Ford’s pushrod 7.3-liter ‘Godzilla’ truck engine delivers 430 horsepower and has the potential for so much more. Alas, I was disappointed. Check out the video below for some full-throttle noises. The 7.3 liter Godzilla V8 was born. First applied as a sound system package on the early-2000s Ford Ranger, then re-applied as a “street truck” package on the 2013 and 2014 F-150, Ford has reappropriated the Tremor name a third time, and it now applies to an off-road package that adds some serious chops to a seriously big truck. Ford 7.3L Godzilla 3.55 vs 4.30 I am purchasing a new 37’ TT with 11,000 lbs GVWR. Filling the tank and manually calculating the exact mileage, it was only 8.72 mpg. Below is a comparison of the Expedition and the F-250: Of course just one trip isn’t a good measure of fuel economy, but having an accurate baseline towing the same trailer with another vehicle is a good start. Looking at a F-250 7.3L but it seems like the 4.30 axle ratio is hard to find. On fairly level roads, the transmission was in 10th gear and the RPMs held steady around 1,300. Inside, this shrunken engine's 107.2mm bore and 101.0mm stroke pencil out to a … Originally a mythical Jurassic creature that evolved from a sea reptile into a terrestrial monster, Godzilla was awakened by mankind’s nuclear weapons tests in the inaugural film. After all, the automaker made the move to dual-overhead cams in its 5.0L Coyote V8 years ago, and much of the rest of its engine lineup consists of EcoBoost four and six-cylinder engines. This engine is quite fuel-efficient and helps the car deliver a mileage of 51 mpg in the city and 46 mpg on the highway. Perhaps an F-250 on highway tires would have less grip or be a bit less confidence-inspiring, I can’t particularly say. I wrote about this in several posts: Does a Weight Distribution Hitch Increase Tongue Weight? They’ll make so many of those trips, chugging along with the long gears of the four-speed automatic (or sometimes, a six-speed manual) pushing moderate power and good-enough torque to the ground for hundreds of thousands of miles. I never felt like it was slow, it’s just a revvy engine, with peak power at 5,500 rpm and peak torque at 4,000. That’s a claim Ram can’t make with their 2500 Power Wagon. When I was researching the new engine and transmission there was almost zero feedback from owners on towing miles per gallon. Just as I did with the Expedition, I drove in Tow/Haul mode with the cruise control set to 55 mph, except when we drove through the four really small towns along the route. Ford announces Godzilla V8-based ... and it said that the GT500's 760-horsepower Predator will also be sold as a crate engine soon. Below is a table for our last two trips towing the Ford Expedition. I wasn’t the most fond of the drivetrain combination with the truck unloaded. I think that the more aggressive acceleration needed, when downshifting for hills and long slightly inclined elevation gains, really hurt the gas mileage, especially since I always got better gas mileage when returning home on this route with the Expedition. It’s impressive that towing and payload don’t suffer in the process. .leader-1-multi{display:block !important;float:none;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:15px !important;margin-left:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-top:15px !important;min-height:400px;min-width:580px;text-align:center !important;}eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'outmotorsports_com-leader-1','ezslot_1',120,'0','0']));eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'outmotorsports_com-leader-1','ezslot_2',120,'0','1'])); I came away relatively impressed with the 2020 Ford F-250. Ford's new Godzilla engine rides high, literally, in the 2020 F-350 Tremor. The Ford Godzilla engine is a V8 engine offered by the Ford Motor Company.The engine is intended to replace the 6.8-liter Modular V10 engine, and started appearing in the Ford E-Series vans and Ford Super Duty pickup trucks for the 2020 model year. But it moves out from a stoplight with enough authority, helped by the combination of ten forward gears and standard 4.30 axle gearing (instead of the non-Tremor’s standard 3.55:1 ratio). Though my test truck was highly-optioned, the Tremor package is offered from XLT up to Platinum. I never gave Tow/Haul mode much thought when driving the Expedition. I think a truck like this will be best embraced out west, where there’s more room to let it run and get it into a good sort of trouble. With a few additional options (fifth-wheel hitch prep, panoramic moonroof, and so on) the MSRP of my go-anywhere-park-carefully F-250 came in at $77,480. Next trip? I’m sure the displacement aligns to some technical nonsense about how it’s very optimal for… something. When Ford announced that it was designing and building the all-new, 7.3L Godzilla V8 as a naturally aspirated, gas-powered, pushrod engine, it came as a pretty big surprise. 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor Announced: Coil Springs, 37″ Tires, ‘Raptor R’ On The Way. If you’re primarily hauling air or a trailer on the street, though, I’d recommend skipping the Tremor package and either putting the money toward the alluring PowerStroke diesel engine, or saving a lot of cash and choosing the very-impressive 7.3L V8 alongside a non-Tremor variant of F-250 instead. Every Tremor gets a trimmed air dam on the front bumper for better approach angle, twin-tube upgraded shock absorbers, a locking rear differential and limited-slip up front, 18” matte black wheels with 35” Goodyear all-terrains, and a mild lift kit of about two inches front and one inch rear. The transmission was the culprit, upshifting early and giving the sense of lugging the engine, even though the majority of its torque is produced from 1,500 rpm onward. To sample this all-new ‘Godzilla’ gas-powered 7.3, Ford sent me a 2020 F-250 Platinum for a week. The fresh water meter was close to zero gallons, so I decided not to fill the water tanks because the F-250 can easily handle the extra tongue weight. Ford raised some eyebrows last year with an all-new 7.3-liter gasoline V-8 engine for its 2020 line of Super Duty pickup trucks.A large-displacement naturally-aspirated gasser with a … Equipped with the Tremor off-road package, this Rapid Red truck was so tall it wouldn’t fit in my parking garage. Godzilla is reportedly narrower and shorter than both the V-10 and the 6.2-liter SOHC V-8. Ford 7.3-liter "Godzilla" V8 from the F-Series Super Duty is now available as a crate engine through Ford Performance. But now there’s a new 7.3 liter Ford V8 in town, and it’s powered by gasoline. Competes on four wheels with a 1997 BMW M3, and two feet in Spartan Races. (Video) The new gas engine is loaded to the max. With 7.3 liters of displacement and a cast-iron block, the Godzilla … Equipped with the Tremor off-road package, this Rapid Red truck was so tall it wouldn’t fit in my parking garage. I’m happy with that. 2020 Ford F-250 7.3L V8 Towing and Unloaded Real-World Highway MPG Review! In Platinum trim (somehow not fully loaded, that honor belongs to the Limited), the interior is basically a straight rip from the 2015-2020 Ford F-150. Below is a picture of the dash on the trip back home: 1,300 RPM, 10th gear, cruise set to 55 mph, and driving in normal mode (not Tow/Haul). Before I get into the specifics, I want to share how our 2012 Ford Expedition did towing our 2014 Eclipse Milan 26RLS, the same trailer we will be towing with the F-250. Fan of all things wheeled. The truck, unloaded, was annoyingly stiff over even small bumps. That’s to say it’s very well-equipped and pretty plush overall, let alone for a truck. To sample this all-new ‘Godzilla’ gas-powered 7.3, Ford sent me a 2020 F-250 Platinum for a week. As mentioned, my F-250 included both notable options that are all-new for 2020, the 7.3 liter gasoline V8 engine for $2,045 and the Tremor off-road package for $3,975. All our trips included a mixture of hills, I drove 46,255 non-towing miles with a combined city/highway fuel average of 16.55 miles per gallon, I towed 17,118 miles with an average of 9.05 miles per gallon, The speed limit for vehicles towing in California is 55 mph and I always set the cruise control to 55. We’ll see how things look after Labor Day. Well, that new 7.3 liter replaces the outgoing single overhead cam ‘Triton’ V10 engine, long a favorite of Super Duty-based dump trucks, U-Haul trucks, Class C RVs, and yes, some F-250 and F-350 pickups. It was surprising, then, when Ford announced it was making a new 7.3-liter pushrod V8 for its new Super Duty F-250 and F-350 pickups. I almost always towed using cruise control. I was happy with that. As with any truck we receive, I hooked my enclosed trailer to the hitch to see how it pulled. This last trip we camped in the desert with highs around 116F, because we knew the campground would basically be empty. with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 9,000 lb. Filling the tank with gas and then manually calculating the actual miles per gallon, it came out to be 9.31 mpg, about 6/10ths of a gallon better than the Expedition. Both trucks are built more for slow-ish speed exploration – the Tremor is emphatically not a Raptor-ized F-250. Once or twice a year we do a camping trip that is just over 500 miles round trip. Main bearings use four bolts in a cross-bolt pattern for extra strength, and a variable-rate oil pump and piston cooling jets were equipped to help with engine cooling under heavy load. If you buy the optional 7.3L engine, it also comes with the optional 10 speed transmission. Ford Says More Powerful 'Megazilla' Version of 7.3L Godzilla V8 Crate Engine Is Coming It should have no problems fitting in a Fox-body Mustang—or a modern one, for that matter. But the fancy shocks and 35″ all-terrains do nothing to help the unloaded ride quality. It sounds far, far better when being worked, too. In the era of DOHC, twin-turbocharging, and 48-volt hybridization, Ford is making a huge statement with the Godzilla. Our average trip was under 200 miles round trip. In any case, the transmission was more rev-happy in Tow/Haul mode with some weight on the hitch, and I found the whole setup to be pretty pleasant once on the move. This kit includes our new OBR E8G controller, a bespoke OBR engine wiring harness (build using motorsports high quality wire) and a manifold air pressure and temperature sensor. This site was built with recycled electrons to save the environment from global warming. After choosing that iron block as the base of the engine, Ford also chose port injection instead of the more-fashionable direct injection, which will save owners money in maintenance. Regardless of trim level, it must be added to a single rear wheel (SRW) chassis. The current Ford Super Duty lineup was redesigned for 2017 and given a light refresh for the 2020 model year. But now there’s a new 7.3 liter Ford V8 in town, and it’s powered by gasoline. 2021 Jeep Gladiator EcoDiesel Review: Towing an Enclosed Trailer, Was Motor Trend Wrong? On the return trip, I did something that probably hurt the mileage. With a tow rating of 15,000 pounds, my trailer approached about 45 percent of the F-250’s rated capacity. Ford hints at a high-performance version of its 7.3-liter Godzilla crate engine. The new project is called Megazilla, according to Ford reps. Next trip I’ll fill the water tank and drive in Tow/Haul mode, which is better for the transmission anyway (it keeps it cooler). It has to work a bit harder by design, but Ford’s set it up to do just that. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Part of the Modular family, Ford introduced the Triton V10 in 1997 as a more powerful alternative to their 5.4 liter Triton V8. I was able to find a place to briefly probe the big Ford’s off-road prowess in the mud and up some steep hills and… it was fine. Because the trailer is “tongue heavy” I always tow with the fresh water tanks full (100 gallons), which keeps the tongue weight within specifications. With Tremor, Ford is taking aim at Ram and their 2500 Power Wagon, a medium-duty truck similarly equipped for off-road use. The 2021 Ford F-250 SuperDuty gets a 6.2-liter V-8 under the hood that makes 385 hp @ 5750 rpm and 430 lbs.-ft. @ 3800 rpm of torque. No, the 7.3 won’t pull a house off its foundation with the same gusto as the PowerStroke diesel and its 1,050 lb-ft of torque. Queso enthusiast. Ford. Procharged 2020 Ford F-250 Godzilla V8 Dyno Run: 583 RWHP and 594 RWTQ. There is a variety of driving conditions including stop and go traffic in several small towns, lots of hills, lightly traveled two-lane highways, and about 30 miles of freeway. It’s also a fun nod to the old 7.3 liter PowerStroke diesel Ford trucks of the past. It had to be simple, yet strong. Will badger you to come to the track and get rides and/or HPDE seat time, because everyone deserves to be a slightly better driver. So why would they build an all-new V8 with more displacement, more power and torque, and sell it alongside the 6.2? Plus, there isn’t intended stop and go driving here in Palm Springs, unlike most larger cities. Brian Wolfe, the former director of Ford Racing and now retired, matter-of-factly said he’s building one for Ultra Street 1/8-mile drag racing, where it will need to make 1,800 horsepower to be competitive. "Godzilla," as "best in class"; it's rated for 430 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 475 lb-ft … This engine, known as the Godzilla, is … I was happy with the outbound trip MPG, but not so happy with the return trip. The 7.3-liter engine in Super Duty pickup cranks out best-in-class gas V8 output of 430 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and best-in-class torque of 475 ft.-lb. It seems that campgrounds all around the state are mostly at full capacity this summer, and given our ages, we can’t afford COVID-19 exposure. I just got back from a 500+ mile towing trip and thought it might help someone who is searching for towing mileage feedback. Back to the 2021 Ford E-Series, the 7.3L Ford engine gives the cutaways a maximum GVWR of 14,500 pounds, enabling it to carry the heaviest van upfits or RV chassis. .large-mobile-banner-1-multi{display:block !important;float:none;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:15px !important;margin-left:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-top:15px !important;min-height:400px;min-width:580px;text-align:center !important;}eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'outmotorsports_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_4',121,'0','0']));eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'outmotorsports_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_5',121,'0','1'])); Over my week with the truck, I never warmed to the Tremor package. If you need the Tremor’s extra abilities on the daily (or weekly), I think it’s a well-designed package. Because there are more hills to go up on the outbound trips, the mileage suffers but it improves on the return trip home. I was excited when the trip computer on the dash showed we averaged 9.2 mpg on the outbound trip. Aug 1, 2019. In Platinum guise, it’s a very nice place to sit and the 7.3L V8 should be a great replacement for Ford’s venerable Triton V10. 2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty's 7.3-Liter "Godzilla" V-8 Crate Engine Now Available We dare you to stuff this huge gas-fed, pushrod V-8 into your project car or truck. All of these upgrades result in almost 11 inches of ground clearance and the ability to ford 33″ of standing water. Ford is referring to its new gasoline V-8, a.k.a. It offers some legitimate, warranty-backed capability for a small margin of people who will use it as intended. It's based on the Godzilla, but it will offer builders and hot-rodders more power. 2020 Ford F-250 7.3L “Godzilla” Gas Engine Towing MPG. Our trailer always weighs around 8,500 lb. Steve Turner Former Editor, 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords August 1, 2019 It’s paired to Ford’s “TorqShift” 10-speed automatic transmission, similar to what’s found in F-150 and Expedition, but beefed up substantially for Super Duty use.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'outmotorsports_com-banner-1','ezslot_6',118,'0','0'])); And the transmission isn’t the only thing beefed up. Ford already sells a 6.2 liter V8 in the Super Duty, and has for quite some time. By Andrew Wendler. Ford will release a crate engine named Megazilla in the coming months. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. I do think – however controversially – that the 7.3 liter gasser is the right option for more people than want to admit such a thing. So then, Ford set out to build a new gasoline engine that would withstand abuse and hard work. Hopefully the crowds will go away and we can get out a lot. Medium-duty trucks don’t ride particularly well (unloaded) in the first place, and while the off-road bits should soften things up a bit, I found it to be the opposite. When I hear the words “seven point three Ford,” my mind immediately paints a picture of the ubiquitous late-1990s and early-2000s Super Duty trucks. Don’t miss the massaging front seats with three distinct lumbar adjustments, a notable upgrade from the “lesser” also-very-nice Lariat. Hooptie Highlights: “The Pennsylvania Crapwagon” 1993 Chevrolet Caprice Estate, 1969 Imperial LeBaron Review: Driving the Distinguished. For the 2020 model year Super Duty trucks, Ford released a brand new gas engine (7.3L or approximately 445 cubic inches) and a new 10 speed automatic transmission. The facelifted 2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty is available with three different engines under the hood. It makes plenty of power and torque, tows very well, and allows both cheaper buy-in and ownership costs for most people. It’s worth mentioning that legitimate off-road trails are hard to come by in the Washington, DC metro area, doubly so if you’re trying to escort such a large truck down the trail without adding surprise pinstripes to the paint. On another note, we are averaging 13.51 mpg combined city/highway driving when not towing. Yes, you can build a truck similar to this F-250 Tremor through the aftermarket, but here, everything you’ve done is covered by a Ford warranty. Since it has a max tow rating of 9,200 lb., and the trailer weighs 8,500 lb., the Expedition always had excellent power, even when going up fairly steep hills. I give you my details and rants about this new engine ford is developing for super duty trucks and fleet vehicles. ⠀ Ford’s Godzilla 7.3-Liter Truck Engine Built To 780 Horsepower. Aptly nicknamed Godzilla, Ford’s massive new 7.3-liter V8 pushrod engine that debuted last year in the 2020 F-250 is now available in crate engine form from Ford Performance Parts. 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