We now have excellent news, we’ve costly information, and we’ve extra excellent news. First, the Ford Efficiency 7.3 Megazilla V8 crate engine has a worth and can quickly be accessible to order. Ford introduced the motor three years in the past, a hiccup known as Covid stopping the automaker from taking the engine on tour till final final December’s Efficiency Racing Trade commerce present. Megazilla’s official specs are 615 horsepower at 5,750 rpm, 638 pound-feet of torque at 4,650 rpm (two fewer torques than initially introduced at 860 extra rpm), 500 lb-ft accessible from 2,500 to six,000 rpm when consuming premium gasoline. Ford hasn’t listed a weight but; Godzilla crushes the scales with 580 kilos. You may’t order Megazilla on the time of writing, both, however for those who join an account on the web site, you possibly can add the engine to your want record and Ford will let you already know when your request will probably be granted.
The costly information: Megazilla prices $22,995. That will get the engine, oil pan, and wiring harness. A management pack to run the engine with a handbook transmission prices $2,650, a pack for an automated transmission is $100 extra. You are going to need a starter, too — that is $265. And because you’re within the equipment bin, the drive bits like an alternator and bracket, energy steering pump, loafer pulley, and belt value are bundled in a entrance accent drive equipment that asks $765.
Megazilla is the larger brother of Godzilla, the 7.3-liter V8 that debuted within the 2020 Ford Tremendous Responsibility pickup. Godzilla tops out at 430 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. Megazilla retains the forged iron coronary heart and aluminum heads, shading the previous’s output numbers with the assistance of upgrades like Mahle solid pistons on Callies solid Extremely H-beam connecting rods, CNC-ported cylinder heads, and a low-profile consumption manifold respiratory by way of the 92-millimeter throttle physique pulled from the Mustang Shelby GT500’s Predator V8 that replaces Godzilla’s 80-mm throttle physique.
Ford spokespeople mentioned the engine was designed “to be easier to drop into car applications rather than just trucks.” It is narrower than the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 within the Mustang and comes with the specifically designed consumption that will not interrupt the strains of a Mustang hood. As for a way excessive Megazilla’s numbers can go, inventory output figures for each engines characterize Ford’s modesty. Brian Wolfe took an atmospheric Godzilla with comparable inner upgrades, a 90-mm throttle physique, and a 12.5:1 compression ratio to 789 hp and 558 lb-ft, an addition of 349 hp and 83 lb-ft. Merkel Racing Engines created a customized twin-snail setup for Godzilla with twin intercoolers and larger injectors, resulting in a dyno graph exhibiting 1,114 hp and 1,037 lb-ft. And Willis Efficiency Enterprises bolted up Whipple’s 3.0-liter supercharger plus some supplemental elements like new heads, cam and lifters, hitting 1,450 hp and 1,030 pound-feet. One would suppose Megazilla will probably be ready for much more.
So what about that much more excellent news? When Ford took Megazilla to the Indy commerce present final 12 months, little brother Godzilla value $9,175. Regardless of the economic system, Godzilla now prices $8,500. It would not include the car-friendly low-profile consumption, that provides one other $1,125. However for those who do not want the svelte type and do not need to go Mega, you should buy a Godzilla proper now, and $14,500 pays for an entire lot of energy.