Supercharged, Godzilla-Powered Ford Super Duty Is One Fun Shop Truck
With an easy 700 horsepower on tap, this unassuming Ford Super Duty rips off impressive 0-60 times, too.
Shortly after debuting back in 2020 as a new gas-powered engine option for the Ford Super Duty, the 7.3-liter Godzilla V8 became an instant hit among enthusiasts for its simplicity, toughness, and incredible power potential. Performance parts – along with a crate engine entry in the Ford Performance catalog – soon followed, with Whipple being the first to launch a supercharger for the Godzilla powerplant some months ago. Now, Florida-based tuning outfit Palm Beach Dyno has installed one of those huffers on its own Ford Super Duty shop truck, and the results are pretty awesome.
On the outside, this XL-trimmed pickup doesn’t look like much, and that’s precisely the point – this entry-level trim is a no-frills, cheaper work truck for those that need one for those purposes. It doesn’t have any shiny chrome or fancy tailgate appliqués like higher trim levels, just lots of black plastic. In this case, PBD did add some aftermarket wheels for a little extra pizazz, anyway.
What really matters here – aside from the truck’s ability to haul parts from point A to point B – is what lies under the hood. PBD was one of the very first to take delivery of the new 3.0-liter, Gen 5 Whipple supercharger and install it on a Godzilla powerplant, but it wasn’t stock to begin with. Instead, the truck had already been treated to a Willis Performance head and cam upgrade, giving it even more of a boost. On the dyno, the truck laid down an impressive 637 horsepower off the bat, but that wasn’t quite enough to satisfy the power-hungry tuners.
Thus, they added a smaller supercharger pulley and immediately reaped some huge benefits – horsepower rose by a total of 75, showing just how much of a difference the upgraded cam can make when coupled with boost at a higher rpm. However, rather than just end the day right here with a celebration, the crew had to head out and see just what kind of difference this extra power makes in terms of acceleration.
After a few test runs, the Super Duty manages a best 0-60 time of 4.30 seconds, which is pretty darn quick for a 5.700 pound work truck, we’d say. Of course, there’s probably more in the tank, and we imagine that PBD will eventually find it, as we’re really just beginning to scratch the surface of how capable these Godzilla engines really are.
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