Geo Tracker with LSx V8
This Geo Tracker owner probably has fun keeping the wheels from spinning all the time. Under the hood used to sit a 1.6L I4 but now has given way to a swapped LSx V8. If that wasn’t enough, the owner...
Boosting Performance Through Creative Surgery. – http://www.engineswapdepot.com/
This Geo Tracker owner probably has fun keeping the wheels from spinning all the time. Under the hood used to sit a 1.6L I4 but now has given way to a swapped LSx V8. If that wasn’t enough, the owner...
Take a 1968 Porsche, a Volkswagon 1.7L Bug engine and a faux aged paint job and you have yourself a car that is going to start a lot of “conversations”. The car didn’t arrive with an engine so you ca...
Datsun 240Z with an LT1 V8 swap. Nissan S30 with NEO RB25DET swap. Source: Japanese Nostalgic Car
A Canadian National locomotive was traveling through Independence, Louisiana when the 4400 hp V16 4 stroke diesel engine threw a piston. The piston ended up traveling through the locomotive, across a...
Smoky Nagata will be taking the Top Secret V12 Supra to the Texas Mile this year. The car was originally setup for top end speed and will have to be re-tuned for the Texas Mile. The current turbos wi...
This swap was seen at TAS2011 by a Speedhunter writer. Source: Speedhunters
Ford recently disassembled their torture tested Ecoboost V6 for the whole world to see. Ford claimed to have randomly selected the engine from the assembly line for the torture test. It began with a ...
We missed this article when it first came out but we still wanted to post it because of how crazy it is. The video below is a Detroit Diesel V24 engine with 12 super chargers. I believe only four of ...
Out of Sweden comes a unique Ferrari 550 being built by SVK Customs for drifting. The BMW V8 engine is using steel cylinder liners and will be supercharged. The builder claims the engine will be nort...
A lot of engine swappers choose to upgrade their old steering to a rack-and-pinion system when installing a modern engine. The article from Mustang Monthly details the installation of the Randall’s 2...
Source: Engine Swap Depot member
If someone is looking for a complete turbocharged SR engine swap with a six-speed transmission you are in luck. A member over at Zilvia is selling the $19,000 entire drivetrain for $11,000. If no buy...
There is very little info and only a few pictures on this project. But we do know it is a 1st generation Honda Civic getting a S2000 engine/transmission and a roll cage. Source: Motormavens via Japan...
LHT Performance has taken a CR-Z and swapped out the hybrid engine system for a K20. LHT Performance made news previously for swapping a K series engine into a Honda Insight. They claim this is the f...
Here we have a Porsche 996 with a LS1 engine swap. I hope to find out more about this project. Source: LS1Tech
This is Sublime, a S15 with a large turbocharged three rotor Mazda 20B. The GT47R powered motor is producing 705 horsepower. The transmission is a Supra R154 six speed. The project took three years a...
We have talked about the Volvette on this site before. Here is a video detailing the twin turbo LSx Volvo Station Wagon’s power. Source: LS1TECH
Honda is working on a new 1.6L turbocharged engine. The engine will possible be offered in the CR-Z, Jazz, Civic and Accord. Autocar reports the new engine will be available in a standard 160bhp and a...
This video below shows a first generation RX-7 with a twin turbo 427 cubic inch Nelson Racing built motor swapped under the hood. Watch as it easily smoke the tires whenever it wants using 1,650 horse...
The KMV4 is a 1.6L V4 based off GM’s push rod LS7 architecture. The engine weighs 130 lbs and delivers 120 lbs/ft torque at 4,500 rpm and 140 horsepower at 7,800 rpm. The engine was dreamed up by Mot...
All we know is someone in Europe took a Aston Martin V12 engine and built a motorcycle around it. The site claims it costs €98,000 or $128,409. If anyone knows anything more about this please leave a...
We are seeing a lot of engine swaps using the Ford Focus recently. Take this Focus for example, out went the 2.0L inline four and in came a used 5.3L Chevy V8. The engine sits on a custom subframe. A...
We usually do not write about an engine swap without a certain level of progress, but we just had to bring attention to this project. This project takes a 1968 Camaro and not only gives it a modern e...
A very nice 1993 Mazda RX-7 with a LS1 / T-56 is up for sale. The car has many upgrades besides the engine swap. The car is $30,000 and located in Florida. Check the source link below for more detail...
MBRP Inc has built probably the fastest Colorado on earth. The truck was created for drifting with some road racing and drag added for fun. The LS7 motor was built by Dustin Portmess at Exotic Perfor...