1949 Custom Oliver Truck
This truck runs a LS1 motor on a Fatman front subframe but the body is made from a 1949 Ford cab, 1941 Chevy hood, 1936 Ford grill, 1934 Plymouth fenders, 1951 Ford running boards, and a 1949 Chevy b...
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This truck runs a LS1 motor on a Fatman front subframe but the body is made from a 1949 Ford cab, 1941 Chevy hood, 1936 Ford grill, 1934 Plymouth fenders, 1951 Ford running boards, and a 1949 Chevy b...
Bad Obsession Motorsport has posted episode five on their Project Binky, an Austin Mini with a turbocharged AWD drivetrain. In this video they build the firewall and start on the rear end.
The owner of this Camaro purchased it from his mother when he was 18 for a senior graduation project. In 2012 he decided to really turn it into something special, a 1st generation powered by a turboc...
Goodguy’s Rod & Custom Association selected Ridetech to build them a very nice pro-touring 1969 Camaro. Everything on this car has been upgraded to improve performance. The most important to us is th...
The popularity of electric vehicles has increased in the past few years for both consumers and racers. Lonestar EV Performance has built an impressive drag Miata capable of reaching into the eight se...
Someone in the Netherlands has built a pulling monster Jaguar sedan powered by a huge Ford twin-turbo diesel V8. I tried to find out more on this build and didn’t find anything. If anyone has more in...
Watch Jeff Lutz’s 1957 Chevy called Evil Twin try to destroy a dyno machine. The engine on 29 psi of boost is making around 2,140 horsepower to the wheels which is good for pushing the Chevy into the...
I have no idea how we missed this project from Gregoire Blachon. He built a diesel powered Subaru Impreza to race Pikes Peak and other events. The original chassis was an Impreza Brighton coupe with ...
If you are in the market for a classic looking Mercedes but want the power and readability of modern technology, RM Auctions has the car for you. They will be auctioning off a 1954 Mercedes 300 SL bu...
Take a look at this very nice 1968 Pontiac GTO with a LS1/T-56 out of a 2001 Camaro. The 2004 GTO fuel rail covers give the engine a pretty cool extra touch. Source: Pro-Touring
Watch as a twin turbo VQ35 powered dune buggy gets dyno tuned at Johnsons Performance Centre. The motor makes 533 horsepower (398kW) at 16 psi of boost. Source: Fullboost.com.au
This Passat wagon originally contained a VW 1.9L TDI but now has a LS1 V8. The rest of the driveline is BMW. The car was built by Psycho-Tuning in Norway. Photos: Sviddgummi.no Source: StanceWorks vi...
Ed Jacob doesn’t mess around when it comes to power. His 1970 Chevelle SSS (Super Sport Sedan) is powered by a 11.0L (675 ci) Merlin V8. The engine easily pushes 700 horsepower thanks to it’s Crower ...
I am sure this is more common outside the US but I have never seen a Skyline powered boat before. Very cool. Source: Johnsons Performance Centre
A few pictures of Muscle Car Dynamics’ 1977 GMC shop truck with a 6.2L L92 and 4L80E transmission swap. Source: LS1Tech
This video shows a hot rod in the Netherlands being built around a massive 24.1L 16 cylinder Detroit Diesel 16V92. This is the biggest engine in the 92 series, the others being 9.0L (V6), 12.1L (V8),...
A nice video showing Formula Drift driver Chris Forsberg pushing his RB25DET powered 1975 Datsun 280Z to the limit.
I found this very nice Datsun 620 with a carbureted KA24E motor while browsing youtube. It is a very nice build and if anyone knows more about it please leave a comment.
Inside this 2003 Ford Focus ZX3 is a 2005 5.3L V8 with a LS9 cam, LS1 intake, 60lb injectors and a 76mm Master Power turbo. Source: LS1Tech
While surfing youtube I came across this nice 2005 Mazda RX-8 with a Honda K20Z4 motor. The build thread is in Polish but from what I could make out the car uses two ECUs and still has traction and s...
Built by Ergen Motorsport, this BMW E30 features a 3.2L S54B32 motor from a 2003 E46 M3. Custom equal length headers and an Alhpa-N engine management helps the engine to produce 360 horsepower and 26...
Super Street has posted some great information and tips on the nine most popular engine choices for swaps. It lists models to source the engine from, engine specs, estimated cost, good and bad issues...
We have featured this Viper powered 1930 Rolls-Royce before but we found a walk-around video and an engine startup. Both are not that long but it gives you a feel for the work that went into this pro...
Watch as this 5th generation Civic with a NA K series motor score a 10.50 in the quarter-mile. Source: OppositeLock
The 2JZ has always been popular for engine swaps but I have noticed more “classic” vehicles using the turbo inline-six instead of a V8. Take for example this 1965 El Camino with a factory twin-turbo ...