Ford introduced the Flathead V8 in their affordable 1932 Model 18, becoming a performance leader for decades. In the 1950s, Ford introduced a three-tier approach to engines, with small, mid-sized, and larger engines aimed at different markets.

Feb 18, 2022 · Which Ford V8 engines are the best? We took a deep drive into the company's past to determine which motors had the biggest impact on Ford's reputation for performance, which ones made the difference on a race track, and which engines made their mark among American muscle car fans across the decades.

The Ford small-block is a series of 90° overhead valve small-block V8 automobile engines manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from July 1961 to December 2000. Designed as a successor to the Ford Y-block engine , it was first installed in the 1962 model year Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor .

Oct 5, 2024 · Ford has a long, storied history of putting out powerful V8 engines. Here are the ones we think truly broke the mold, powering Mustangs, Super Duties, and more.

Dec 24, 2022 · Ford includes a monstrous 615-horsepower V-8 engine in its crate lineup and it's right called the 'Megazilla', further boosting its V-8 offerings

The Ford flathead V8 (often called simply the Ford flathead or flathead Ford) is a V8 engine with a flat cylinder head introduced by the Ford Motor Company in 1932 and built by Ford through 1953.

Sep 29, 2022 · With the debut of the fifth-gen 2023 Ford Super Duty lineup came two new engines: a high-output version of the 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 turbodiesel and an all-new 6.8-liter gas engine.

May 16, 2024 · We'll start from Ford's relatively puny 7.0-liter 385 big block V8 of the late 1960s and go up to its enormous World War II-era 18-liter tank engine, with quite a few modern and vintage...

Jan 30, 2025 · There’s a simple philosophy that the Ford Performance team follows every day: no boring products – and that means no boring engines, either. Staying true to that philosophy, we've engineered two new crate engines – a supercharged 7.3-liter Megazilla™ V8 and a supercharged 5.0-liter Coyote V8 – to add even more horsepower for street ...

Sep 3, 2024 · The base 6.8L V8 engine will be fine for most people. This engine debuted for the 2023 model year and has served as the base engine in the Super Duty lineup. You can think of it as a scaled down version of the 7.3L Godzilla unit.