FORD`s super secret Megazilla V8

[JohnnyO]

The mighty Yugo is an indestructible force of nature!

There's probably more Chevy Vegas left now than there are Yugos.

 

[JohnnyO]

I crossed it once in rusty #1 (before she was really that rusty lol) and in a 94 E150 hightop conversion.

I just dont like driving on the grateing. I actually remember feeling less white knuckle in the ranger rather then the econoline. Probably becauae of the weight difference...as funny as it sounds lol

I went across it once when I was real little. Me and my parents visited some Yooper friends of theirs from college. I remember it was very high. As I recall my sister wasn't born yet so I was about 5 years old.

 

[sgtsandman]

im sure todays “briggs” isnt the same as the “briggs” engines of younger days, may not even be from milwaukee wisconsin anymore, probably yet another item from the land of almost right where the only thing that lasts is a virus

Most of them have had some sort of emissions crap put on them to make the People’s Republic of California happy. So, I’m sure they aren’t the same Briggs from the past. Even if the base engine hasn’t changed.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Ford’s 7.3L Godzilla V8 Can Make 1,100 HP With Twin Turbos and Little Else

Need proof? Merkel Racing Engines did it without touching the valvetrain, rods, or pistons.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Dirtman]

By comparison the 6.7 makes more torque than that completely stock.

The new 5.2 makes 760hp from the factory and builders have made over 2,000hp with them.

I'm still waiting to be impressed.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Yeah, junkyards are full of good running powerstrokes and shelbys for engine donars...

 

[Roert42]

Yeah, junkyards are full of good running powerstrokes and shelbys for engine donars...

“5.2L SOME FIRE DAMAGE ON TOP, TURNS 360 GOOD COMPRESSION”

$7000
2017 no miles listed.

Sounds like a great deal.

 

[Dirtman]

I'm not saying this isnt a cool engine. Ford just has better options for both trucks to make pure torque, or cars to make raw horsepower. The 7.3s advantage is that it's alot cheaper than a diesel for a superduty or a coyote for a mustang. It's a simple design, budget builders engine. You can make decent power cheaply and shuve it in almost anything like an LS engine. But it's not remarkable in any way.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I'm not saying this isnt a cool engine. Ford just has better options for both trucks to make pure torque, or cars to make raw horsepower. The 7.3s advantage is that it's alot cheaper than a diesel for a superduty or a coyote for a mustang. It's a simple design, budget builders engine. You can make decent power cheaply and shuve it in almost anything like an LS engine. But it's not remarkable in any way.

Except that Ford has not made such a V8 since 2001. That is why we are excited about it.

The thought of a tiny engine swimming in a huge engine bay greatly appeals to me as a shadetree mechanic that works on his own junk. The mod motor in my F-150 feels more like an engine swap truck than my 5.0 Ranger does lol. I just replaced the intake manifold on my 5.4 F-150 a few weeks ago, it is tight.