{"id":90723,"date":"2022-09-13T18:14:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T23:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90723"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:36:56","slug":"shelby-gt350-with-a-godzilla-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90723","title":{"rendered":"Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=90730\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90730\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=90730\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Ford Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ford Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/performance.ford.com\/home.html\">Ford Performance<\/a> built this Shelby GT350 development mule to test a new control pack for the 7.3 L Godzilla V8 and manual transmission. Evan Smith from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8JwGUQXvRcXaRAW08yn6Rw\">REVan Evan<\/a> was invited to reveal the car and take a ride. While there Ford Performance debuted a prototype intake manifold with a straight throttle body neck, optimized runners, and larger throttle body. This manifold will be helpful for those wanting to swap a Godzilla in their vehicle. Evan took the prototype manifold to Willis Performance for testing on the engine dyno. <strong>Update:<\/strong> Evan wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hemmings.com\/stories\/just-what-is-ford-up-to-with-this-rhinoceros-like-prototype-mustang-draft-2-particles\">Hemmings article<\/a> on the car. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=90731\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90731\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=90731\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Ford Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ford Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Ford-Shelby-GT350-with-a-Godzilla-V8-02.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9WEZCZyNRc8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ubqAaqNczhI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8JwGUQXvRcXaRAW08yn6Rw\">REVan Evan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford Performance built this Shelby GT350 development mule to test a new control pack for the 7.3 L Godzilla V8 and manual transmission. Evan Smith from REVan Evan was invited to reveal the car and take a ride. While there Ford Performance debuted a prototype intake manifold with a straight throttle body neck, optimized runners,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90723\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shelby GT350 with a Godzilla V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":90730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mustang"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":123870,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=123870","url_meta":{"origin":90723,"position":0},"title":"2012 Mustang with a Twin-Turbo Godzilla V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This 2012 Mustang Boss 302 suffered a collision and subsequent engine loss. 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