possibly the sickest engine/tran package for an SLC ??

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Les

Okay, guys: you asked for it.

Ford Will Now Sell You Its 7.3-Liter 'Godzilla' V-8 as a Crate Engine

7.3L V8 430HP SUPER DUTY CRATE ENGINE

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Tom

^ about 540 lbs apparently. Makes sense, it's got similar architecture to the LS engines, but with an iron block. Alum LS weighs about 450.
 
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Neil

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Hmmm...reading the promotional material, it is a truck engine. That makes sense; only 430 BHP from 7.3 liters. No thanks- my Cummins 5.9L diesel is a better truck engine. As a car engine, it is big, heavy, and rather anemic. My aluminum block Donovan weighs 390 lbs complete and puts out around 620 BHP. I fail to see where its market niche lies.
 
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Brian

Before I did that, I would put the big pig RV chassis Triton V10.

Before I did that, I would put a ford 4.9 L6 with a turbo.

I could wear you guys out with better engine options than that pig.

But there is a guy on Clubcobra who is squeezing one in a Cobra, but with some mods to up the HP.
 
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Tom

I imagine a cam change and long tube headers would have this motor well over 600 HP. The real upside will happen when these start hitting the salvage yards in 4-5 years so people can build a beefy motor for less than $10K.
 
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Jim B.

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@GT40Fan or anyone else who might know, are they Predator builds using the graziano?
do you know if they are on the forum? I wanted to check with them on the ECU/trans etc....
if they arent on the forum can you give them my contact info and ask them to contact me?
 
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Les

Here is a new, sick engine for everyone: The Predator in the Mustang GTD.


this is from the latest issue of Road & Track (https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62192363/2025-ford-mustang-gtd-power-revealed/):

" . . . the supercharged 5.2-liter Predator V-8 engine, which first made its debut in the S550-gen Shelby GT500. The engine receives a dry-sump oiling system for the GTD, a first for the Mustang; FoMoCo also found 100 extra revs in the powerband, raising the redline to 7650 rpm. . . . an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission . . . improves weight balance compared to previous super-Stangs. The Blue Oval is very proud of the fact that this new powertrain makes more horsepower per liter than the flat-six found in the current generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS."
. . .
"Thanks to the F1-inspired drag reduction system, Ford says the GTD can reach speeds of 202 mph."
 

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Bassanio et Portia said:
Here is a new, sick engine for everyone: The Predator in the Mustang GTD.


this is from the latest issue of Road & Track (https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62192363/2025-ford-mustang-gtd-power-revealed/):

" . . . the supercharged 5.2-liter Predator V-8 engine, which first made its debut in the S550-gen Shelby GT500. The engine receives a dry-sump oiling system for the GTD, a first for the Mustang; FoMoCo also found 100 extra revs in the powerband, raising the redline to 7650 rpm. . . . an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission . . . improves weight balance compared to previous super-Stangs. The Blue Oval is very proud of the fact that this new powertrain makes more horsepower per liter than the flat-six found in the current generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS."
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"Thanks to the F1-inspired drag reduction system, Ford says the GTD can reach speeds of 202 mph."
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Nice engine, but It is a porker at 540lbs dry weight and it costs $30k. I paid $7500 for my 6.2 LS3 525 crate engine (around 500 lbs with all the accessories?. 465 lbs without them, I think I like my choice better LOL
 
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