Cosworth’s 1.6L 500 Horsepower Engine
It sounds like we could be seeing a production version of the Cosworth inline-four turbocharged F1 engine sometime soon. Cosworth’s top engineer Andy Ball said they are still developing a 500 BHP 1.6...
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It sounds like we could be seeing a production version of the Cosworth inline-four turbocharged F1 engine sometime soon. Cosworth’s top engineer Andy Ball said they are still developing a 500 BHP 1.6...
TAngelo Racing took a storm damaged FR-S and swapped in a monster 2.4L 2AZ-FE for the Formula Drift series. The engine is good for 750 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque. This allows the FR-S to reac...
Simon Pagenaud is driving the meanest Honda Odyssey on earth at Pikes Peak. Under the hood is a 500 horsepower turbocharged Honda V6 LMP2 race engine. The monster minivan was originally built by Hond...
Cody Loveland’s insane NSX has crashed at Pikes Peak. Jalopnik is reporting Cody is is fine. The NSX was powered by an 800 horsepower turbocharged LS1. The crashed happened after the second turn when...
Check out all the great motor images from Gatebil at Speedhunters. Source: Speedhunters
A 1969 BMW 2002 is being sold on eBay with 5.0L Mustang GT engine. Currently there is nine bids with the highest being $9,500. More images can be viewed here.
Check out this video of a golf cart running a 200 horsepower 1999 Hayabusa motorcycle engine. The owner claims he drives the golf cart at 100 mph. A savvy video editor could probably figure his faste...
Check out this video of a 1.8L KR inline-four engine powered Golf running on 60 psi of boost. Source: Boba Motoring via Jalopnik
Weapons Grade Performance has just released the pricing on their BRZ LSx engine swap kit. Basic Kit $3,200 -Engine Mounts -Transmission Mount -Custom Oil Pan w/ Filter -Custom Driveshaft Complete Kit...
Hod Rod Magazine has followed up its previous Coyote engine swap guide with another. This one deals with three projects using the Coyote
If you are interested in a very unique LS1 swapped vehicle, you might want to check out this 1958 Volvo PV445 for sale on eBay. Under the hood is a 484 horsepower supercharged V8 hooked to a 4L60E tr...
Some more information has been released about this project. Below is a video walkaround of the V12 block. Source: Engine Labs via Autoblog
This AWD monster is supposed to be powered by a 503 horsepower 3.0L twin-turbo V6. This of course is a concept car that will never see showroom floors but hopefully someone out there will want one ba...
This is a nice article from Hod Rod Magazine going over a lot of good information and possible issues you might run into when using a Ford Coyote in a swap. The 5.0L engine produces 412 horsepower an...
It seldom gets crazier or better than this. Someone has taken two LSx motors and turned them into a 8.9L V12. I will let the creator describe the process. The block is cut through the center of the b...
I don’t know how we missed this the first time around but this Chevrolet Spark is so crazy we had to add it even if the story is months old. You are looking at the smallest car Chevy sells with … Con...
Oemmedi Meccanica has built probably the craziest Fiat 500 on Earth. Sure this is more of an engine mashup than a true engine swap but something like this deserves attention. This Fiat has had two pr...
AMS has just announced their big-bore 4.4L GT-R crate engine. This is based on the technology of their previous 4.0L crate engine and adding a billet stroker crank. The increased bore, stroke and com...
Check out this very clean Volkswagen Golf MK1. Stuffed under the hood is a 1.9L TDI diesel from an Audi A3. The ECU has been upgraded along with the turbocharger to produce 200 horsepower and 300 lbs...
When I saw images of this 1969 Camaro with a Toyota 1JZ swap, I knew it was going to cause a lot of “discussions.” But then I learned it also has the dash,console and interior from a Toyota Hilux tru...
Talk about a wild project. I don’t believe we have written about a swap with so many years difference between the vehicle and motor. Here we have a 1930 Rolls-Royce with a 2004 Dodge Viper V10 restin...
Drive has produced several great videos showing behind the scenes at Koenigsegg. This video talks about engines using valve actuators instead of camshafts. The benefits of using valve actuators are m...
Listen to the sound this Lotus Elise makes with a Civic Type R K20 engine under the hood.
This video about Jack Olsen’s Porsche 911 has been out for a while , but it is worth watching. Jack’s goal was to build a 911 that is a daily driver but also could compete on the track. To build … Co...
Take a look at this 1959 GMC stepside truck with 4.8L LR4 engine swap. The engine is controlled by a Yates EFI engine harness. The power runs to a 4L60E automatic transmission and then to a 10 bolt d...