Who will swap for the new 7.3 V8!

[engineermike]

Ford (Brian Wolfe) wanted a piece of the LS/LT Chevy action.......this is the true reason why this engine is built the way it is.

Are you being serious? Ford decided 20 years into LSX production that they suddenly want a piece of that? Hahahahaha

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[engineermike]

Then why continue to build the 6.2?
Why not a smaller displacement version of the 7.3 platform?

You could ask that question about dozens of engines. There’s a myriad of reasons but anyone outside the gates of Ford is only guessing.

 

[Fatguy]

Are you being serious? Ford decided 20 years into LSX production that they suddenly want a piece of that? Hahahahaha

Brian Wolfe was in no position (as in position at Ford) to do anything about it 20 years ago. But he can now...

 

[engineermike]

You guys have lost your minds if you think ford designed this engine to compete with the LSX.

 

[w3rkn]

I will go to a 1.5 million home to have supper and use the wifi to maybe watch a Cleetus McFarland video, fall asleep on the floor in the basement. Then I either spend the night there or drive to this other I million dollar house and fall asleep on the floor in the guest room beside a computer still running with the lights on. Nobody else lives there but me. Oh, there is a master bedroom with all the fixings but I keep my washed cloths on the bed so I never sleep there.

Then if I didn’t sleep in house one I drive back there and eat breakfast with my dad who lives there. That right there is nuts.


I bought the V6 because my car broke down on Saturday and I needed a car for Monday and bought it from fleet sales Monday morning and the fleet manager said I could pick it up after lunch. Whole thing took 10 minutes. At the time I didn’t give two shits about anything performance car related. Hanging around here revitalized the interest in cars.


But I’m not suckered into having my identity tied to the car I drive. Nor am I going to buy a brand new car and then replace parts with other brand new parts just because! I’m also not going to develop a relationship with that crook call a “dealer” and I’m not going to trade in a one year old car for a new one that has one or two changes. What is wrong with some of you guys?

Getting a big block is just fulfilling a dream I had when a was younger. The cost is secondary. I buy it to be true to my younger self if that makes sense. I’m not stupid enough to do this on my own. I’ll let someone else do it and when they hurt for cash get it cheaper or convert my car on the cheap. I will get the conversion cheaper than you guys who are in to for emotional reasons. But basically this is just to scratch an itch


Otherwise I’ll just get a base Corvette and keep driving the V6...

I don not think you understand.

We all feel that way, but also recognize you do not need massive cubic inches and low compression to make torque down low. We are a long ways away from the carburetor or the Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) days. The industry has learned it doesn't need cubic inches to make horsepower or torque. (Hence the GT500... dERP!)

Ironically, a base 2019 Mustang GT w/ a Roush blower kit ($6k & warranty)/Jackhammer... has substantially more thrust down low than a Corvette "BIG BLOCK". Yes, a supercharged Gen2/3 Coyote engine has more thrust down low than does the big block 2019 Stingray.

 

[GT Pony]

Of course forced induction increases torque & HP, and is a good substitute for displacement. That's why the car industry is moving towards smaller displacement I4 and V6 cylinder FI engines. "No replacement for displacement" has been replaced by "More displacement through more boost".

 

[Fatguy]

I don not think you understand.

We all feel that way, but also recognize you do not need massive cubic inches and low compression to make torque down low. We are a long ways away from the carburetor or the Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) days. The industry has learned it doesn't need cubic inches to make horsepower or torque. (Hence the GT500... dERP!)

Ironically, a base 2019 Mustang GT w/ a Roush blower kit ($6k & warranty)/Jackhammer... has substantially more thrust down low than a Corvette "BIG BLOCK". Yes, a supercharged Gen2/3 Coyote engine has more thrust down low than does the big block 2019 Stingray.

The heart wants what it wants...


I said it before, rationality only has so much dominion and especially with performance cars. I’m sure there are irrefutable arguments to drop ICE engines and go electric but I watched people dig in their heals and take a stand. Same here as the “nothing beats cubic inches” people take their stand and want what they want.


Why do we have fights at hockey games?


It doesn’t have to make sense when humans are involved. Just give them what they want and monetize it. That’s called business.

 

[w3rkn]

The heart wants what it wants...


I said it before, rationality only has so much dominion and especially with performance cars. I’m sure there are irrefutable arguments to drop ICE engines and go electric but I watched people dig in their heals and take a stand. Same here as the “nothing beats cubic inches” people take their stand and want what they want.

Why do we have fights at hockey games? It doesn’t have to make sense when humans are involved. Just give them what they want and monetize it. That’s called business.

Here, <---- this is the exact Mustang you've always wanted and didn't think you could afford. And is exactly what you've been rambling on about in this thread.

And as an added bonus, the forum members here, will come together and get you some 7.3 badging..!

 

[Fatguy]

Here, <---- this is the exact Mustang you've always wanted and didn't think you could afford. And is exactly what you've been rambling on about in this thread.

And as an added bonus, the forum members here, will come together and get you some 7.3 badging..!

I’m starting to feel like engineermike does...

DID YOU EVEN READ WHAT I JUST POSTED?

 

[jake_zx2]

The 7.3 was designed with performance applications in mind.
The Ford rep in the video hinted at this fact or otherwise he would've never brought the subject up.

Source for this "video"? If you're talking about what I think you are, he didn't bring up the subject. He was asked by a reporter whether or not it would fit in a Mustang, and he answered. In fact, he advised AGAINST it on the basis that it would NOT be a good performance engine

This is quite possibly the strongest presence of retardation I've seen in a single thread

 

[Fatguy]

Source for this "video"? If you're talking about what I think you are, he didn't bring up the subject. He was asked by a reporter whether or not it would fit in a Mustang, and he answered. In fact, he advised AGAINST it on the basis that it would NOT be a good performance engine

This is quite possibly the strongest presence of retardation I've seen in a single thread

All we need is good air flow. The bottom end is strong enough. I am the only one who ever mused about using it as is. So you can throw your retardation comments at me and me alone. I’m immune - skin like a crocodile...

 

[Erik427]

So that buyers will pay $$ to option up to the 7.3L. Tooling has already paid for itself many times over, so it’s all variable cost now.

Doesn't answer as to why continue with the more costly 6.2

 

[Erik427]

Source for this "video"? If you're talking about what I think you are, he didn't bring up the subject. He was asked by a reporter whether or not it would fit in a Mustang, and he answered. In fact, he advised AGAINST it on the basis that it would NOT be a good performance engine

This is quite possibly the strongest presence of retardation I've seen in a single thread

Almost every ls running in drifting competition/drag racing or any street rod swap came from a truck.
Look what this has done for Chevrolet.
Very few Coyote swap.
These are also the same engineers that said piston slap is normal in a Coyote.

 

[DekiDoo]

Almost every ls running in drifting competition/drag racing or any street rod swap came from a truck.
Look what this has done for Chevrolet.
Very few Coyote swap.
These are also the same engineers that said piston slap is normal in a Coyote.

That's because they are cheap. That's it. It's the best engine you can get for $350 from a junk yard.


This thread has been 18 pages of garbage aside from 2 or 3 informative posts.

 

[Hi-PO Stang]

The 460 Ford engine is also a good example of a cheap junkyard engine. Because the 460 engine was so plentiful in the junkyards and rather inexpensive, it became one of the engines of choice for the low budget bracket drag racer. Now, take a look at how many aftermarket heads are available for what was not considered a race engine, but a truck engine.

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