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1. 1972 Datsun 510 with a L18 Inline-Four

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1972 Datsun 510 with a L18 Inline-Four

This 1972 Datsun 510 came from the factory with a 1.6 L L16 inline-four. At some point a previous owner replaced that with a rebuilt 1.8 L L18 inline-four and 240Z five-speed manual transmission. The L18 features a “219” head and two Hitachi ...

2. BMW M6 with a Six-rotor Engine Update

Sunday, 04 September 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / BMW M6 with a Six-rotor Engine Update

... engine will feature a Microtech LT16 EFI system and have a HGT Precision six-speed sequential transmission behind it. In our previous article Quinton had finalized engine placement and fabricated a custom exhaust header. The newest update shows ...

3. GAZ-24 with a Twin-turbo Ford V8

Tuesday, 30 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / GAZ-24 with a Twin-turbo Ford V8

... Voodoo cams and springs, Pro Comp rocker arms and intake, ported heads, 8.0:1 low compression pistons, and twin Carter AFB carburetors. Vitaliy previously had a two roots-type superchargers sitting on top of the engine but eventually went to ...

4. Honda Civic with a Turbo J35

Friday, 26 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Honda Civic with a Turbo J35

... has been replaced with a 3.5 L J35 V6 from a 2002 Honda Odyssey. The engine upgrades include heads and cams from a Acura TL Type-S (J35A8), upgraded springs, and a 72 mm turbocharger. It dyno’d at 739 horsepower with a 64 mm turbo but ...

5. VW Beetle with a Honda CBR1000RR Engine

Wednesday, 24 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / VW Beetle with a Honda CBR1000RR Engine

VW Beetle with a Honda CBR1000RR Engine | Jørn Tangen turned some heads when he took his 1971 Volkswagen Beetle called “1302 RRR” from his home in Drammen, Norway to Gatebil 2016. The Beetle’s powertrain consists of ...

6. For Sale: 1988 Chevrolet Sprint with a 1,300 HP Twin-turbo V8

Wednesday, 24 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / For Sale: 1988 Chevrolet Sprint with a 1,300 HP Twin-turbo V8

... one of their custom square-tube chassis. On top of that a Duttweiler Performance 402 ci all-aluminum small-block V8 was installed. They engine features a Brodix small-block, Brodix spread-port heads, forged crank and rods, CP pistons, 96 lb/hr ...

7. Roadkill Wraps a 1956 Buick around a C3 Corvette Chassis

Wednesday, 17 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Roadkill Wraps a 1956 Buick around a C3 Corvette Chassis

Roadkill Wraps a 1956 Buick around a C3 Corvette Chassis | After finishing their Stubby Bob project the Roadkill boys head down to a junkyard in Tennnesse to forage for their next project. After a failed attempt to build some type of Frankenstein ...

8. Nissan R32 with a VR38DETT

Tuesday, 16 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Nissan R32 with a VR38DETT

... a RB30 block and RB26 head. Together with a Garrett GT55 turbo and some nitrous, Andrey was able to achieve a European record (at that time) of 7.43 sec quarter-mile on a properly prepped dragstrip. In 2015 Andrey decided to go in a different ...

9. Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8

Monday, 15 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8

... next engine choice was a 454 V8 built by Herman Lewis. The motor came with a 4″ Moldex crank, Hemi Adkins heads, solid roller, Mondello flexplate, HLR intake, and C&S Dominator carb. This combo produced 712 horsepower on a dyno. Greg ...

10. Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with a Turbo Buick V6

Tuesday, 09 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with a Turbo Buick V6

... ported heads. Together with a T72 turbocharger the engine produces 600 horsepower to the wheels. Behind the engine sits a Getrag 282 five-speed manual transmission with a SPEC Stage 3 clutch and F-body 3800 flywheel. The car rides on A1 coilovers ...