It seems with all the sophisticated technology Lucius Fox had at his fingertips he still decided to use dependable American small block to power Bruce Wayne’s Tumbler. The movie required the vehicle to all the stunts so it had to do a 0-60 in 5 seconds, be able to do 100 mph, and light enough to be able to do 30 foot jumps. Because the car uses a tube chassis and carbon fiber panels it weights 5,000 pounds. All I could find was that the engine is a 5.7L small blocked. Doing some simple...
Advanced Mechanical Products offers a totally electric Saturn Sky conversion for around $25,000. You will have to provide the car but if you have the money they will replace your engine with 2 electric motors (one for each back wheel) and a bunch of lithium phosphate batteries. Current performance numbers shows the Sky goes 0-60 in 5.9 secs, a 150 mile range and has a top speed of 90mph. Currently the offer is only available for people living in Cincinnati, Ohio area but I am sure if you are...
Tito Jones from American Touring Specialties just completed phase 1 on this 1968 Camaro. After destroying the original Powerglide transmission he swapped it with a T56 from a LT1 combo using ATS’ own kit. Also included was Sparco seats, 4 point roll cage, Detroit Speed & Engineering subframe connectors, upgraded rear suspension, upgraded front disk brakes from Baer, carbon fiber front and rear spoilers, and a Larry Callahan Pro-Touring gas cap.
Phase 2 includes a LS1 swap, vintage air,...
A steel fabricator with a ton of talent and an appreciation for the Lamborghini Reventon decided why not build a replica using nothing but American parts. My jaw dropped when I first saw this thing. The builder did a great job on the body. It started when the owner got a Fiero for $60. He purchased the car before he knew what to do with it. But soon after seeing the Lamborghini Revention he knew what the Fiero was going to turn into.
The engine is a 350 SB Chevy hooked to twin turbos. Other...
It was bound to happen but honestly I did not think it would happen this soon. Just as the first Veyron crash owner learned the very expensive way, people will always have accidents and some have it in supercars. The big question is will the owner get this fixed? I would think they will fork over the money for the repairs since these are such status symbols in California. I have no idea where the body panels will come from since Tesla Motors is backed up as it stands now trying to fulfill...
Time Machines is working on a Mustang Fastback which will include a swapped Ford GT engine. Mike Staveski, the owner of Time Machines, recently posted some new pictures on Pro-Touring.com of the parts going on the project. I was holding back posting on this project as it seemed to be moving slowly but with the Ford GT engine and transmission arriving I would think we would see some good updates coming. I can’t wait to see more updates.
This is a 2003 Pontiac IMSA Fiero that was built off a prototype IMSA body. The owner was able to find this treasure off eBay of all places. Talk about a find. The owner has since has dropped in a 427 c.i. small block which at 13.9:1 compression is putting down around 645 HP and 577 of torque. The transmission that he choose to hook up to the motor is a 1986 Porsche 930 4 speed transmission. He hasn’t been able to test the car out yet but the estimates are a 1/4 mile in 10.5 seconds at...
I ran across this old post and thought it was crazy enough to write about it. This Toyota MR2 has two GE T58 turboshafts. There seems to be a few things mixed up on this article. The writer says these are jet turbines but if they really are T58s then these are actually helicopter turboshafts. I also have no idea how this builder could get both of those to turn one shaft without totally ripping the thing in half. Each of these produce around 1,400 HP and you can do the simple math that two of...
Originally swapped with some bowtie power this 240Z already had some serious pull. But Robbie Ward’s 240Z was going to have the engine switched from a Chevy engine to a Nissan engine. Robbie got himself a RB30 block and mated it to a RB26 head. That added to a couple of HKS turbos and this car puts out around 1100 HP which is enough power to drag the the 1/4 mile in 8.71 seconds setting a new record. One of the greatest parts of this car is that fact he regularly drives it around on the...
While doing a little bit of searching I came across an old Jalopnik post about Bader Racing putting a Porsche 993 engine in a VW Karmann Ghia. The engine has a few upgrades giving the car around 321 hp. The body is stiffened a little bit to handle the extra hp by adding a rollcage. Jalopnik says the swap costs $260,000 and takes around 18 months. I can’t find if they still do the swap but will expect the price in dollars has increased since the article was first published.
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Talk about a cram job. Fitting anything of decent HP into a Miata and you are in for some work but having a V12 layout and you are going to really have some work. It appears the firewall and hood was cut to make for engine clearance and to stick the weight more in the center of the car.
Source: Miata.net via VWvortex.com via Jalopnik
At this years YearOne Experience, Air Ride Technologies showed off their 1968 Velocity Camaro. The name is based off the paint which is Hot Hues Velocity Orange with bare metal stripes. The engine is a World Products Warhawk 427 LS engine putting out 614hp. It also comes with a complete Air Ride Street Challenge Suspension. The gears were being shifted using a Twist Machine electronic paddle shifter hooked up to a Bowler Transmissions 4L65e. The wheels are from CCW with a 18×8 in front and...
Autofiends posted an quick post about a VW Vanagon that the writer believes was a 911 Porsche engine swap.
After doing some research I was able to find MSDS, a company that specifically sells kits to swap a 3.2L Porsche 911 engine into a VW Vanagon.
I also found a nice website that lists a lot of Vanagons engine swaps and it also lists some companies that sell kits at the bottom.
Source: Jalopnik
Titan Motorsports is known for their import drag cars. They work on all kinds of imports but have a lot of focus on Toyota models. Some examples of their incredible fast imports is a Supra that has done a 7.94 @ 181 mph, a Toyota Celica doing a 6.47 @ 217 and even a Scion tC has done a 6.488 @ 218.48 which won it the Sport Compact Championship for the third time in a row. So they know their way around a Toyota engine.
Titan recently published their progress on their Plymouth Prowler project...
Looking at this car it is hard to tell it is a 1987 Pontiac Fiero. The Fiero has been a popular car to swap in more muscle since the original just didn’t really have enough. The engine in this Fiero is a 4.9L V8 from a 1992
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It seems with all the sophisticated technology Lucius Fox had at his fingertips he still decided to use dependable American small block to power Bruce Wayne’s Tumbler. The movie required the vehicle to all the stunts so it had to do a 0-60 in 5 seconds, be able to do 100 mph, and light enough to be able to do 30 foot jumps. Because the car uses a tube chassis and carbon fiber panels it weights 5,000 pounds. All I could find was that the engine is a 5.7L small blocked. Doing some simple...
Tito Jones from American Touring Specialties just completed phase 1 on this 1968 Camaro. After destroying the original Powerglide transmission he swapped it with a T56 from a LT1 combo using ATS’ own kit. Also included was Sparco seats, 4 point roll cage, Detroit Speed & Engineering subframe connectors, upgraded rear suspension, upgraded front disk brakes from Baer, carbon fiber front and rear spoilers, and a Larry Callahan Pro-Touring gas cap.
Phase 2 includes a LS1 swap, vintage air,...
A steel fabricator with a ton of talent and an appreciation for the 
Lamborghini
It was bound to happen but honestly I did not think it would happen this soon. Just as the first Veyron crash owner learned the very expensive way, people will always have accidents and some have it in supercars. The big question is will the owner get this fixed? I would think they will fork over the money for the repairs since these are such status symbols in California. I have no idea where the body panels will come from since Tesla Motors is backed up as it stands now trying to fulfill...
This is a 2003 
I ran across this old post and thought it was crazy enough to write about it. This Toyota MR2 has two GE T58 turboshafts. There seems to be a few things mixed up on this article. The writer says these are jet turbines but if they really are T58s then these are actually helicopter turboshafts. I also have no idea how this builder could get both of those to turn one shaft without totally ripping the thing in half. Each of these produce around 1,400 HP and you can do the simple math that two of...
Originally swapped with some bowtie power this 240Z already had some serious pull. But Robbie Ward’s 240Z was going to have the engine switched from a Chevy engine to a Nissan engine. Robbie got himself a RB30 block and mated it to a RB26 head. That added to a couple of HKS turbos and this car puts out around 1100 HP which is enough power to drag the the 1/4 mile in 8.71 seconds setting a new record. One of the greatest parts of this car is that fact he regularly drives it around on the...
While doing a little bit of searching I came across an old Jalopnik post about Bader Racing putting a 
Talk about a cram job. Fitting anything of decent HP into a Miata and you are in for some work but having a V12 layout and you are going to really have some work. It appears the firewall and hood was cut to make for engine clearance and to stick the weight more in the center of the car.
Source: Miata.net via VWvortex.com via Jalopnik
At this years YearOne Experience, Air Ride Technologies showed off their 1968 Velocity Camaro. The name is based off the paint which is Hot Hues Velocity Orange with bare metal stripes. The engine is a World Products Warhawk 427 LS engine putting out 614hp. It also comes with a complete Air Ride Street Challenge Suspension. The gears were being shifted using a Twist Machine electronic paddle shifter hooked up to a Bowler Transmissions 4L65e. The wheels are from CCW with a 18×8 in front and...
Autofiends posted an quick post about a 
Titan Motorsports is known for their import drag cars. They work on all kinds of imports but have a lot of focus on Toyota models. Some examples of their incredible fast imports is a Supra that has done a 7.94 @ 181 mph, a Toyota Celica doing a 6.47 @ 217 and even a Scion tC has done a 6.488 @ 218.48 which won it the Sport Compact Championship for the third time in a row. So they know their way around a Toyota engine.
Titan recently published their progress on their Plymouth Prowler project...
Looking at this car it is hard to tell it is a 1987