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1. Jay Leno’s Sleeper Toyota Drag Races Tim Allen’s Sleeper Ford

Tuesday, 06 September 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Jay Leno’s Sleeper Toyota Drag Races Tim Allen’s Sleeper Ford

... a 2005 Ford GT. Jay originally brought his 1966 Dodge Coronet with a 426 HEMI V8 but after some “engine troubles” he went around the corner for another vehicle. This time around Jay brought a custom 2015 Toyota Camry built by Toyota’s ...

2. The 1939 Plymouth Radial Air Truck Visits Jay Leno’s Garage

Friday, 02 September 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The 1939 Plymouth Radial Air Truck Visits Jay Leno’s Garage

The 1939 Plymouth Radial Air Truck Visits Jay Leno’s Garage | When we last wrote about the Plymouth Air Radial Truck aka P.A.R.T it had just finished and was moving under its own power. At the time it was a huge accomplishment for Gary Corns, ...

3. Building a BRZ with a 2JZ

Thursday, 01 September 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Building a BRZ with a 2JZ

Building a BRZ with a 2JZ | This Subaru BRZ race car is called BRZERK and was built to compete in track events such as World Time Attack Challenge. The car was previously powered by a turbocharged 2.0 L FA20 boxer engine but after reliability ...

4. MGA with a Supercharged Coyote V8

Monday, 22 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / MGA with a Supercharged Coyote V8

... six-speed transmission, Milner Off Road Racing CV drive shaft, and Strange Engineering 9″ rear end with a 12-bolt drop out. Although this is their second time at Bonneville it is only their first time competing. Their previous attempt ...

5. The War Waggin’

Thursday, 18 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The War Waggin’

... custom made by Andrew or pieced together from the junkyard. He estimates the entire project, including the car, cost him a total of $5,160. Considering the time he achieved on Laguna Seca I would say has done a great job. Power comes from ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. ICON 1977 Bronco with a Coyote V8

Monday, 08 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / ICON 1977 Bronco with a Coyote V8

... sits a 5.0 L Coyote V8 that produces 426 horsepower and 402 lb-ft of torque. Behind it is a Ford 4R75W four-sped automatic transmission connected to a Atlas II part time transfer case. Power is sent to all four wheels through Dynatrac Dana 44 ...

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 ...

10. Mazda RX-7 with a VR6

Thursday, 21 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Mazda RX-7 with a VR6

... four eighth-mile passes resulting in times of 7.39, 7.21, 6.94, and finally the best time of 6.79 at 107.7 mph. This roughly calculates to a quarter-mile time of 10.7 seconds at 133.5 mph. Source: The Ratchet RX-7 FB page via 1320Video ...