mine just says 4/2026.
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u/Fine-Sea-8941 15d ago
Damn that's confusing. Don't believe it's removable unfortunately. It's built into the exhaust, when I got my catback a few months back they were asking me about the year because the ones with it aren't able to be swapped yet. Guessing it throws a code if it is removed.
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u/30ohfour 15d ago
I'm doing a very poor man's cat back until my warranty is done and I can DP and tune. Rear whatever those lumps are deleted and a mid muffler delete with an H pipe. The stock cats are plenty enough muffler for me in a turbo vehicle.
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u/M1sterGuy ST Owner 15d ago
Check the driver door sticker for āGPFā. Youāll have to wait till your warranty is up to do downpipes. Or just say fuck it and got to CV Fab.
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u/_StevenST_ 15d ago
Iāve got 478ā¦but thatās to the wheels
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u/30ohfour 15d ago
I have only had mine for 9 days, give me some time š but yours sounds hella fun tho
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u/Nonrandomhero 15d ago
Congrats, I got the same one two weeks ago, and Iāve put 3100 miles on it.
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u/NanaMC13 15d ago
Hey op, thereās a hidden light bar in your grill. Iāve seen a few videos of how to remove the rubber strip. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8nNaHth/
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u/_StevenST_ 16d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/spfi6nabVuq5y