MEET A NEWBORN DINOSAUR: GODZILLA, FORD'S 7.3-LITRE V8

摘要

FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S explanation of V8 engines, how could we not follow up with a look at Ford's new 7.3-litre Godzilla V8? Announced last year to power the next crop of Ford's Super Duty pick-up trucks, the Godzilla is far from cutting edge; in fact, it's about as old-school as things get these days. Harking back to the Ford FE big-block V8 of the 1950s, which was also developed for trucks but went on to power the likes of the 1960s Mustang, the Godzilla is a two-valves-per-cylinder pushrod engine with traditional port fuel injection, rather than modern direct fuel injection. It still has a cast-iron block but with alloy cylinder heads and is built using modern materials and components, such as low-friction-coated pistons and a variable-capacity oil pump that consumes less power when the engine isn't working so hard.