Brian Wolfe shows us how to swap cams in a 7.3L Godzilla Ford V8. We test two similar cams to see the performance differences. This is interesting so watch until the end.
I ran the piss outa mine this week pulling my boat across the southeast, 16km and she's been great so far. Enjoying this site and you guys modding that pig.
Thanks REVan Evan, the Not Frail Brian Wolfe and Jack the Younger. Great boost from that last cam. And the Dromardary Camel twin hump torque curve continues. 1.33 lb-ft per cube. Gob smacking...
Such a banner revisit to "ol' glory" pushrod power , with simplicity/power, but they put that much faith in the water pump to block o_ring/gaskets to not leak ???? 🤔 😳
Hmm. This has me thinking. I have a ‘94 F150 Flareside 4x4 just sitting with the original (and very tired) 300k mile 5.8 Windsor and E4OD trans. Seems like you could do a Godzilla swap for not a lot more than a good stroker Windsor. If it needed a tranny too, then I’m not sure. Still, I’m loving the size and potential of the 7.3. Many thanks to Evan and Brian for your work on this.
Love the comment about using power tools sparingly on engines. It's important to feel what the fasteners are doing as they're being either installed or removed.
Would love to see Ford offer this motor with an aluminum block in the future but I’m not holding my breath. Once we see a few more hot rod parts become available for this thing I think the weight will be the only disadvantage vs the dreaded LS swap in a Ford. I love my coyote but it’s size and complexity seems to scare some people wanting to put them into older cars or trucks.
They're working on it. But not a 7.3L. A 6.8L. Rumor is from a friend who works at the Windsor factory. And before you ask, no, nothing is official yet.
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
@@deeremeyer1749 the benefit of locking out the vct is that you eliminate a costly problem before it becomes a costly problem. Like in the mod motor vcts. People lock them out cause they go bad and cost the owners a butt ton of money to replace.
Hey man, can yall do a video with the parts from Indy Power Products, oil pump, pan, front cover, accessories, intake, ported heads, these cams a big ass top-mounted supercharger, and give us a full test run down on the combination of these parts? Would yall, please?
With that engine making over 600 HP with just a cam swap this engine would be a great swap for a 71 Ford LTD sedan and combine that with a 6-speed manual swap and man you got you're self a modern day Gator mobile from a 1973 movie White Lightning.
71 mark 2 door coupe would be a great platform for that engine with a 10 speed but a 6 speed would be fun too...I would want it at 780-820hp just for that impossible possibility that most all modern day cars get cooked and the fast modern cars don't go far from that big beautiful 71 Lincoln Mark grille smiling in the mirror..it wouldn't matter to me anything Ford that gets that 7.3 is a winner cause that's one less asshole who would put an ls in it.
This engine was ripped for having "only 430BHP" despite its large displacement. Said then it was because it has a truck cam innit. Stock cam is for 1500 rpm towing not for passing Ferraris @ 8000 rpm on the Mulsanne straight.
I wish Evan would get the lightest weight 7.3L F250 to do a build/ dyno/ race series with it. Start off bone stock, then round one of stripping off weight, then a tune, etc...
Yes I’ve seen people use power tools to remove spark plugs the issue to my mind is if they’ve been in there for awhile I think there’s a risk the threads can become packed with carbon and the impact will pull the plug out and the aluminium thread in the head as well now you’ve got a problem……
Hey guys. Help. I’m in Socal. Just bought a crate version and want to get the cam swapped. I don’t trust myself with that level of mechanic -ry , so I’m looking for a shop. And apparently I’m not unjustified in my own fears. I can’t find a motor shop who’s willing to work on this motor. Any advice ? Looking for a shop in socal. Los Angeles are if possible
@@revanevan Don’t know, just seems that anytime people step away from O.E. cams, even hydraulic roller, they tend to insist on an adjustable rocker. Obviously there are other factors, aftermarket heads, any machine work to the heads or deck, etc. That’s totally cool with me if you can just toss a cam in and bolt everything back together. No complaints here.
Does Willis offer anything that would be considered a tow cam? I remember people always talking about adding a tow cam to the old 454s and 460s, wondering if they've come up with something for the 7.3 yet, or if it would even be worth the time and effort on these new engines.
@@brianwolfe2993 I actually did watch that video but it seemed between the stock and cam dyno runs the power was shifted quite a bit in the RPM range. Wasn't sure if that was actually the case or just how they displayed the dyno graph
@@nick112207 The Torque/Power curve increased output over the entire range. Was a nice fit, We could do a cam that would add more low end, but then you would be into heavy spark retard (detonation) on pump regular fuel.
@@brianwolfe2993 obviously theirs is a shop truck, so it would be fine, but what about this cam in a 350 dually that hauls a 14,000 5th wheel localy with 2 trips from Indiana to Myrtle Beach each year?
Interesting...on any conventional old school pushrod engine such as a 5.0 or FE..you can rotate the cam to push lifters to top side but... as the cam moves and or rotates and raises the lifter, The lifter will come right back down and contact the lobe and obstruct...or worse yet once the cam is partially out the lifter will fall straight down into the cam tunnel area in most cases, which would mean in old school terms pulling the intake off to correct for obstruction... so why is it different in this case? or did I miss the details you were saying?...btw if you dont mind me asking what tools are you using here in terms of sockets and new OEM required tools for diss assembly?..are we talking US, Wentworth, Metric..? or a combination?
I know it has been awhile but I just saw your comment and figured I would answer your question. The 7.3 Godzilla engine uses plastic lifter holders that prevent the roller lifters from rotating and damaging the cam. There is just enough friction between the holder and the lifter that you can rotate the cam and the lifters will stay in their up position when the pushrods are removed. Ford actually first used this setup in the 90's on the 5.0 explorer engine
I have no doubt this motor can make the power, but it starts as such an inefficient design that by the time you've added any power to it at all, you're left with an engine so consumptive that it's irrelevant for all but some limited track applications.
I agree. This 7.3 Is so inefficient and towing heavy with it, will not last long. I ready doubt this engine will make it to 200k miles if used for towing
I'm hoping to drop on of these into my 07 BF Mk2 XR8. What ECU is it running here? How is the variable oil pump handled in a swap/non-factory situation?
Hey I’m keen on one for my 04 BA XR8, I’m keen to see how fitment is in the falcon and how to get it all working with factory dash etc, let me know if u’ve made any progress with the swap 👍
My opinion torque to yield bolts are a joke......I replace everything with ARP......torque to yield is a cheap way to get things done not to mention its another extra cost because they are a one time use.....wasteful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So maybe you can tell use 1 thing on the LS that Ford did not do first? Let's see symmetrical Ports Ford First, Deep Skirt Block Ford First, 6 bolt mains Ford First, 4 head bolts/cylinder Ford First, Coils on the valve covers Ford First, and the list goes on, but we will wait for your answer......
Well the motor itself is priced Right but how much is the controller? The only one I've seen so far was over $3,000 and there was a bunch of other stuff such as the fly by wire gas pedal that really pushed it over for Grand. Then there's the cam change to get some decent power how much does that cost? So you can get the motor for about seven Grand but it looks like you're going to have another 7 into it easy. What do you say to all that? Thanks for the video
Thnx for the vid boys! I tend to like the Willis team. Whats goin on with Brians race car that had the 7.3? Is he racing this weekend at the Nmra/Nmca deal??
@@fascistpedant758 And every American video on YT uses lbs/ft for torque. Not just for engine assembly, but for dynamometer results. Oh look, even this channel uses lbs/ft for dynos! The mind wobbles.
