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1. Swapping a 3.5 L EcoBoost into a 2012 Mustang – First Start

Sunday, 04 September 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Swapping a 3.5 L EcoBoost into a 2012 Mustang – First Start

Swapping a 3.5 L EcoBoost into a 2012 Mustang – First Start | DC Garage started a video series showing the process of replacing the factory 3.7 L V6 with a twin-turbo 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 in a 2012 Mustang. The twin-turbo V6 is finally running ...
... after an issue with a crank position sensor trigger caused the engine not to start. Although the engine is running there are still some work left to do. Source: DC Garage | 2016-09 | Christopher Christopher | Article | engineswapdepot.com ...

2. Mini with a Mid-engine Turbo B18

Wednesday, 31 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Mini with a Mid-engine Turbo B18

... turned it over to the professionals at Race Ready Technologies in Pennsylvania. The team at Race Ready Technologies went to work installing a 1.8 L Honda B18C5 inline-four from a 1998 Acura Integra R into the back of the Mini. Custom ...
... Mini Cooper had a plan of building one with incredible handling and speed while still keeping a factory appearance. He would achieve his goal using a Honda engine but with a twist. The owner started the project with a good friend. Together ...

3. A Fabricator’s Project – Audi A4

Saturday, 27 August 2016 Content / build-threads.com / A Fabricator’s Project – Audi A4

A Fabricator’s Project – Audi A4 | Let me start out by saying this build is not yet complete, but the quality levels are through the roof, and as usual you can expect updates to be posted when it’s further along. For now, though, I’ll ...
... think you’ll be as gobsmacked as I was when I first saw the 3D scanning, CAD work, 3D printed parts, and fabrication already taking place. Rest assured, when it’s complete, this will be one VERY sorted A4. If only all fabricators ...

4. 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 | 2016-08 | Christopher Christopher | Article | engineswapdepot.com | Engineswapdepot | Century | Corvette ...
... the body so they can fit it over a lengthened 1973 C3 Corvette chassis. Although the video ends with a lot of work left to do I think this could turn out to be one of their best projects. Any takers on what they should call it? Source: ...

5. Honda Civic with a Turbo LS3 Update

Monday, 15 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Honda Civic with a Turbo LS3 Update

Honda Civic with a Turbo LS3 Update | Matt Hickman spends his days running Alliance Fabrication in Haslet, Texas. On his down time you can find him working on his tube chassis Honda Civic drag monster. In our previous article Matt was building ...
Honda Civic with a Turbo LS3 Update | Matt Hickman spends his days running Alliance Fabrication in Haslet, Texas. On his down time you can find him working on his tube chassis Honda Civic drag monster. In our previous article Matt was building ...

6. Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8

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

Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8 | This Jeep Cherokee is owned and built by Greg Huizenga. He started the project in 2010 when he decided to take a 1983 Jeep Cherokee WT body and install it over a 1971 Chevrolet C-10 chassis. The frame ...
... Shop and a Moser 9″ full floater rear end. The steering rack was taken from a 2004 Dodge Ram V8 4×4 truck. This allowed for a quicker ratio and works with the HEMI’s high pressure steering pump. The steering shaft was made ...

7. ICON’s Reformer Chevrolet Caprice

Sunday, 14 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / ICON’s Reformer Chevrolet Caprice

... ICON has ever built. Jonathan says that ICON tends to not work on late-70’s, 80’s and 90’s cars because there is a lot of plastic and “no soul.” But after talking to the client Jonathan eventually came around and ...
... these mods results in one of the nicest and probably most expensive 4th-gen Caprice in the world. Source: Jonathan Ward | 2016-08 | Christopher Christopher | Article | engineswapdepot.com | Engineswapdepot | caprice ...

8. Jay Leno Repairs Engine Block with Lock-N-Stitch System

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Jay Leno Repairs Engine Block with Lock-N-Stitch System

... system also works on any size engine. Below are pictures showing a large repair on a cruise ship engine. Source: Jay Leno’s Garage and Lock-N-Stitch | 2016-08 | Christopher Christopher | Article | engineswapdepot.com | Engineswapdepot ...
... block away his team decided to repair a large hole with Lock-N-Stitch repair system. Some reading this article might know about the process since the company was founded in 1990 but I had never heard of them. The repair process does not involve ...

9. Mitsubishi Evo 8 with a Turbo LSx Update

Tuesday, 02 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Mitsubishi Evo 8 with a Turbo LSx Update

... 5.3 L LSx V8. The engine produces 811 horsepower to all four wheels on low boost. They recently took the Evo to the strip and made a 9.217 sec quarter-mile at 144.2 mph (232.117 kph). You can expect the times to lower as they continue to refine ...
Mitsubishi Evo 8 with a Turbo LSx Update | VTG in Warszawa, Poland specializes in building AWD vehicles for drag racing. For the past several months they have been working on a custom Mitsubishi Evolution VIII monster that is powered by a turbocharged ...

10. Acura NSX with a Turbo K20 Update

Tuesday, 02 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Acura NSX with a Turbo K20 Update

Acura NSX with a Turbo K20 Update | After eight months of work Brandon Wilbur is ready to debut his Acura NSX to the world. When we last wrote about the NSX it was waiting on a new paint job and a few small things. Brandon has since finished ...
... Brandon is hoping to bring the car to FL2K or TX2K. Expect to see some great videos if he does. Source: Beerad12 | 2016-08 | Christopher Christopher | Article | engineswapdepot.com | Engineswapdepot | nsx ...