7.3 Godzilla grows up, godzilla mega thread, godzilla performance development thread TRUCK ENGINE GOES BRRRRRRRRR
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I found the article. Not sure how accurate the info is as it was from back in 2018.
More info and engine cutaway pictures in the article.
More info and engine cutaway pictures in the article.
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Big Bore Details | Ford's Godzilla (7X) V8 Engine | Plus a New Name
Big Bore Details | Ford's Godzilla (7X) V8 Engine | Plus a New Name In our previous Ford 7X Engine Article we mentioned that we have a bit more insider information to share. While this some of this info is single source, I have been able to confirm a good deal of it as completely accurate. I...
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yeah i saw it somewhere yesterday while i was looking for 1/4 mile times out of it.
and then this morning i just saw this...
2020 Super Duty: No reviews until Jan 21, 2020
Review Embargo until January 2020. .... So much for available Fall 2019. As for the truck, it looks great and should give Power Wagon a run for its money.
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but now im remembering seeing 0-60 times yesterday (and being underwhelmed by them) in some of the sites i was looking at so who knows.
all the way to that 5k redline. LOL 
TFLTruck bought one , had it on the dyno with 5 Star, and has done a mileage loop. It has been extremely meh. Even the cat back system they put on it was meh
i was really hoping to be WOW'd over the 6.2 and all it's done is make me be like heh, looks liek the 6.2 isn't all that bad.
granted that mileage loop i still find issue with because majority of people around here will NEVER see their personal vehicles at elevation like that. such a grain of salt situation... fucking 9000 feet.
We ran the Ford F-250 and the Chevy Silverado 2500 on different days, but with an identical trailer set to slightly different loaded weights. The new F-250 returned a towing MPG result of 5.6 MPG with a moderate side wind (wind speed: about 17 mph). The unloaded result was 15.1 MPG.
When we ran the Silverado HD on the same loop at the same 70 MPH speed, we got 6.9 MPG and 16.0 MPG towing and unladed (respectively). The wind speed during the Silverado run was less (wind speed: under 10 mph).
that wind difference is entirely negligible imo.... 7 mph difference and a side wind, at freeway speeds? meh.
When we ran the Silverado HD on the same loop at the same 70 MPH speed, we got 6.9 MPG and 16.0 MPG towing and unladed (respectively). The wind speed during the Silverado run was less (wind speed: under 10 mph).
that wind difference is entirely negligible imo.... 7 mph difference and a side wind, at freeway speeds? meh.
I didn't get to listen to the video at Team Z with the fox swap. But I watched it to see Brian Wolfe in the video. Brian is a LONG time drag racer and has been with Ford for a while now. He has helped bring a lot of the FRPP stuff to market. My guess is that Ford Performance engineers have been a part of this engine development for a while. I would not be surprised if cams, modified heads, intakes, and other items come to market shortly after this motor is released as a crate motor.
The concerns I see is that it is a pretty square motor as far as bore and stroke are concerned. Originally, info way back in mid 2018 was an engineer said he thought the person who was heading up the engine program would probably be disappointed if the 7.3 didn't make 575 ft/lbs of torque. They wanted it to make more power than the diesel 6.0L. Which made 570 ft/lbs. So either the motor ended up making a lot less than originally planned or there is a lot left in the motor. WIth GTPpower saying tunes picked up a lot of torque that shows maybe they held back some for the release. Have some on reserve is it's needed later in production.
The heads were rumored to have a massive 2.20" intake valve. So thoughts were 330-350 cfm intake flow. That is a lot of air flow. Many aftermarket SBF heads don't flow that well. The issue is the single intake valve of that size and lots of RPM. So it will be interesting to see what cams & springs, and intake manifold will do with this motor. Where will the max rpm for a reasonable street hp motor?
I am looking forward to what the aftermarket does with this motor. They will push it much farther than Ford Performance will. So that will be interesting to see what kind of power this motor will eventually make. With over head cams, big heads & valves, and 445 cubes it could be interesting is they make 2-2.5 hp per cubic inch. Let's just hope it doesn't end up being just a great low rpm fleet truck & rv motor.
The concerns I see is that it is a pretty square motor as far as bore and stroke are concerned. Originally, info way back in mid 2018 was an engineer said he thought the person who was heading up the engine program would probably be disappointed if the 7.3 didn't make 575 ft/lbs of torque. They wanted it to make more power than the diesel 6.0L. Which made 570 ft/lbs. So either the motor ended up making a lot less than originally planned or there is a lot left in the motor. WIth GTPpower saying tunes picked up a lot of torque that shows maybe they held back some for the release. Have some on reserve is it's needed later in production.
The heads were rumored to have a massive 2.20" intake valve. So thoughts were 330-350 cfm intake flow. That is a lot of air flow. Many aftermarket SBF heads don't flow that well. The issue is the single intake valve of that size and lots of RPM. So it will be interesting to see what cams & springs, and intake manifold will do with this motor. Where will the max rpm for a reasonable street hp motor?
I am looking forward to what the aftermarket does with this motor. They will push it much farther than Ford Performance will. So that will be interesting to see what kind of power this motor will eventually make. With over head cams, big heads & valves, and 445 cubes it could be interesting is they make 2-2.5 hp per cubic inch. Let's just hope it doesn't end up being just a great low rpm fleet truck & rv motor.
That's the point I think plenty of people are missing. We have no idea what an aftermarket heads/cam package is going to do to this thing. Ford designed the completed package around a truck moving weight and demanding horsepower. The biggest displeasure I've had in driving any 6.2 250+ is it needs all the RPM to get up on the curve. In my eyes, they necessitate getting the 4.xx final drive if you're doing any kind of real towing/hauling.
but ive said it once i'll say it again, who cares about "needing rpm" especially with these 10 speed transmissions nowadays.
my truck cruises at 1400 rpm at 80 mph and stays at 4k rpm and above if your foot is to the floor.
big ol meh.
my truck cruises at 1400 rpm at 80 mph and stays at 4k rpm and above if your foot is to the floor.
big ol meh.
The 6.2L is like 430 ft/lbs, correct? So the extra torque should help. But hopefully, the torque curve of the 7.3L is fatter all the way through. We all know Peak numbers aren't everything. So hopefully the 7.3L drives better than the 6.2L due to the added torque and curve. And maybe in 5 years the stock rating will be closer to that 575 ft/lbs hinted at back in 2018?
I can't see Ford Performance or the aftermarket sitting on the sidelines with this motor. You know they are going to try and make this a performance engine. A SOHC with 445 cubes has everyone salivating to get their hands on one for development. Especially with engine swaps being easy due to available parts by Ford & the aftermarket. K-member, motor mounts, headers, and so on.
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