This Godzilla-Powered Wagon Takes Aim at 7-Second Passes and the Heavy Metal Class for the 2025 Edition of Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive
After a solid year that started with a top five finish in the competitive 275 Street Race class at Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive, Kevin Schweizer also participated in a couple events with the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) and National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA).
Running the True Street class with his 1980 Mercury station wagon, Kevin picked up multiple victories, and for 2025, he’s ready to turn up the power.
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After years of participating in regular races, Kevin decided to take a different approach, building the wagon with the room for his wife and daughter, as well as a modern Ford 7.3-liter Godzilla pushrod engine with twin turbos for a little bump in power.
“It was the first Godzilla engine my engine builder ever built,” said Kevin. “Now he has the quickest Godzilla at 6.95 in my buddies Fox-body Mustang.”
Knowing the wagon has more potential on tap than the 8.50-second roll cage limit he used for most of the 2024 season, Kevin made the decision to upgrade the roll cage to 25.5-spec. This would make the wagon legal down to 7.50-second elapsed times, but Kevin wanted to retain room for four.
“The rear seat isn’t that bad actually,” Kevin said. “My chassis guy even tacked welded the bar and tried it to make sure we had room. Lynnsie usually sits in the middle so there’s room for her feet.”
With the upgrades done, Kevin started going after quicker elapsed times in November. At his first test session, he spiced up the Godzilla’s tune to an 8.20 at 170 mph. “It was my only pass before the rain hit,” said Kevin. “I left on seven pounds of boost, with a 2.25-second ramp to 23 pounds at the end.”
To give the wagon a little more top end breathing room, Kevin also made the switch from a 3.50 ratio rear gear to a 3.25 gear. It held up on the first session, but by his most recent testing session, the transmission had checked out.
This led Kevin to pull out not only the transmission, but he decided to pull the engine and give it a thorough once-over as well.
Although the Godzilla does have some upgrades over straight-from-the-crate form, Kevin knows to push the 3600-pound wagon into the sevens is possible, but he needs some additional cylinder head upgrades for the future. As far as Sick Week 2025 goals go, he is planning for low eight-second runs, but a seven-second lap is possible.
“For me, doing the drag-and-drive style event is about having a good time with my wife Jaime and daughter Lynnsie,” Kevin said. “I’m looking forward to turning the wagon up next year, trying out the Heavy Metal class, and making some good runs and great memories.”
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Sick the Magazine, Chris Simmons Photography and Kevin Schweizer.
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