XA with 7.3L Godzilla

EBSXR6 · 24-05-2022, 06:40 PM

Yellow_Festiva · 24-05-2022, 06:46 PM

Didn't Bana or Green have a 7.3 in their cars? Not sure is they were force fed?

What a monster!

Franco Cozzo · 24-05-2022, 06:48 PM

What a beast, wish someone would do an oldskool car with the Godzilla but also the new 10sp auto behind it.

GASWAGON · 24-05-2022, 07:18 PM

Yes came across it myself a couple of days ago on the tube.

VERY impressive donk considering it was originally designed for the F series Trucks!

**Fordman1** · 24-05-2022, 08:02 PM

The way it lifts the front on that Dyno….

Magnificent !!

Bossxr8 · 25-05-2022, 11:06 AM

I just wish they were more readily available here. Only real choice is a bloody expensive crate motor. Getting one out of a wrecked super duty really isn't an option down under.

**Polyal** · 25-05-2022, 11:45 AM

I thought they were about $10k which isnt that bad. God I would love that in the ZF instead of rebuilding the thing...trans and diff wont be happy though.

EBSXR6 · 25-05-2022, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

I thought they were about $10k which isnt that bad. God I would love that in the ZF instead of rebuilding the thing...trans and diff wont be happy though.

I think the $30,000 in the video is for the Supercharged version.

A stock version in the ZF with the 10sp Auto would make an awesome cruiser.

Falcon SXR8 · 25-05-2022, 12:29 PM

Very nice engine, just a shame ford didn't do these earlier and shoved them in everything so we could have had our own version of the LS

Dr Smith · 25-05-2022, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordman1

The way it lifts the front on that Dyno….

Magnificent !!

You said it...can't get bored watching it..

Thinking out aloud,...If I wanted to replace the Territory with any new rear wheel drive biased SUV I would need at least $40+ on top of the trade in they might offer if I was lucky...and using the better half's comments on coming home after a shop..."look babe, I saved $30K after throwing Godzilla into our Tezza..."

Big_Daz · 25-05-2022, 02:04 PM

Pretty Epic thing... Though anything with Frank from Dandy Engines involved normally is pretty epic... His 6 Second Street Xw is a fave of mine...

Bossxr8 · 25-05-2022, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

I thought they were about $10k which isnt that bad. God I would love that in the ZF instead of rebuilding the thing...trans and diff wont be happy though.

14k I think. Add a 10 sp on top of that and it suddenly doesn't look cheap anymore. Then there's all the ancillaries it doesn't come with.

30k to get one in a Falcon and up and running?

rare ss · 25-05-2022, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Didn't Bana or Green have a 7.3 in their cars? Not sure is they were force fed?

What a monster!

The green machine is a 514ci (8.4L) pretty sure I got the Perth Street Car mag with the article on it

https://www.grays.com/lot/0001-70006...-hardtop-coupe

LMCT+ are giving it away shortly

jpd80 · 25-05-2022, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordman1

The way it lifts the front on that Dyno….

Magnificent !!

You just know that an extreme fan will put one in a Ranger Raptor, only question is Aussie or USA…..

GASWAGON · 25-05-2022, 08:45 PM

*MUST WATCH*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRdcM8VtTwQ

**GasoLane** · 25-05-2022, 10:41 PM

I'm old enough to remember the original Harrop's Howler...sounds like not much has changed there

Trevor 57 · 26-05-2022, 04:57 AM

It was at Heathcote Drags on the weekend

jpd80 · 27-05-2022, 12:13 AM

Man I hope we see more of these retro fits into earlier Fords, the 7.3 is just so impressive in older vehicles but also perhaps, a Territory? I know it looks expensive but the 7.3 is one of those Ford engines that enthusiasts have been craving for ages in the US. This engine is barely bigger than a GM LS but offers a good capacity increase with the strength to take a supercharger.

Dr Smith · 27-05-2022, 04:30 PM

I can't explain why but I've got the MC Hammer song in my mind...."I Like Big BLOCKS"...

jpd80 · 27-05-2022, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Smith

I can't explain why but I've got the MC Hammer song in my mind...."I Like Big BLOCKS"...

People are saying that it’s a big block but it’s not really, the bore spacing
is 4.53” and the deck height 9.62” so barely bigger than a 351 Windsor.

I wonder how things would have gone if the Cleveland and M block
had been given that 4.53” bore spacing instead of 4.38”.

Nikked · 27-05-2022, 06:02 PM

"Big block" is more or less a marketing term to differentiate a few lines of engines in the 50's-70's.

The term referenced the physical size of the engine, not the displacement, so yeah bigger bore spacing played a part

For reference, a 351 windsor is a smallblock, but could be punched to 427...yet the 390 was a bigblock..

jpd80 · 27-05-2022, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikked

"Big block" is more or less a marketing term to differentiate a few lines of engines in the 50's-70's.

The term referenced the physical size of the engine, not the displacement, so yeah bigger bore spacing played a part

For reference, a 351 windsor is a smallblock, but could be punched to 427...yet the 390 was a bigblock..

You’re cherry picking to make a point but I get that.

Modern thinking and casting techniques have made that possible, we live in a great time.
Imagine that Windsor with 4.53” bore spacing and 4.28” max bore…now you’re talking.

Consider the time when the FEs came out in 1958, by 1960, there was 332, 352, 390
while the only Windsors were 221 and 260. Growth in capacity came but depended on
better casting reliability and less core shift, the Windsors, Cleveland’s and M blocks were
always going to win, especially with more compact design and greater efficiency.

With a similar siamesed block as the aftermarket Windsor, the FE can get 4.44” bore and take a 4.5” stroke(BBM block)

PooDog · 28-05-2022, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Falcon SXR8

Very nice engine, just a shame ford didn't do these earlier and shoved them in everything so we could have had our own version of the LS

Yep ....instead of all the small bore modular blocks they've persisted with (and theres been a few of em)

chevypower · 29-05-2022, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

14k I think. Add a 10 sp on top of that and it suddenly doesn't look cheap anymore. Then there's all the ancillaries it doesn't come with.

30k to get one in a Falcon and up and running?

It will bolt up to the 4R80 and 6R80 too.

Franco Cozzo · 29-05-2022, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

Man I hope we see more of these retro fits into earlier Fords, the 7.3 is just so impressive in older vehicles but also perhaps, a Territory? I know it looks expensive but the 7.3 is one of those Ford engines that enthusiasts have been craving for ages in the US. This engine is barely bigger than a GM LS but offers a good capacity increase with the strength to take a supercharger.

Does a Territory have the same size engine bay as a Falcon? Because this 7.3L engine isn't as wide as the 5.4L 4V, being OHV means it's much smaller, one also assumes it's no way near as tall as a Barra either. SZ Territory has the 6R80 as well so that should mate up to Godzilla.

Who remembers when forum sponsor FTG did a 5.4L 4V Territory.

Wonder if it'll fit in Ranger?

Trevor 57 · 29-05-2022, 05:08 AM

my son is seriously looking at getting one installed in a GU Nissan Patrol, he just needs to find someone who can do it

**knight rider** · 29-05-2022, 08:41 AM

jpd80 · 29-05-2022, 10:03 AM

What’s really amazing is that they didn’t have to butcher the bonnet to make the blower fit….

jpd80 · 29-05-2022, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Does a Territory have the same size engine bay as a Falcon? Because this 7.3L engine isn't as wide as the 5.4L 4V, being OHV means it's much smaller, one also assumes it's no way near as tall as a Barra either. SZ Territory has the 6R80 as well so that should mate up to Godzilla.

Who remembers when forum sponsor FTG did a 5.4L 4V Territory.

Wonder if it'll fit in Ranger?

the 7.3 is 2”/50mm wider than a 351W and 4.5” /114mm narrower than a Coyote V8,
so yes, this bad boy will fit in a lot of places and as I said above, the XA’s bonnet looks to be in tact…

And if a Coyote fits in a Ranger (just), you can bet this beast will go in much easier.

Brian Wolfe was Ford Program Director on the 7.3 Godzilla project, he’s also a racer with a lot of 351 Windsor experience, it’s obvious that he developed this engine with two purposes, a truck engine and a performance engine hiding in plain sight.

Dr Smith · 29-05-2022, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Does a Territory have the same size engine bay as a Falcon? Because this 7.3L engine isn't as wide as the 5.4L 4V, being OHV means it's much smaller, one also assumes it's no way near as tall as a Barra either. SZ Territory has the 6R80 as well so that should mate up to Godzilla.

Who remembers when forum sponsor FTG did a 5.4L 4V Territory.

Wonder if it'll fit in Ranger?

We are on the same page....mine is an AWD diesel SZII though, I think FTG used a RWD petrol as base.