Ford Squeezes Supercharged V-8 Power, Mr. Whipple Likely Furious

Coyote V8 with 3-liter Whipple Supercharger Ford Performance

He may have been a fictional character devised by the Proctor & Gamble corporation to sell Charmin toilet paper from 1964 to 1985, but Mr. Whipple (who implored consumers to “please don’t squeeze the Charmin”) would be horrified to see the power that Ford Performance is “squeezing” out of a pair of Whipple-Supercharged V-8s. First up is the Coyote V-8 (above), displacing 5.0 liters with a 3.0-liter Whipplecharger mounted atop its 32-valve architecture.

This engine sports the Dark Horse Mustang’s improved rotating assembly and is projected to make over 800 horsepower with 615 lb-ft of torque. Expect torque delivery with the Whipple’s twin-screw supercharger design to be downright monstrous, and it’s even street-legal with a 2-year warranty. Sorry Mr. Whipple, but sometimes we just can’t help ourselves.

“How can they squeeze so much power?” is what he’d likely say.Proctor & Gamble | Ford Performance

But what would really get Mr. Whipple hot under the collar is the new Megazilla 2.0, using Ford’s 7.3-liter Godzilla V-8 as a foundation. It also uses a Whipple Supercharger in the same, absolutely bonkers 3.0-liter displacement of the Coyote.

But the extra displacement of Megazilla 2.0 ensures more power will be ready to squeeze, as Ford says it will be good for “more than 1,000 horsepower.” This motor neither comes with a warranty nor is it street legal.

Ford Performance Megazilla 2.0 7.3
Megazilla 2.0, sporting its 3.0 liter Whipple SuperchargerFord Performance

Both the Whipplecharged Coyote and Megazilla 2.0 come with Ford’s control pack harness for easier installation and will be available from the parts department of your local Ford dealership, or from Ford Performance Parts in the fourth quarter of 2025. That is a lot of advance warning, so perhaps it’s a good idea to start saving up now.

Prices have not been released, but it’s fair to assume the Coyote will retail for less than the $29,500 currently needed to buy a Raptor 5.2-liter supercharged Coyote. Megazilla 2.0 is likely to put some serious hurt on your wallet, because Megazilla 1.0 currently retails for $22,995.

In all, there’s a lot of squeezing going on when Ford slaps a Whipple Supercharger on their V-8s. Be it horsepower from 3.0 liters of blower, a quick emptying of one’s savings account, or the pressure applied to one’s competition, this is one squeeze play we can put our hands around.

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    Start saving now, indeed – and don’t figure on putting one in your classic Fairlane (notice the “not street legal” note?)!
    But the real chicken-egg question is: did Gary Bechtold influence Sajeev Mehta’s punsterism, or was it the other way ’round? 🤔

    Not being a California resident I’m quite certain I could put that in a classic Fairlane with no adverse consequences

    So anyone putting any of these engines in a Fairlane, or a Mustang for that matter would hopefully be stiffening the “frame” and anything else that need to handle 800-1000 HP.

    I am a California resident, and as long as your classic Fairlane is a pre-’75 model, you could get away with putting in a Coyote engine. Pre-’75 cars are exempt from emissions inspections, so you would be unlikely to get caught. Now, would it be legal? No, probably not. One of those “better to ask for forgiveness than for permission” situations.

    If you put an emission-legal Coyote with a factory supercharger in an old Fairlane, with catalytic converters and O2 sensors, smog emissions would be only 10% of factory new for that car. Betcha even CARB would understand that you are CLEANING the air compared to rolling in an old oil burner-leaker. CARB does not have an anti-fun mandate, it just seems like it.

    I’m pretty confident I started all the puns on this website years ago. Just ask all my co-workers who find my antics so pun-tastic.

    Perfectly legal in pre-emissions vehicles where I live as far as I know.

    Probably legal in 1980s diesel-vinned Oldsmobiles in California too.

    Certainly never said by the guy who subsequently wrapped said street car around the nearest light pole. Cue video of Mustang exiting Cars and Coffee event. 😆

    Sure, these are great motors. But they’re both crazy! These motors are not what the people need.
    Ford needs to build a little tiny V8 (~200ci?). It should be as physically light and small as possible, a compact undersquare V8 with two valves per cylinder. This could get excellent fuel mileage yet still sound like Nascar.
    With induction tricks it could apparently make maybe 500 HP and 400 lb-ft..? (still crazy lol) but at least small, light and fuel-efficient.
    Obviously Ford has existing motors upon which to work. But I believe that the challenge is not ‘more horsepower’. Instead what is needed is ‘the same’ horsepower but in a smaller, lighter and more fuel-efficient package! Although it would still sound like Nascar (and that part’s important).

    Ford’s answer to what you’re looking for is the ecoboost V6’s, they aren’t going to make a small V8 to do what their V6’s and Inline 4’s already do.

    I have a 1966 Tbird with a side oiler 427 now a 468 with 575 horses. We added a 4 speed AOD and a 31 spline 3.73 traction lock rear axle. Goes very nice, thankyou.

    Mercedes does better than that with AMG inline 4s. Anyway, the handwriting is on the wall for the IC engines. 1000 HP? Big deal. There are already several electrics that have 1000 HP, and the range, considering the fuel economy with a 1000 HP gasoline burning engine, is about the same as state of the art electric, if not worse.

    The Coyote is assembled at Windsor, Canada. Parts come from all over. I haven’t found a reference for the Godzilla, but funding for both engines is for the Windsor plants.

    This sounds like another tariff issue in the making.
    Living in Canada the first thing we’ll do is put a 100% tariff on those Testicle cars which plug the fast lane.

    What a great time to be a “Car Guy”. I lived through the 70s and 80s and thought it was over. Boy, was I wrong!

    Speaking of Windsor, ON. and Mr. Whipple this could be a real live store owner back in the day. We had a Red & White Grocery store in the outskirts of Windsor and the actor that portrayed him sure was a look a like. ????`

    Street legal is in reference to meeting emissions rules. You can put anything in a pre-emissions vehicle.

    There are many Whipple supercharged Mustangs and F-150’s running around currently for several years now. Ford Performance sells a kit, or Roush also, to bolt onto any new and earlier Mustang or truck with the 5.0 Coyote. 700-800 hp depending on configuration. This is basically just a crate engine version of that kit for the 5.0 Coyote. The supercharged Megazilla crate engine is new, although aftermarket has supercharger kits for those as well.

    Not in New Jersey. Here, a “daily driver” must meet the emission standards of the vehicle when it was manufactured. If the Coyote does so, then it’s legal. “Historic vehicles” are required to have original engines, but nobody checks.

    Well, to continue the puns, the Coyote is already a “squeeze” is already a squeeze to get in many early Ford engine compartments. Currently most find that they need to remove the shock towers in the early first gen Mustangs to get them to fit. Also, add the possible hood clearance issues of a super charger on top. Finely the best bolt on transmission would be the 6R80 or the 10 speed which is huge and requires floor pan cutting in many vehicles. I guess if you already have the 30k for the engine, you can afford all the modifications to put it, but it would be a squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, Mr. Whipple.

    I can tell you from personal experience that 572 hp will tear apart the subframe of the second generation Camaro. This was a BNM supercharged 350 with a blower camp nine to one compression open chamber bowtie heads! We used weld in subframe connectors for the-next iteration. 10 second very good street car that still handled well; circa 1985. so, that big beast in a fair lane or a first gen Mustang is pretty crazy. also, it’s bloody huge! the B&M set up with a 780 on top I’m talking about only needed the small Z 28 hood to fit.

    Holy mackerel that supercharger has more displacement than the entire motor in my daily, itself a mildly sporty car. Honestly I’m glad monsters like these are available, I believe people should have what they want, but anyone planning on putting that much power to the ground better also budget for a purpose built chassis. After occasionally abusing less than half that my car’s door’s needed to be readjusted. If I were in the market I’d rather spend a third as much for half the power, with an old school gilmer drive that would scream my approach. Presentation means as much as numbers to me.

    Do most people know what a 1000 hp under foot really feels like, unless it’s in a tank you err going to be in for a hell of a surprise. I had a customer who wanted a 1000 hp in his 41 Willis coupe so I built him a 540 Merlin with an 871 with two 750 Hollies @1150 hp after one month and a few change your underwear experiences he sold the car!

    Jeff- what about the Tremec 6spd crunch box? I replaced the 349hp/350lbft GM LS1 in my ’04 GTO with an aftermarket full bonanza 7.0L LS based engine (could have gone bigger but 7.0 was as big as I could get and maintain the aluminum block). The Tremec, although a bit agricultural, handles over twice the factory torque without issue, even with the B&M Ripshifter and aluminum lightweight flywheel and 8″ multi plate clutch. As far as I can tell, my original Tremec with 130,xxx miles seems just fine with the extra power. The rear CV joints? Not so much, but it’s a work in progress. Oh, Liveman, I gots the subframe connectors, solid engine and trans mounts, and poly bushings everywhere needed. I can get 2-3″ of air under the driver’s side front with Hoosier 10inchers and a clean surface, and I have body/door fit issues every time I do. 🤬
    But it’s fun!

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