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Ford's 450HP 7.3L 'Godzilla' V8 | Inside Info & Spy Pics | Where's the Direct Injection?
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<blockquote data-quote="tt335ci03cobra" data-source="post: 16126434" data-attributes="member: 68944"><p>It would be a very interesting decision 25+ years later for ford to change from modular 4v architecture to ibc ohv’s. I think the overall performance and cost would be better but the perception and so on would be a tough one.</p><p></p><p>Thing is v8 guys get it, and that’s really all that it comes down to.</p><p></p><p>The buyer of the car would be fine with more power, torque, and the same mpg if it could still hit 7k rpm and worked fine.</p><p></p><p>Like I said, dodge and gm aren’t having problems selling cars because of pushrods. Dodge is past Chevy now and creeping up on the mustang. </p><p></p><p>There’s much more margin in a push rod engine, and let’s be honest, there isn’t much meat left in the 4v vs ohv argument because ohv’s are attaining ge 400-800hp. From there efficiency, weight and reliability come into play.</p><p></p><p>Ford whittled the 5.2 voodoo mill to a lower weight than the 4.5L Ferrari mill. Take that level of dedication to push rod mills and you’ll see sub 400lbs 6L v8’s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tt335ci03cobra, post: 16126434, member: 68944"] It would be a very interesting decision 25+ years later for ford to change from modular 4v architecture to ibc ohv’s. I think the overall performance and cost would be better but the perception and so on would be a tough one. Thing is v8 guys get it, and that’s really all that it comes down to. The buyer of the car would be fine with more power, torque, and the same mpg if it could still hit 7k rpm and worked fine. Like I said, dodge and gm aren’t having problems selling cars because of pushrods. Dodge is past Chevy now and creeping up on the mustang. There’s much more margin in a push rod engine, and let’s be honest, there isn’t much meat left in the 4v vs ohv argument because ohv’s are attaining ge 400-800hp. From there efficiency, weight and reliability come into play. Ford whittled the 5.2 voodoo mill to a lower weight than the 4.5L Ferrari mill. Take that level of dedication to push rod mills and you’ll see sub 400lbs 6L v8’s. [/QUOTE]
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