The new "Godzilla" 7.3 is now available as a crate engine....

[chilly460]

I was thinking how nice it would be in a ‘67 - ‘79 truck.

I'm with you, I'd love to do an older truck with modern drivetrain so I can tow reliably with somewhat decent fuel economy. 

[Falcon67]

>Hey, Chris! Your dragster would go much, much faster with this Ford offering!

I could buy a 4 link dragster with a 588 at 1200 HP for less than that LOL. 

Told my wife, that crate 7.3 plus a 10 speed trans probably run 15K~18K.  We could drop that in the old 1993 F-350 and it would be sweet.  And it'd still be worth about $5000. 

That 7.3 at maybe 750 HP could get the hard tail right in the top of the 4s 1/8 mile.  If it's a Mod/Coyote bell, then somebody probably already makes a Powerglide adapter plate.  Some spacers for the converter and there you go.

[TomP]

Powerglide???  Use the ten speed automatic. Chirping seventh gear at half track would be cool.

[GJCAT427]

Hmmm, I wonder how much hassle it would take to put it in a 64 F350. Love to see if a NV 4500 would be a match with a decent set of rear end gears for towing. Does this motor need a special box to run the EFI? And is there any mention of a stand alone system for it? Thinking out of the box again.

[chilly460]

I haven’t seen specific links to controllers, but I’ve seen references to control packs coming from Ford, and also that Holley will be adapting their system for it (believe they currently have LS and Hemi specific boxes as well).

[cjshaker]

Ford always releases a stand-alone ECM for their crate engines. They wouldn't be much good without one.

[urchinhead]

Hmmm, I wonder how much hassle it would take to put it in a 64 F350. Love to see if a NV 4500 would be a match with a decent set of rear end gears for towing. Does this motor need a special box to run the EFI? And is there any mention of a stand alone system for it? Thinking out of the box again.

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If this is the modular bellhousing, "Quick Draw Brand," has an NV4500 adapter on eBay. I wonder what the dimensions are and if they fit fairly easily in a Jeep CJ; the weight is not much more than the 515 lbs or so for the factory 258 straight 6 . . .

[Falcon67]

Powerglide???  Use the ten speed automatic. Chirping seventh gear at half track would be cool.

LOL.  393C+shorty glide leaves 1 1/4" for the coupler to mate with the rear end. 

[TomP]

OK, so the dragster's engine sits closer to the front wheels than the rear...

An NV4500 weighs as much as the Jeep! Not very good ratios either, too big a drop 3rd to 4th. A T19 from a mid 80's 6.9 diesel is smaller, lighter and better ratios, just no overdrive.

[urchinhead]

An NV4500 weighs as much as the Jeep! Not very good ratios either, too big a drop 3rd to 4th. A T19 from a mid 80's 6.9 diesel is smaller, lighter and better ratios, just no overdrive.
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You’re not wrong - more than 100 lbs heavier than the stock T-176. But the NV4500 can hold up to a UPS truck, and the Tremec TR-4050 seems far less strong.