Torched10
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https://www.thedrive.com/news/32064...-tuned-to-600hp-and-fit-in-a-fox-body-mustang
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You mean like crossing the runners?I don't know why nobody seems to insert the long 'intake' into the main plenum body so these 'cobrajet'-like manifolds aren't so silly tall.
Because it is a new generation Ford pushrod..... The 429/460 were good engines for their time but they had issues (mainly in cylinder head design, I KNOW).I still don't understand this Godzilla swap nonsense. I bet that intake manifold for that swap was $3 - 4,000 alone. Unless people can start picking up Godzilla crate engines for like $5,000 a piece, which I'm guessing will not be the case, this just has no sensible application whatsoever.
Finally, someone who gets it. I've already done the math and if you destroke it back to 3.835" you get a 429. But keep the bore at 4.22" so it can breathe a little better. And by destrokeing it you gain a little rpm and it will shift the powerband up slightly. Oh and the external dimensions are narrower than a coyote but longer so if a yote fits so will the 7.3.Because it is a new generation Ford pushrod..... The 429/460 were good engines for their time but they had issues (mainly in cylinder head design, I KNOW).
I personally do not understand why so many are AGAINST the swap concept. The coyote (gen 1 and 2) (not the gen 3 with those plasma bore cylinder liners) is a great engine but it is NOT and should not be the end all be all of the Mustang lineup IMO.
I would personally LOVE to have a Boss 429 S550 derived from the 7.3L. Something about a large displacement SIMPLE pushrod V8 that has to potential to make 600hp NA on pump gas (and no NOT E85).
And BTW that intake is a CONCEPT and only being used for R&D. It is not a final product.
They are trying to get as straight of a run as possible into the head. But yes, you can wrap the runners into the plenum to make the intake less tall and get the majority of the benefits.I don't know why nobody seems to insert the long 'intake' into the main plenum body so these 'cobrajet'-like manifolds aren't so silly tall.
Godzilla swap is not for you.Meanwhile...............
https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6007-Z460FRT
Done and done. No mucking around out of the box, even more cubes vs 445, still cast iron block, and a 2 friggin' year warranty. Holley intake, 850 carb, no control pack needed (or go EFI if you want, whatevs), headers, done and done and done and done and done.
I still don't understand this Godzilla swap nonsense. I bet that intake manifold for that swap was $3 - 4,000 alone. Unless people can start picking up Godzilla crate engines for like $5,000 a piece, which I'm guessing will not be the case, this just has no sensible application whatsoever.
Combine that with a cam designed for high HP high RPM operation and a tuned intake manifold to match and you could quite possibly have a 429 engine that can rev to 7500rpm and make 600hp+ on pump gas. You cannot tell me that would not be an awesome engine! Add to it that even with an iron block, it only is 100lbs heavier than a stock coyote. To get 600hp out of a coyote on pump gas you need a blower which will certainly add at least if not more than 100lbs to the nose between the blower, coolers, and plumbing required. Just look at the GT500...Finally, someone who gets it. I've already done the math and if you destroke it back to 3.835" you get a 429. But keep the bore at 4.22" so it can breathe a little better. And by destrokeing it you gain a little rpm and it will shift the powerband up slightly.
It's gonna be awesome in a foxbody no doubt!Combine that with a cam designed for high HP high RPM operation and a tuned intake manifold to match and you could quite possibly have a 429 engine that can rev to 7500rpm and make 600hp+ on pump gas. You cannot tell me that would not be an awesome engine! Add to it that even with an iron block, it only is 100lbs heavier than a stock coyote. To get 600hp out of a coyote on pump gas you need a blower which will certainly add at least if not more than 100lbs to the nose between the blower, coolers, and plumbing required. Just look at the GT500...