Megazilla 7.3-liter V8 crate engine with 615-hp starts at $22,995

We have good news, we have expensive news, and we have more good news. First, the Ford Performance 7.3 Megazilla V8 crate engine has a price and will soon be available to order. Ford announced the motor three years ago, a hiccup called Covid preventing the automaker from taking the engine on tour until last last December's Performance Racing Industry trade show. Megazilla's official specs are 615 horsepower at 5,750 rpm, 638 pound-feet of torque at 4,650 rpm (two fewer torques than initially announced at 860 more rpm), 500 lb-ft available from 2,500 to 6,000 rpm when drinking premium gasoline. Ford hasn't listed a weight yet; Godzilla crushes the scales with 580 pounds. You can't order Megazilla at the time of writing, either, but if you sign up for an account at the site, you can add the engine to your wish list and Ford will let you know when your request will be granted.

The expensive news: Megazilla costs $22,995. That gets the engine, oil pan, and wiring harness. A control pack to run the engine with a manual transmission costs $2,650, a pack for an automatic transmission is $100 more. You're going to want a starter, too — that's $265. And since you're in the accessories bin, the drive bits like an alternator and bracket, power steering pump, idler pulley, and belt cost are bundled in a front accessory drive kit that asks $765.

Megazilla is the bigger brother of Godzilla, the 7.3-liter V8 that debuted in the 2020 Ford Super Duty pickup. Godzilla tops out at 430 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. Megazilla keeps the cast iron heart and aluminum heads, shading the former's output numbers with the help of upgrades like Mahle forged pistons on Callies forged Ultra H-beam connecting rods, CNC-ported cylinder heads, and a low-profile intake manifold breathing through the 92-millimeter throttle body pulled from the Mustang Shelby GT500's Predator V8 that replaces Godzilla's 80-mm throttle body.