Tuner Extracts 1,450 Horsepower from Supercharged Ford 7.3-Liter Godzilla V8
Equipped with Whipple’s new 3.0-liter supercharger and various other mods, this Godzilla V8 makes serious power.
Since its introduction in the 2020 Ford Super Duty, The Blue Oval’s new 7.3-liter Godzilla V8 has been a huge hit among truck buyers who need to tow heavy loads but don’t want to pay the cost to own or maintain a diesel. But Ford also sells the Godzilla V8 as a crate engine, and a rather enticing one considering its bulletproof nature and old school pushrod configuration. Now, we’re just beginning to see what’s possible with this motor, and it’s looking like the sky is literally the limit.
We’ve already seen one tuner push a naturally-aspirated version of this motor to nearly 800 horsepower, and now that Whipple’s supercharger for the 7.3 is ready, those numbers are climbing fast. Willis Performance Enterprises has been working on building a monster Godzilla for a while now, and recently strapped Whipple’s new 3.0-liter, twin-screw huffer to it with amazing results.
Whipple claims that its supercharger kit alone will take a stock Godzilla from 430 horsepower and 475 pound-feet of torque to 700 horsepower and 750 pound-feet of torque. But WPE managed to extract an incredible 1,450 horsepower and 1,030 pound-feet of torque from their build. The engine retains its stock block, crank, and ignition coils, but has been beefed up in many other areas.
That includes VED/WPE Stage 3 heads, VED/WPE Shaft mounted rockers equipped with Jesel mechanical roller rocker arms, a Charlie Westcott Jr. mechanical roller camshaft with Jesel keyed lifters, a Dailey dry-sump oiling system, OBR control system, VP C16 fuel, MGP rods, and Wiseco pistons with a 12.5:1 compression ratio.
For their most recent dyno test, WPE installed a 1/8-inch smaller pulley to up the boost to 16.6 psi, which the Godzilla handled with no problem thanks to its high-octane racing gas. Regardless, this is a seriously impressive result, no matter how you measure it, and it just puts an exclamation point on the Godzilla’s potential.
We already know that this engine will fit in the Mustang, and we imagine that it’s only a matter of time before we see the Godzilla V8 stuffed in all sorts of street and race cars, as well as restomods, trucks, and various other vehicles. And it has us excited to see just what Ford’s promised, more powerful “Megazilla” has to offer as well.
Photos: Willis Performance Engines
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