Engine Shots

James__WC said:
This just popped up on YT, Steve Morris, of Steve Morris Engines in Michigan, has built a SOHC Cammer for a customer, should be an interesting vid!

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Well, in the end, that was a bit of a letdown. But that's the reality of working on a reproduction version of an engine that had super low production numbers. And to make it even more gut wrenching, Steve had figured out how to deal with all the obstacles, and get everything to work, and the engine was completely assembled and basically ready to put on the dyno when the customer decided he'd waited long enough and decided to have someone else run with it from this point forward....
But he still walks you through some of the issues that came up, and how they dealt with them....
 
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In assembly stage: what do you think it is?
 

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My guess would be for auto cross , engine low and back , as far as make no clue . lol
 
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New engines are a hard sell. They are usually accompanied with limited to no aftermarket support, unobtainable engine management software, and worst of all, a lack of information.
Ford’s 7.3L “Godzilla” engine has been in this purgatory stage awhile now, as automotive enthusiasts eagerly await aftermarket support and aftermarket companies wait to see product demand.
However, the engine is slowly starting to gain traction with the help from a handful of wise and wild minded individuals.

The 7.3L can originally be found in the Ford F250 and F350 Super Duty trucks along with a variety of oversized F550 and F650 trucks.
These trucks are still in their work life prime and are not as easily found without a large commercial business tax applied to it.
That being said, there have been some outlandish horsepower figures presented with built 7.3L engines that utilize large turbos or superchargers.
While these power builds are prevalent and garner our attention, there are a few engine builders heading in a different direction.
Some have chosen to push the 10,000 RPM barrier and others have created something completely different, like this independent throttle body-equipped 7.3L engine.

Making a truck engine perform well has been the struggle for engine builders since the dawn of the hot rod era.
Truck engines are built for low end torque and durability over high horsepower and a well breathing intake.
The intake on the 7.3L was no different, as part of the engine packaging required a banana-shaped bend that became a restrictor in the intake air’s path.
To remove any restriction on the intake side Roger Higgins of InnoV8 Race Engines built a set of individual throttle bodies and valve covers for his Godzilla engine before throwing it on the dyno.

Higgins’ aim netted him a 30 horsepower gain over the stock manifold and will only get better with the addition of a camshaft and headers.
These trumpet intakes paired to the massive V8 could be played daily in the household or garage.
Hot rodders and engine swappers take notice, Godzilla is here to stay.
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