So we know that a Fox body mule is being prepped to take one of Ford’s new 7.3L OHV V8 engines. That’s awesome…we love to see that an engine that’s still piping hot from the oven is being jammed into one of the most hot-rodded machines of the last thirty years, and we’re certain that plenty of Ford fans are happy to see anything that isn’t from General Motors going between the shock towers. But what do we know about the engine that isn’t already in the press releases? We can speculate all we want about how good this thing can be, or we can bolt one to an engine stand, bust out the tools, and start tearing into it to see just what Ford did with their new gem of a mill.
Well, we can’t. We weren’t on the Christmas gift list at Ford this year, but Brian Wolfe was, and he’s got a pet Godzilla in his shop, on the stand, ready for some investigation and inspection. Are you curious what Ford’s new mill is hiding? Then click on the videos below and start taking notes. Those LS swaps aren’t slowing down anytime soon!
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when you copied the LS you should change the look a little just fords way of trying to stop the people from using the LS but they still had to add displacement to make power one more thing Brian I hope you used lube when you pulled Dave Zimmerman\’s head out of your ass !
Dude, the oil pump drive looks like a afterthought train wreck!!!
Hope the chain doesn’t let go…
Mine is in work, will be delivered in a new F-350 DRW Crew cab XLT. Is it here yet???
“when you copied the LS you should change the look a little ” You know, that LS stuff looks a lot like older Ford stuff, like 351Cs and such.
The LS is VERY much like the 351-Windsor (Ford’s “forgotten” engine), also with the cross-bolted mains like an early’60s 427 side-oiler, and alternating intake and exhaust ports like every Ford V8 since the Y-block of the 1950s.
Just how tough was the 351W shortblock? Much better than the Cleveland, Nearly bulletproof. Ford people took the deep breathing 351 Cleveland heads and fitted them to Windsor shortblocks – creating what was known as a Clevor.
One of my customers runs a supercharged Windsor that makes 705 h.p. at the flywheel, with a stock shortblock with the exception of forged pistons
Ford copying chevy copying Ford! How dare they……