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1. 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 ...

2. Nissan Skyline with a Ford Diesel V8

Monday, 18 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Nissan Skyline with a Ford Diesel V8

Nissan Skyline with a Ford Diesel V8 | If part of drifting is standing out than Filip Kedzierski really wants to be heard. After the 2.5 L RB25 in his Nissan R32 Skyline had a failure he sent it to Argus Auto in Ontario to build something that ...

3. Toyota 86 with a VR38DETT

Thursday, 14 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Toyota 86 with a VR38DETT

... turbo kit and finally to a twin-charged (turbo and supercharger) system. The engine was plagued with various issues such as direct injection and head gasket failures. Pushing the boost past 21 psi was not producing more power and the most they ...

4. 1949 Ford F-1 with a 1,200 HP Cummins

Monday, 06 June 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1949 Ford F-1 with a 1,200 HP Cummins

... the Cummins diesel produces 1,200 horsepower and 2,000 lb-ft of torque. The engine runs off a 2006 Cummins ECU with a AEM V2 for speed based boost control and as a fail-safe to the main ECU. There is even a Nitrous Express NXD diesel nitrous ...

5. Honda S2000 with a Turbo J32

Thursday, 03 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Honda S2000 with a Turbo J32

... rear by swapping the 4.10 gears for 3.73 gears along with a Trac-Lok LSD and Moser 31 spline axles. After an engine failure destroyed the previous engine, Chris went about building a better one. This time he settled on a J32A2 V6 and upgraded ...

6. Lotus Exige with a Ferrari F355 V8

Thursday, 12 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Lotus Exige with a Ferrari F355 V8

... he wanted to build his own amazing track day car. The project started in April 2014 when the owner was looking at a Mk1 Esprit with an engine failure. The plan was going to swap the engine out for an Audi V8, Chevy V8, or a turbo V6 but after ...

7. 1980 Mercedes 380SL with a LS3

Monday, 14 September 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1980 Mercedes 380SL with a LS3

... failure. This lead him to use two engines, an authentic Mercedes 5.6 L for events that require originality and a GM 6.2 L LS3 for road racing. The LS3 was upgraded by Walkinshaw Performance to produce a reliable 500 horsepower and 600 Nm (442 ...

8. Project 510: Short Shifting

Friday, 10 July 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: Short Shifting

... metal with his TIG, I fired off some shots. This was my first time shooting someone whilst welding, and I quite enjoyed the challenge. I even stuck the camera behind the welding helmet, and after countless failures, managed to get this shot! The ...

9. The Devil Has a Change of Heart

Monday, 01 June 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The Devil Has a Change of Heart

... Lamborghini engines are dependable but if one were to have a failure you generally need to ship the car to a dealer for repair especially if you happen to be a road trip. Lamborghini is also discontinuing parts on these cars. Some owners have ...

10. V12 From Two Toyota I6 Engines Update

Thursday, 11 December 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / V12 From Two Toyota I6 Engines Update

... that there are separate ECUs for each bank, with the engine capable of running as a six cylinder engine (with a 6 cylinder air compressor along for the ride) should one bank suffer a significant failure. Source: Reddit via CarThrottleOriginal: ...