Ford's 7.3L Godzilla V8 Vs GM's LS/LT | Visual Comparison
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- We stumbled a a 7.3L Godzilla V8 in Scoggin-Dickey's booth in the vendor mid-way at the 2022 NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals in Rockingham, NC. Since We couldn't pass up a chance to compare it to the Brand X engines also on display.
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Godzilla 538 lb ,Windsor 471lb and Coyote 404 lb
Windsor, it fits in almost everything
me 76 lb..
Wylie coyote. 15 lbs!
Coyotah is about 450lb. My 2002 ls6 weighs about 370lb.
@@HioSSilver1999 yes ,with intake and exhaust manifolds and accessories around 444
I test drove a 2021 f250 tremor with the 7.3 godzilla and I was very impressed with the power it makes. I also test drive a 2020 Chevy 2500 6.6 gas and it was OK too, I just like the godzilla 7.3 better, the godzilla pulls harder.
I have a 2021 E350 cutaway van with the 7.3 gas motor.
I took it to 5star tuning and had them to wake it up.
I also picked up 1 mpg.
Love the Godzilla motor 👍
How much power did you get out of it?
@@guamazolopez6456 big difference but because of the EPA they only said it would be a little better than the 430 hp in the trucks
@@Scrambler85 430 hp in a normal half ton truck is pretty fast, 0-60 in at least 6 sec with that kindve power. You must've gained quite a bit of performance then
@@guamazolopez6456 it's in a E350 cutaway van. Ford detuned them to 300 hp. The van weights around 9,000 lbs. It will break the tires loose with out power breaking. Before it quit pulling around 4,000 rpm now it pulls to 5,500 rpm.
Thanks for a good video! I enjoyed the comparison of the engines. The 7.3 looks like some hot-rodders designed it. Built to last forever!
Boy did this age well
@@chanoleyva8584 Too bad Ford couldn’t make properly hardened roller lifters! Seems like all the Big Three have been having this same problem of late. Ford has been making V8s for like 90 years! This is ridiculous, for the most simple and basic parts to fail!
Yes, Brian's team designed it before he retired. Genius plan and project on his part.
Thank you, I'll stick with my Coyote. Godzilla is an excellent pickup engine.
Loving my 22 Godzilla F350. 🤘🏻
I have one in a F250 with 48K trouble free miles! Very pleased with it and would buy another today. Get about 16 MPG on average non towing.
Start having your oil analyzed. Lots of problems with lifter rollers delaminating and taking out the cam and eventually the engine.
@@lyleschmidt3078 67K trouble free miles as of today
@Scott W still good idea to have oil analysis!!!
It has some nice design features. $8000.00 for the stock version and up to $30,000.00 for performance versions. Out of my budget but, cool.
Ford needs to do an aluminum version of the 7.3,put 32 valve heads on it,and put it in a new FORD GT and GT500!!
Would be wonderful and incredible, but emissions prob makes it impossible
@@hardwaylearner I think the 32v configuration would improve emissions. It would most likely not happen cuz ford won’t let anything eclipse the aging modular platform
That would be an incredibly wide engine! :D
@@cgarris8674 Think of the POWER!!!!
The 32 valve heads would make the engine too big to fit in a lot of vehicles. That's why the Coyte is limited small cubic inches due to the big heads.
The perfectly flat intake mounting and clean access to the back of the valley is just asking for an aluminum adapter plate and a rear throttle body supercharger.
Yup...just like all of the mod motors
The Godzilla oil pan is deeper due to the oil pump in it . LS / LT , oil pump is on the crankshaft .
I wish they would mass-produce a bunch of them and make them affordable I'd love to repower my OBS with one of those with the Zf5 or zf6
They are, they are the only engine in the e series, and I believe the base engine in all super duties. So there will be a lot of them around.
@@Garydecresce that's sad I always love the old Ford engines never did Acquire The Taste for a mod engine
@@Garydecresce base engine is the 6.2 in super dutys 7.3 is 2000$ upgrade
You can buy a complete, not a long block or short block but a complete ready to run 7.3 engine for $10,000.
@@gamebredduramax71 big LOL on that happening
I hope the GZ waterpump is just as good as the tritons, I've never had to replace one even past 300k miles.
I have 975k miles on my 2v romeo. Replaced everything except the engine. Been a solid piece. 5 transmissions 2 rear ends and a gauge cluster. Still the virgin engine.
@@brandona4618 I recently bought a 90K mile Grand Marquis for a daily, with plans for an engine swap in a couple years. I replaced everything on the cooling system as a matter of course except for the water pump. They're solid pieces and extremely simple on mod motors. I hate mod motors for their sheer size and lack performance potential due to small displacement, but you can't argue with the reliability factor at all. They're well made and last a long time. Honestly it will be a shame to remove this one as it's barely a quarter of it's normal life in, but 250 hp and 3.73s just isn't enough for me. It is silly how this engine is physically larger than my BBF engines.
4.6 2v live for ever one of best engine ever made....@@brandona4618
I think this engine was designed to eliminate breakdowns/short engine life. Short timing chain, one camshaft, port injection will live forever.
Quad cam direct injection = failure prone junk. I'll happily sacrifice 1 mpg for twice the engine life. Check out the Harrop/Dandy engines blown 1000hp+ Godzilla. Already run 8.3 in an XA Falcon at Heathcote.
BTW, my daily has an LS1, my truck has a BBC and my projects have SBCs (LJ and SJ). The 7.3 looks like a 460 and an LS got together one night.
What is the definition of “small block” and “big block”? In the modern era the 7.3 would definitely be considered a “big block”
Ford never made small/big blocks. Just different designations-FE, MEL, 385, Windsor, Cleveland,Y-block
There’s some measurements you can get of like cam to crank distance that I believe used to be the defining factor but I can’t remember off the top of my head and google isn’t being much help lol.
100k mile Junk yard 5.3 can make 1000hp with all those little bolts lol Godzilla are loosing cams at 40k miles,why didn’t you cover the sweet chain driven oil pump or the notoriously reliable cam phaser on Godzzilla ya know how to spot a fan boy? It’s how many times they say Godzilla, Godzilla out lol
History repeats itself at ford , the Godzilla is a great engine brought out too late , just like the 351 Cleveland and 429/460 .
Can't say that about the Coyote.
Never too late.I like this engine.
Those bolts are the size of the head bolts on my 7.3 Powerstroke
Never sell that truck. They'll outlast current diesels.
@@BruceLee-xn3nn
*DONT PLAN ON IT*
How much does a Godzilla weigh compared to say a 351w with aluminum heads and intake?
Over 100lbs more
How much power can a godzilla make compared to the 351w?
@@abrahansanchez1663 mild upgrades 600-700hp on stock heads, block, crank
Enough to hold you boat in place during hurricane season cause that all ot worth
@@roberttrevino4184 Mr. Trevino, try that again. You are not making sense. Are you saying the new Godzilla is a poor engine choice?
Glad to see they got away from coil on plug. Looks like they went with the Chevy LS style coils. Use what works still take a gen 1 small block chevy over all newer stuff but I like older stuff
With diesel about $2-3.00 more than gas they’re gonna sell a ton of them. I see where Mast Motorsports made over 640hp and almost 550 Tourqe with just a street cam and header swap. Another thing this engine was designed to run 3-500,000 miles towing heavy loads every day.
If only I could afford one...
Recently the 7.3 has started to eat lifters so it’s more like the LS than we previously thought.
coyote engines weren’t any better with their timing chain tensioner issues and oil consumption issues, typical mod engine based junk. Team SBF Windsor for me if it ain’t broke don’t fix it
Yeah, that 7.3 Godzilla makes me like Ford again
Sad, you don’t like real engines
They screwed up on the 7.3 block same issue with eco boost engine, little cylinder seal wall between cylinders- bad
I'd take a Godzilla over any LS any day
Probably so since the "new" GM heavy-duty pickup "gasser" that has been "out" since 2020 isn't an "LS". It's an "LT". The T is for "Truck".
It's also hilarious that "new" Ford "big-block" can't even "out-torque" that GM LT 6.6-liter small-block and "Ford enthusiasts" rant and rave about how "high performance" any and all "new" Ford Triton-based V8s including "Godzillas" AND "Coyotes" are because Ford finally managed to get more than 1 hp per cubic inch out of a "small-block" AND a "big-block" AND with "obsolete" cam-in-block 2-valve engines and "modern" DOHC 4-valve engines when "Chevy" and GM passed all those "milestones" beginning in the late 1950s and ending in the early 1990s just BEFORE Ford's "modern" OCH multi-valve Triton engine "family" was "introduced" and Ford cast-iron cam in block 2-valve V8s were "retired". Close to 30 YEARS AGO NOW DURING WHICH FORD HAS "DEVELOPED" NOTHING "NEW" BESIDES ECOBOOST 4-BANGERS AND 6-BANGERS USING "MODERN" TECHNOLOGY IT APPARENTLY CAN'T "ADAPT" TO OR "ADOPT" FOR ITS "HIGH TECH" AND SUPPOSEDLY "MODERN" V8 "SMALL-BLOCKS" AND "BIG-BLOCKS".
MEANWHILE THE NEWEST "CHEVY" LS ENGINE - WHICH HAS BEEN "OUT" SINCE SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE "GODZILLA" - WITH ITS "OBSOLETE" 2-VALVE CAM-IN-BLOCK "ARCHITECTURE" AND ONLY 6.2 LITERS OF NATURALLY-ASPIRATED DISPLACEMENT IS GOOD FOR 650 HP AND 650 LB.-FT. OF TORQUE AND IN $55,000 CAMAROS THAT ALSO GET 20+ MPG "CITY" AND 25+ MPG "HIGHWAY" AND DO NOT NEED "TRIPLE OVERDRIVE" 8- OR 10-SPEED AUTOMATICS WITH LOCKUP CONVERTERS TO DO IT.
BUT YEAH. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY "TAKE" A GODZILLA OVER AN "LS" ANY DAY. AND EVERY DAY. CHEVY "ENTHUSIASTS" DON'T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOT FORDTARD "CAR GUYS" LIKE YOU AND THE MORON THAT MADE THIS PATHETIC APPLES TO BOWLING BALLS "COMPARISON" VIDEO OF "TRUCK MOTORS" TO "CAR MOTORS" AND "BIG-BLOCKS" TO "SMALL-BLOCKS" AND "WET SUMP" ENGINES TO "DRY SUMP" ENGINES AND WHAT IS ACTUAL "OBSOLETE" 2-VALVE CAM-IN-BLOCK FORD "TECHNOLOGY" TO ACTUALLY MODERN AND STATE OF THE ART "AMERICAN MUSCLE" IN V8 FORM USING 21ST CENTURY HARDWARE AND ACTUAL ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TO FORD'S 20TH-CENTURY "SPEED DENSITY" ENGINE "CONTROL" AND "BATCH FIRE" AND "WASTE SPARK" FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEM "ENGINEERING" CIRCA "FOX BODY MUSTANGS" AND "5.0 HO" SMALL-BLOCKS.
@deeremeyer1749 there's no way you typed that all out.. 😅
@@deeremeyer1749ur that pressed for what
@@deeremeyer1749 holy quotation marks Batman. Show us on the doll where the Godzilla touched you. You seem to be confused because the “T” in LT does not stand for truck in any way. Also, the LS hasn’t been used in a car since 2014 when they switched over to the LT for Corvettes and 1500 pickups. They stopped producing them all together when they switched to the LT style in the 2500+ trucks
@@deeremeyer1749Too bad no one cares about chevy save your breath
The really bad thing about 7.3 is head gasket area between bores . ford made a long cut between the cylinders
Yeah the oil pump and lifters seem like problem areas also
7.3 Godzilla's have started running into problems. Gm's v8 engines are a better design. Minus the deactivation crap.
I have read many of the comments, and it is clear most people simply don't know why Ford developed this engine. Comparing it to the light duty GM and Chrysler hemi engines is downright silly. The Godzilla was designed to be used in Class 7 and Class 8 commercial trucks first and foremost. It is a very heavy duty truck engine. Many fleet truck owners are getting fed up with the cost and maintenance of modern diesels for commercial vehicles such as bucket trucks, box trucks, medium dump trucks, RVs, etc. Ford knows what the truck market wants, and you don't get much easier to maintain than a heavy duty, pushrod, gasoline engine. Ford is going to sell millions of these to fleet truck owners. The fact that they can be used in other applications is just icing on the cake for Ford.
HEMI Godzilla LS/LT! Don't matter to me gotta love ohv/pushrods and low end torque compact size lightweight fitting v8s for any application and less moving parts for maintenance and longevity.
They're also surprisingly fuel efficient with modern fuel systems, computers, VVT, intakes, heads and cams. When they first debuted Godzilla at auto shows, Ford engineers admitted that the reason they went back to pushrods for a bigger engine option than the 6.2 V8 was that they found that the pushrod design would be more fuel efficient than a big 7L+ OHC V8.
Great video!
Thanks bud for sharing I’m buying a F 250 with that engine
Oooo I wouldn't mind getting beefy ford V8 shove it in a C8 vette just so it could tear the plastic vette to piece's it would be so awesome
BAD ASS MAN! Looks bitchin. You explaining the dimensions and such reminds me of Is trying to explain the 351 Cleveland. Which is kind of a medium sized block with small cubic inches and big block size heads. Definitely unique motors in a class of their own in many ways.
I had one of those in my 72 Torino. Had big heads but sbf bolt pattern.
@@BruceLee-xn3nn bad ass man, they are great motors. I had a BOSS 351C I put in a 68 Fairlane Fastback, that mofo would scream. One of Ford's coolest motors. Always wanted a 427 side oiler!
It would be interesting to compare the Ford 7.3 to the old Vortec 8100 big block.
Not really a fair comparison.... The vortec has Iron heads and doesn't rev anything like the 7.3 can. GM kinda went half-a$$ on the "modernization" thing with the Vortec. Ford took it seriously.
7.3 has forged internals, 8.1 is cast unless you buy a marine unit. That a big difference
The 8100 is a true big block with some nice modern features, but an overall cheap build quality. An HD (not the pickup version) Vortec 7400 would be my choice for GM BB engines as a base to build from.
Keep talking about LS's as if they're gonna be junkyard swap competitors with the Godzilla. The cheapest coyote powered vehicle is still $14k with zero being in the junkyards, its gonna be a lifetime before you see Godzilla's at the local pick n' pull.
They're actually getting pretty easy to find. New take-outs can be had in the $6,000 range.
Ford will switch directions and abandon this engine before it is plentiful and supported by the aftermarket.
Ford=Automotive ADHD
Was gonna go cleveland in my 91 fox I even got a 4 bolt main 351c….. I’m gonna sell it and go Godzilla
If i heard of this Godzilla engine 5 years ago I would stil have my lincoln Mark VIII to swap it into
But which one will actually last longer?
Both motors run the same exact lifters and that’s been the first thing to go on both of them. I don’t think we will get a good comparison of the motors longevity until the lifter thing is solved then they can last long enough for non shared parts to break.
You realize the "Big block" and "Small block" terms were coined to distinguish the 2 Chevrolet V8's, right? It has NOTHING to do with displacement or bore centers, and originally was used to describe the Gen I V8 which came out in 1955, and the Mk IV Turbo Jets. "Medium block..."duuurr.
Surely the counsellor is familiar with the concept of genericization of terms.... duuurr.
@@SVTPerformance I had a mini stroke reading that.
@@bigblocklawyer If that's the case, you may want to sign up for the CLE course - "Automotive Component Nomenclature in the 21st Century - A Comprehensive Overview of Common Terms and Their Applications for Beginning Barristers". Maybe avoid processed foods as well?😆
Lol, we really called them mouse and rat motors.
It’s time Ford. Shit on these mopar boys and put a twin turbo Godzilla in a mustang
I think the Fox bodies have been doing this for a bit, when swapped to newer tech?
@@leonvoltaire you’re right. Everyone just thinks of dodge when u bring up high hp production cars. Excited for a shift
LMR already sizing 7.3 up for the Foxbody.
Ford needs a different oil pan of car applications? Oh, please don't get me started on the Ford oil pans. Them fools made so many different pans with different pick up tubes for the 351w that they should be embarrassed because they themselves have no idea what combinations of bs they themselves created - and let's also not start with that stupid high volume oil pump. Ford just sucks at high performance for the average guy.
how is an over 400cc engine considered a small block? Is this like the Chevy 400 or the 383 stroker?
inches?
“Heavy Duty”. Too bad ford cheated out on the components as camshafts and lifters are failing with only 40k miles on them😢
That's a bad ass small block ford
I want one for my 65 Galaxie
Godzilla v8 is rare, not common as chevy LS and the weight is heavier......
I definitely would not consider the Godzilla 7.3 small block, it might not be quite as big as a big block but it’s physically much larger than a small block. Maybe it would be considered a medium block? Back in the day Pontiac blocks were considered medium blocks, they were bigger than small blocks but not quite as big as a big block. I’m glad they kept multi port injection instead of direct injection for the Godzilla engine. A lot of problems with direct injection, dirty, caked up intake valves, etc.
I wish Crusader Marine and Ford would work something out for a marine version. Being that GM/Chevy doesn’t make the 7.4 or 8.1 big blocks the only option for gas inboards is the GM/Chevy based small block which just doesn’t cut in cruiser type boats in the low to mid 30’ range. For example you used to be able to cruise a 31’ Tiara with a pair big blocks around 3200rpm, now you can only get can only get a pair of small blocks in the newer 31’ Tiara, you have to run them at 3800 plus rpm to get the same speed as you used to get with the big blocks. Those small blocks are really working to push a heavy boat like that.
I also wonder if they could push the cubic inch displacement up on the 7.3 Godzilla by increasing the crankshaft stroke, just like GM/Chevy did with the 454 to create the 496?
The Godzilla engine is about 1.25 inches longer and 2.5 inches wider than a 351 Windsor. Godzilla is significantly smaller than the last big Ford V8, the 385-series 460, in every aspect, length, width, and without question, weight.
Small block vs. Big block is not determined by physical size. The 4.6 DOHC is massive and it’s a “small block” and only 281ci of displacement. Deck height & bore spacing are generally the determining factors between small & big blocks.
Stroke the 7.3 to a 460👍🏿....
Great overview of how the Ford and Chevy engines compare and how each of their the intakes are bolted on. With a more aggressive EPA, especially under the Democratic administration, I wouldn't be surprised to see direct fuel injection on the Godzilla's in the next few years.
Great video. Thank you
Yeah if I needed a f250 I'd definitely get the 7.3l I'd stay away from all that diesel crap Good old school power No turbos no DEF systems Nothing fancy sure pink probably uses a lot of gas but I rather have that than maintenance problems in the future
This would be a great motor for an old Ford truck or fairlane. I watched a video from LMR and they had an aftermarket oil pan for Foxbody conversion. LGB
This engine is good for any bail that fits it. 😎
My 3 favorite classic Fords that this engine would be perfect for is the ‘56 F100, 69-71 Lincoln Continental Mk III coupe, or a 70s F250 High Boy.
Great overview!
How much does the Godzilla weigh?
280kg
@@Innov8cnc what is that in Murican?🤣
@@relevation0 just over 600
The LS/LT and Godzilla are pretty much the same. The Godzilla is an oversized, overbuilt LS engine.
Kinda gone full circle......the LS is allegedly a Ford design....and the firing order is Flathead Ford....
Deep skirt block ,cross bolt mains like 427 fe. Heads will fit on a sbf. Thermostat even mounts sideways like sbf. Carb and distributor conversion and paint it Ford blue .
@@BruceLee-xn3nn LMMFAO...the LS shares literally nothing with an SBF. Btw, the heads do not match up...not without modifications. This can be done with many comparative engines.
I remember when Ford called Chevrolet '' archaic '' for building a clean sheet pushrod engine 😅
The Godzilla is basically an LS
Closer to the LT.
Well my son has LS in Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and raced lots fords and has never lost
Awesome story bro
I had someone tell me direct injection is useless and adds no value. Think it would be a great addition to the 7.3.
Keeping the 7.3 port-injected makes swapping it incredibly easier vs other direct injection motors
this goin in my bullitt
Seems like a nice motor, but in typical ford actions, Heads and a number of parts can only be used in one location. LOL
What’s a sig and dickies I wanted to see the engine website but couldn’t understand what you said?
An LS isn't a work truck motor.
Back to an iron block and push rods...
Hummmmmmmmmm
its reliable, your multi valve ohc bla bla. too much sht to go wrong.. watch le mans, 1966. ford 427,220 mph, beat ferrari, 2 valve.. fe.. more sht flying around = more sht to fly around..
@@harrywalker5836 here's how good your badass Ford engines are...
TH-cam LS 9 mustang.
TH-cam LS 3 Ford ranger.
TH-cam LS F150.
TH-cam 88 mm turbo LS mustang.
TH-cam k.p. mustang.
TH-cam LS Ford lightning.
TH-cam most patriotic turbo LS mustang.
TH-cam sloppy mechanic 8 for 8.
That's how badass Ford engines are 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The fastest Fords are Chevy powered 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@philllsxga.7737 actually Fiscus Klugger Foxbody is Proline powered.
@@philllsxga.7737 yeh well.. its got all the atributes of ford, so dont feel bad.. chev finally woke up to build a half decent engine. after what.??70 yrs..they fed you dribbles of upgrads for decades.. go compare the workings of a clevo, to a 350. its like a space ship, to a mono plane...at least ford changed design, not flogged 1950 sht for 70 yrs..they had to go to isuzu, cos they cant build diesels.. 6.5t..garbage chunk..& which 454, has the non simesed ports. i saw one.. after how long,,70 yrs.. fk, wake up slowly .. go check out lotus or cosworth, in the 60,s. then cry.. ford, #1.. LS, have cam, lifter probs. gm cheaped out again.. my 351 clevo,on lpg 14 yrs, never touched it.. 12.1 comp. 302c heads..no computer, no crap, no sensors.. winner..
@@harrywalker5836 what brand has been the king of engine swaps since 1955????
port injection stops your valves shting themselve, keeps them cooler, cleaner..
The godzilla 7.3 engine sounds good but how many miles will it last. The powerstroke 7.3 can last 400,000 + miles, I know it's a diesel but that's almost half million miles. The gm LS engines can last 300,000 +, you can't beat that with a gas engine with minimal maintenance.
The 7.3 Godzilla should last a long time since it is a heavy duty engine. You can get them in F750s, which are 33,000 lbs to 37,000 lbs GVWR trucks. Hell, there are plenty of people running around with 500,000+ miles on Toyota 4 cylinder gas engines. The nice thing about the Godzilla is it was designed to be remachined, so you should be able to keep them running just about forever.
The mice are going to love that intake foam on the Ford
I'd rather have a 460
I’m sure Godzilla is really inexpensive too. It’s a Jonny come lately copy of the LS/LT. Argue all you want, Ford went back to push rods why again?
fk off. chev are sht.. especially the 350.. 1950 bs.. pushrod is reliable. its the epa & greenies that fk things up.. why do chev garbage, insist on simese outlets. ?????. push in rocker studs,,cams that float around.. the LS,is a ford copy.. chev finally woke up. after 70 yrs of sht.. 460,fk all mods, 454 everything, 7 hp better,, ill have the 460.. 7000 rpm std.. 351c, 6000 rpm, std. chev.. 5000 bang..garbage.... chev, hudraulic lifters with adjustable rockers,,what the hell is that..1950,s bs..only good engine chev made,,hasnt been made yet..&, where did the chev logo come from.??. a french toilet block.. ha ha ha ha tru...wallpaper..
I've had sbc,sbf bbc and one LS. LS looks like old Ford fe motor. If you do distributor conversion gotta use Ford distributor in the front.
Push rods because the 7.3 was designed as a heavy duty truck engine for Class 7 and Class 8 trucks. The LS/LT is not. Fleet truck buyers are getting fed up with the cost of maintaining modern diesels. You don't get much simpler to maintain than a heavy duty gas pushrod engine. Ford knew exactly what the main market is for this engine.
Ford 7.3 Godzilla: You also have a chain drive oil pump with a drive shaft going the length of the motor front to back and cam phaser for more problems?? Good luck with a shallow oil pan!! Good video
Too bad the industry doesn't offer any choices !
Cutting and welding up a oil pan is nothing.
7.3L GODZILLA Emblem Decals Badges...
Finally found a company making 6 different Styles
They have them for the Doors and Tailgate
Found them on Ebay under
7.3L GODZILLA DECALS Badges
As soon as you said "biggest advantage," I said "sealing!" in my mind.
Still a badass engine in it's own right 👍
Ok GM needs to bring back the 496 now
Rumor has it they are working on a new BB.
I like how ford puts their money into beefy bolts but the beauty of the LS is inside ;)
yet the LS will be the every man's engine for people to use, go fast and not quite as broke..how much does the 7.3 cost?
How many years has it been out? Lol save that bs guy
@@ranware2779 So 10 or 20 years from now there might be enough Godzillas out there to bring costs down? It's a low volume product and prices are not going to drop dramatically since it's going to be a niche engine platform. There's nothing wrong with that if you have the budget. Probably cheaper than an all-out Coyote build. Godzilla is a great engine and I love seeing Ford back in the pushrod game. Don't be so defensive.
I'd bet you any amount of money everyone will still use the cheap light and small LS rather than the 7.3 ..... And its got a lot to prove to be as reliable as a ls....
@@lml6.653 100,000 thousand miles is not reliable got 4 of them in the family all have to a spill and had to be rebuilt even with regular maintenance
@@ranware2779 Mine all have over 200,000 on them and still run perfectly. Save the BS guy.
Scoogin Dickey???
Why do they call it Godzilla at 7.3 liters? I have a 460 (7.5) that is 35 years old. Forget about the strokers
Because it's the biggest engine anybody has made in almost 20 years
@@AK_Ray Chrysler had the 8.4 V10 in the viper. Realize it’s 2 more cylinders but you just said engine so…but yes the 7.3 is a big motor nonetheless.
@@jrzyboy99 yes and Cummins still makes a 15 l engine. I guess I was assuming the intelligence to infer pickup truck engines was a given.
7.3M.
I know you can use Chevy LS wires in a 7.3 they last 100k miles on LS
Of course. The LS is a ford copy anyway
@@larrypruitt3919 😂😂
Wonder how long it will be before GM copys this ford engine too.
That ignorant myth has been disproven by both sides.
The only mistake you made was comparing apples to oranges. You compared a HD truck motor to a car motor. The LT 6.6 is a truck based motor. Compare it to that.
You're right, we should have conjured a GM 6.6 out of thin air just for this video. We shot what we had to work with.
That's the comparison I was looking for too.
Looks to me like a ls is just a copy of the Ford 351 Windsor engine.
Absolutely loved the cleanliness of that injected SBC! Good vid!
dont start it..
The godzillla is literally the chevy LT . Got to be some tech sharing going on behind the scenes.
Lol not so much tech sharing as it is just 100+ year old technology.
@@nathanmcdonald610 OHC is +100 year old technology.
Stop it! The LS a ford Windsor copy
The 6.6 L8T from GM is better has high compression and direct injection so better tune ability.
GM has less power too
Who even has flash tuning support for that engine? If you have to run a stand alone, there's better options than a base truck motor.
Better just like dod
@@BruceLee-xn3nn Or 3v VCT LMMFAO
The Godzilla look like a much better built pushrod engine than the LS/LT, a premium version.
@@Peter-nm1ps Put down the crack pipe and rebuild your LS engine with new cam and lifters every 30K miles.
@@Peter-nm1ps If you know as much as you claim it would be obvious to you that the Godzilla is similar but superior to the LS/LT engines and that's why GM is designing a new V8 to compete with it.
@@Peter-nm1ps Why would that be necessary if the LS/LT was so great?
GM GM GM GM GM👍FORD.......👎
Thats not a godzilla engine its a 302 says right on the lifting hook.😏
Looks like it will be a good engine, but will never keep up with GEN3.
Really?You have no idea....
Just for the record Mmr are getting 4000 HP out of the Coyote engine design.This engine has a lot more room for development
Gm invented the cross bolting. So… pretty sure they know what size bolts work on that 6.2. If they went larger displacement you’d get larger cross bolts 👍🏻
What GM engine was the first to use cross-bolted mains?
Lulz, Ford had Y-block back in 1954 and the FE in 1958. Cross bolted.
The Modular has also been cross bolted since 91.
“GM invented cross bolting” … 😂😂😂
GM never invented anything of the sort.
4:17 what are you even talking about Chevy is starting to make their engines like ford when the LT engine came out before the 7.3 so if anything ford is starting to make engines like GM especially because it’s a overhead valve engine instead of those garbage overhead cam engines they usually make this review is completely biased from a ford fan.
Ford has been casting level intake flanges on modern V8s since 1991. So yes, GM is finally starting to catch up.
Chevy copied Ford's 351 Cleveland what do you think the Chevy canted valve head's in the LS came from
Wtf are you on? With out the winsor the ls would not be on the scene save the cap lil fella got do research before blabbin
@@rono3045 I don’t think so buddy I think you will find Chevy came out with the canted head first mate
@@rono3045 and the deep skirt cross bolt mains are from old Ford 427fe blocks from the 60s.
I sure as hell hope they (Ford) , make the Godzilla engine direct injection.
Oh hell no!! With egr it would be a terrible carbon fouled mess.
Hemi better than both but if i had to pick itd be 7.3
Furd copied the hell out of ls/lt stuff.....if it's a bigger block.....then well it's a big block. Especially when the deck is taller too.
And the LS is a copy of old ford windsor
Like the other reply said…. LS is a copy of the windsor
And NO! NOT A BIG BLOCK!!
@@tylerking27 it's the size and weight of a bigblock....therefore it's a bigblock
@@_eli.173_ if the ls was a copy of a Windsor how come it's not a turd like a Windsor?
Yeah. After all the junk ford has made over the decades, NOW they got it right? Sure.
Im a chevy guy but use Ford to pull my Heavy Loads because they make the best Work Trucks.
@@sherryjohnson1206 Yeah. Those 6.0s and 6.4s are world renowned for their durability and reliability. And tritons that either shot spark plugs into the underside of the hood or you needed a special tool to get them out when they seized in the head. And don't forget the 10 cylinders that wouldn't pull a sick whore off a toilet seat. Yeah. ford's been fooling simpletons for over 100 years.
LS bore spacing 4.4", godzilla and 6.2 ford 4.5". less then 1/16" difference. big blocks are 4.8 to 4.9
small block that comes bored and stroked from the factory