- Ford Performance has caught the supercharging bug, sticking blowers on two crate V8s
- The new forced-induction 7.3L ‘Megazilla 2.0’ will make over 1,000 hp; the blown Coyote north of 800
- The Whipple superchargers atop those mills displace 3.0 liters—more than some engines
The speed-crazed Blue Oval gearheads in Dearborn have project-car fever—and the only cure is more horsepower. Through the company’s hot-rod arm, Ford Performance, FoMoCo fans at home can now order a new supercharged variant of the 7.3L V8 nicknamed “Godzilla,” or a supercharged Coyote 5.0L V8 engine.
Starting with that first one: dubbed “Megazilla 2.0,” the big-displacement brute includes forged pistons, connecting rods, and a steel crank. They went ahead with porting and polishing the cylinder heads, and also upgrading the valve springs. Topped off with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger, the mill is targeted to produce more than 1,000 horsepower. If you’re wondering, the naturally aspirated version of this package makes about 615 ponies. Ford says this thing is for competition use only, such as in desert race trucks or quarter-mile dragsters — but we won’t tell if you won’t.
If yer looking to stay on the correct side of the law in terms of street-legality, Ford Performance has also slapped a 3.0-liter supercharger atop the mighty 5.0L Coyote V8 engine. Packing a reprogrammed powertrain control module, this thing should belt out more than 800 horsepower and approximately 615 lb-ft of torque. Best of all, it’s backed by a two-year warranty from Ford. What a time to be alive. A stock Mustang Dark Horse makes 500 hp. Pfft.
No pricing was announced, though the most powerful non-supercharged 7.3L crate engine currently costs $22,995. A supercharged Raptor R engine (off-road use only) is nearly thirty grand. Makes sense, then, why an outfit called Zion Market Research estimates the North American crate-engine market sat at roughly $23.5 billion two years ago, and will rise to over $35 billion by the end of this decade.
Both the supercharged Coyote and Megazilla 2.0 will be available to order through Ford dealers, or from Ford Performance Parts, in the fourth quarter of this year. Expect to see a bunch of them at SEMA. We will reach out to the Canadian arm of the company to learn if that applies here in the Great White North, as well.
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