Godzilla
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But the big news is what’s old: the continuing availability of Ford’s high-output 7.3-liter V8, a naturally aspirated, pushrod actuated, gas-guzzling anachronism nicknamed Godzilla.
Godzilla is made of sterner stuff: a deep-skirted cast-iron block, forged steel crankshaft and oil-cooled pistons, churning and burning with 485 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm—no turbocharging, cam phasing, cylinder deactivation or other common failure points.
With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.
As for Godzilla, it snores like a kitten.
If well maintained, Godzilla could live 20 years or more.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.