[DeTomaso] 7.3 Godzilla Swap?

[Corey Price]

I had the same thought that he had never driven one, but decided to keep my mouth shut. Terrible to drive? No. A PT Cruiser is terrible to drive, among a dozen or so other vehicles I've driven that I hope to never drive again. 

Corey

> On Feb 9, 2020, at 10:49 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> I saw this link doing the rounds on Facebook.
> 
> I know Pantera owners are renowned for modifications, but my first thought was why do this when there are significantly better engines available? Heck even a built Cleveland is surely better than this boat anchor of an engine that comes out the box with 430hp and 475 ft/lbs torque. Perhaps the aftermarket will embrace it and develop performance parts to move that needle to the 600hp mark, but a normally aspirated aluminator crate engine is 580hp out of the box already! 
> 
> I had to further chuckle at the comment that the added weight wouldn't really matter in a Pantera as a) the engine is between the axles and b) the Pantera was such a handful to drive anyway, so implying you can't screw it up any further! At this point I started to wonder whether Mr. Finkel has actually driven, or perhaps seen a Pantera! So I had to look up who this weekend contributor at Jalopnik is; clearly he is highly knowledgeable auto aficionado with an automotive journalism career dating all the way back to Aug 2019.... that coupled with a highly valued Bachelor of Arts degree in US History, where I can only postulate his courses focused on the finery's and historical importance of US delivered automobiles!
> 
> Julian
> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Corey Price <coreyjprice at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2020 8:17 AM
> To: Detomaso List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] 7.3 Godzilla Swap?
>  
> Well, I thought about the new 7.3 Ford "Godzilla" engine in a Pantera, and then saw this:
> 
> https://jalopnik.com/someone-needs-to-put-fords-massive-new-godzilla-7-3-lit-1841542203
> 
> I posted a comment. 
> 
> Corey
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   I had the same thought that he had never driven one, but decided to
   keep my mouth shut. Terrible to drive? No. A PT Cruiser is terrible to
   drive, among a dozen or so other vehicles I've driven that I hope to
   never drive again.

   Corey

     On Feb 9, 2020, at 10:49 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
     wrote:

   I saw this link doing the rounds on Facebook.

   I know Pantera owners are renowned for modifications, but my first
   thought was why do this when there are significantly better engines
   available? Heck even a built Cleveland is surely better than this boat
   anchor of an engine that comes out the box with 430hp and 475 ft/lbs
   torque. Perhaps the aftermarket will embrace it and develop performance
   parts to move that needle to the 600hp mark, but a normally aspirated
   aluminator crate engine is 580hp out of the box already!

   I had to further chuckle at the comment that the added weight wouldn't
   really matter in a Pantera as a) the engine is between the axles and b)
   the Pantera was such a handful to drive anyway, so implying you can't
   screw it up any further! At this point I started to wonder whether Mr.
   Finkel has actually driven, or perhaps seen a Pantera! So I had to look
   up who this weekend contributor at Jalopnik is; clearly he is highly
   knowledgeable auto aficionado with an automotive journalism career
   dating all the way back to Aug 2019.... that coupled with a highly
   valued Bachelor of Arts degree in US History, where I can only
   postulate his courses focused on the finery's and historical importance
   of US delivered automobiles!

   Julian
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   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Corey Price <coreyjprice at gmail.com>
   Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2020 8:17 AM
   To: Detomaso List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Subject: [DeTomaso] 7.3 Godzilla Swap?

   Well, I thought about the new 7.3 Ford "Godzilla" engine in a Pantera,
   and then saw this:
   [1]https://jalopnik.com/someone-needs-to-put-fords-massive-new-godzilla
   -7-3-lit-1841542203
   I posted a comment.
   Corey

References

   1. https://jalopnik.com/someone-needs-to-put-fords-massive-new-godzilla-7-3-lit-1841542203