Who will swap for the new 7.3 V8!

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Clearly people have too much free time and not being worked hard enough in their jobs ;)

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[Fatguy]

Clearly people have too much free time and not being worked hard enough in their jobs ;)

The most telling thing is that there is this spike in activity just after 9:00am!

 

[Maggneto]

This is a laugh...


The head of gas engines at Ford gave me exactly what I wanted:

Big Block (he makes a point of that in the video)

With the torque down low (says what I said word for word)

Most performance at normal engine rpms (anyone remember my 1200 rpm diatribe early on).

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Plus it has good head flow.


Everything he said in the latest video was music to my ears. He may as well been selling me the engine across the table. Where did I ever say I wanted to beat a Coyote in a drag race? When did I ever say horsepower was a priority? It was all about the torque down low!


Some of you guys must have blinders on. For over a hundred pages I’ve been prattling about the same thing and the man literally gave it to me word for word!

That’s why I don’t want any changes. But that’s just me. Others may want changes but this works out just fine for me. Probably lightening fast as well but I don’t care. As long as it will lay down one mean patch!

Sure Fatguy, everything works out in your mind.

There are no obstacles in your mind.

There are no financial restraints in your mind.

There are no time and effort issues in your mind.

The 7.3 engine is everything you want in a Mustang no matter the cost or consequences.

The reward of driving a Mustang with a 7.3 is far greater than anything you can imagine and no one will convince you otherwise.

The head of gas engines at Ford says the 7.3 will SUCK ASS in a Mustang and probably won't even fit, but that doesn't matter.

In your mind you are hearing exactly what you want to hear, the 7.3 is the perfect Mustang engine.

So when can we expect the Super Duty Mustang Cobra F250 Iron Block dream machine to be ready?

 

[Fatguy]

Sure Fatguy, everything works out in your mind.

There are no obstacles in your mind.

There are no financial restraints in your mind.

There are no time and effort issues in your mind.

The 7.3 engine is everything you want in a Mustang no matter the cost or consequences.

The reward of driving a Mustang with a 7.3 is far greater than anything you can imagine and no one will convince you otherwise.

The head of gas engines at Ford says the 7.3 will SUCK ASS in a Mustang and probably won't even fit, but that doesn't matter.

In your mind you are hearing exactly what you want to hear, the 7.3 is the perfect Mustang engine.

In your mind you are driving down main street in a parade that is honoring your Super Duty Mustang Cobra F250 Iron Block dream machine. Girls are throwing themselves on the hood and men are blue with envy. Children are running next to your Super Duty Mustang Cobra F250 Iron Block dream machine and asking for an autograph.

So when can we expect the Super Duty Mustang Cobra F250 Iron Block dream machine to be ready?

Actually I was at a Dodge dealer just now (yes, checking out a car at 7:00am in the morning) on sale through CarHub - a grey Tesla 3 Performance. It’s at the Dodge dealer just north of Steele’s and Yonge in Toronto in the back beside the bays. Nice car but that copper coating on the roof window spoils it all. Anyway this thing will be gone today as Toronto loves EVs and a Tesla Model 3 Performance...


Anyway, the man said something that all you guys laughed at and ridiculed me for, and that was giving the customer maximum torque and horsepower at typical engine speeds normally used. You pay dearly for the performance, but what good is it if most never rev the engine high enough to enjoy it. And all you engineers asking me what I mean by “the torque down low” - how can you be a car engineer and not know what that means? Anyway, I feel vindicated.





The 7.3 Godzilla in the Mustang is a niche retro Big Block Boulevard Cruiser for old farts like me to relive our past in a modern car, and impress our old fart friends with a massive peel out like the days of old. It has a reason for being. As I didn’t get a GT, I only spent 18,5000USD on the V6 so even at the highest quote of 30,000 I’m only at 48,000 which is a GT. Big frigging deal...

 

[Maggneto]

Fatguy, stay focused. You are bouncing around from 7.3 engine swap to Telsa.

We get that this fantasy 7.3 engine swap makes perfect sense in your mind, and a few others, but the vast majority including an expert on Ford 7.3 and 5.0 engines says it is a very bad idea so expect to be ridiculed.

The 7.3 looks like a fine engine for what it is designed for, heavy duty truck applications. No one is laughing or ridiculing you for admiring the 7.3 engine. It will make you very happy in an F250 pulling heavy loads which is what the engine is designed for.

In a Mustang the iron block 7.3 will SUCK ASS as the community and the head of gas engines at Ford have stated.

I laugh at this engine swap because it will result in a Mustang that SUCKS ASS in every category compared to a Coyote, especially a SC version of the Coyote, at a huge cost.

I am laughing because I simply don't believe that you or anyone else on this forum is even going to attempt this swap as it will require a huge investment, focus and expertise from dedicated individuals who are busy working on projects instead of day dreaming on forums.

I know what I just wrote is bouncing off you like bullets bounce off Superman's chest. You and Mill are more convinced of the 7.3 swap than you were before you read this post.

One correction there sparky as you seem to be leaving out important details, the 7.3 has "maximum torque and horsepower at typical engine speeds normally used" for towing..

So when can we expect the Super Duty Mustang Cobra F250 Iron Block dream machine to be ready?

 

[BmacIL]

This engine won't make a lot of torque at part throttle and 1500 rpm, just like any car or small truck engine. You'll have to be at WOT and 3000+ rpm to get the torque you're looking for anyway. It isn't a big diesel with stupid short gearing (so that it can tow 40 tons). I've said it before and I'll say it again: keep your V6 and put 4.09 gears in it. You'll have way more torque to the wheels at low rpm and low gears.

 

[Fatguy]

This engine won't make a lot of torque at part throttle and 1500 rpm, just like any car or small truck engine. You'll have to be at WOT and 3000+ rpm to get the torque you're looking for anyway. It isn't a big diesel with stupid short gearing (so that it can tow 40 tons). I've said it before and I'll say it again: keep your V6 and put 4.09 gears in it. You'll have way more torque to the wheels at low rpm and low gears.

Probably, but it ain’t a Big Block. That box doesn’t get ticked. Also 3000 rpm is a more realistic number (for a peel out) for me to hit than 4500 or 5500. You don’t want to look like you are really working the engine to fry the tires - if you know what I mean...


While I was looking at the Tesla I also looked at the Super Duty as a Ford dealership is there. There is a truck that is “normal” that could house the engine. But it just isn’t the same.


That big lug of an engine in the Mustang is just so cool!

 

[Erik427]

Currently the best swap until the 7.3 comes out to play is this combination.
TMeyer alloy Cleveland Block
Displacement 427cid
Hammerhead Hemi heads
A-10 Trans

Leave it N/A

2nd up would be a Windsor based 363
Optioned correctly, 350lbs fully assembled.
Adapter plate must be used to bolt on a A-10

 

[Maggneto]

No aluminum block but that’s a plus for me. Everything else can be upgraded in the aftermarket including Ford Performance later.

Maybe like ten grand.....

The horror, the horror...

Reading the first page of this hilarious thread shows just how ignorant Fatguy is about the entire subject and Fatguy's ignorance is actually growing with each post. The iron block is a plus for Fatguy and the aftermarket blah, blah. blah.

An iron block swap means a complete engine, upgraded suspension to support the iron block, upgraded brakes, wiring, transmission, firewall/engine compartment manipulation, cooling, etc, etc, all for the low, low price of 10k according to Fatguy. And all these fantasy parts will be available from Ford and ZERO cost for labor?

Probably, but it ain’t a Big Block. That box doesn’t get ticked. Also 3000 rpm is a more realistic number (for a peel out) for me to hit than 4500 or 5500. You don’t want to look like you are really working the engine to fry the tires - if you know what I mean...

While I was looking at the Tesla I also looked at the Super Duty as a Ford dealership is there. There is a truck that is “normal” that could house the engine. But it just isn’t the same.

That big lug of an engine in the Mustang is just so cool!

So let me see if I understand this correctly. You are making an ass out of yourself with this 7.3 engine swap non-sense because you want to "peel oot"?


Hilarious.....

 

[WildHorse]

Also 3000 rpm is a more realistic number (for a peel out) for me to hit than 4500 or 5500. You don’t want to look like you are really working the engine to fry the tires - if you know what I mean...

Buy a diesel for your 1750 rpm burnouts.

 

[WildHorse]

2nd up would be a Windsor based 363
Optioned correctly, 350lbs fully assembled.
Adapter plate must be used to bolt on a A-10

$5,199.00 for the BARE block.
Or Intake to Oil pan crate for $12k.
Gee.. wonder what kind of goodies I could get for my s550 for $4k that'll blow that windsor outta the park.
YELLOWJACKET AGREES.

 

[BmacIL]

You don’t want to look like you are really working the engine to fry the tires - if you know what I mean...

Nope, really don't. Tires make the same noise peeling out whether the engine is at 4000 rpm or 2000. It's a matter of gearing. FYI it's pretty damn easy to peel out from about 2000-2500 rpm with a clutch drop and the least aggressive manual axle ratio with the 5.0, 3.31. With 3.73 it's child's play.

 

[Fatguy]

Reading the first page of this hilarious thread shows just how ignorant Fatguy is about the entire subject and Fatguy's ignorance is actually growing with each post. The iron block is a plus for Fatguy and the aftermarket blah, blah. blah.

An iron block swap means a complete engine, upgraded suspension to support the iron block, upgraded brakes, wiring, transmission, firewall/engine compartment manipulation, cooling, etc, etc, all for the low, low price of 10k according to Fatguy. And all these fantasy parts will be available from Ford and ZERO cost for labor?



So let me see if I understand this correctly. You are making an ass out of yourself with this 7.3 engine swap non-sense because you want to "peel oot"?


Hilarious.....

Peel out with a current Ford production big block in an S550 Mustang that nobody else has.


Sorry for the delay, I had to humanely relocate some critters at home before reproduction begins.

 

[millhouse]

Reading the first page of this hilarious thread shows just how ignorant Fatguy is about the entire subject and Fatguy's ignorance is actually growing with each post. The iron block is a plus for Fatguy and the aftermarket blah, blah. blah.

An iron block swap means a complete engine, upgraded suspension to support the iron block, upgraded brakes, wiring, transmission, firewall/engine compartment manipulation, cooling, etc, etc

You keep on saying this, but you fail to reailize that just because it has an iron block does not mean it's going to be a pig. No one upgrades their brakes and suspension when adding on 100+lbs worth of supercharger, fluids and inter-cooler. No one upgrades their brakes when throwing on a 700rwhp turbo kit. Why do you think the suspension and brakes are going to need to be upgraded for an extra 100-150lbs worth of engine?

 

[GT Pony]

Anyway, the man said something that all you guys laughed at and ridiculed me for, and that was giving the customer maximum torque and horsepower at typical engine speeds normally used. You pay dearly for the performance, but what good is it if most never rev the engine high enough to enjoy it. And all you engineers asking me what I mean by “the torque down low” - how can you be a car engineer and not know what that means? Anyway, I feel vindicated.

More "torque down low" also means more HP down low since torque and HP are connected at the hip by RPM.

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