2020 Ford 7.3L Ike Gauntlet

RobertRyan wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

It was rumored that the 7.3 would be mod friendly, but I didn't expect the better part of 200hp with mostly bolt on parts.
That's seriously cool!
Pushrod engines aren't dead! And they're not 4' wide like OHC motors.

Not a lot of horsepower gain for a large capacity and presumably heavy engine. This was not designed as a hotrodders engine.

6 bolt mains, steel crank, ~300cfm heads, roller cam and rockers, canted valves, dimensionally smaller than any old school big block, roughly 30lbs more than an aluminum headed 351W and almost 100ci larger in displacement...

That sounds like a hotrodders wet dream. I also read it has the mod motor bell housing pattern, so manual transmissions should be doable without one off parts.

I know this is off topic but so far it looks like this is going to be a good engine for Ford, both as a workhorse and for enthusiasts.