mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Just wanted to cover some engine swaps I've thought of that are cool, or fairly unique. To start off, I've thought of a few that most people would think ... "Huh, I didn't know you could do that....!" No Datsun swaps allowed! The ones i've listed below are cars with a sister car's larger, or similar engine swapped. I'll kick it off with a few of my favorites! Ford Escort GT swapped w/ a Ford Probe GT TURBO - 2.2L F2T Engine... This engine can also be paired with the Mazda B2200 transmission to make it RWD! ________________________________________________________________________________________ Second favorite.... Mitsubishi Starion w/ a 4G63T, in RWD application Mmmmmm...... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Another neat one.... Mitsubishi Mirage w/ a 4G63T (Evo 4 clone anyone??) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NEED MORE!!!! Quote Link to comment
monkbonk Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 This is sweet. Sum1 post up mid-engine swaps for VW Bay Windows too plz Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I was thinking of car / engine combos that were same make or very similar engines. Like .... swapping an L20 for a KA. the Ka is similar, but much newer and way more power! Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Mazda MX3 w/ JDM Mazda MX6 2.5L V6 Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Toyota AE86 w/ 7M-GTE :w00t: Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 You thought you knew Geo Metro........ Think again. Pontiac Firefly. 1.0L 3 cylinder FACTORY TURBO! Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 1990 Dodge Caravan, swapped w/ a Shelby Charger 2.2L turbo FWD! 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Corvette C5 with 4.3 vortec swap. 30 mpg! 1 Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Corvette C5 with 4.3 vortec swap. 30 mpg! hahahaha. thats lameeeee Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 9000 RPM Honda S2000 powered! 1 Quote Link to comment
Driftease Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 ^^^^^^^some people have no sole. Not that the vet was better before just seems wrong but I am a purest anyway. Quote Link to comment
smoke Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I have done some really odd engine swaps over the years. On a subconscious level, I think some of them may have based solely on trying to piss of the squares. Like an AMC 401 in a old Ford pickup, which later got a 500 Detroit diesel (just because). I'm not a brand loyal guy, I'll put about anything in anything, unless it's some really high dollar original car where I would lose my ass by changing it, but...I don't have many of those these days. I have noticed something kind of funny over the years of the types of people and their reaction to the "wrong air pump" in a particular car. At a car show a few years back, I saw a first gen camaro (68 I think) with a 351 Ford in it. The guy had went way out of his way in what seemed to me like an attempt just to piss people off (which I can respect) he had all sorts of Ford this and Ford that stickers and signs all over it, at the top of the windshield it had a "have you driven a Ford lately" sticker going across it. The Chevy guys reaction was a shrug and "huh, that's odd" then on their way but I thought the Ford loyal guys may actually blow him right there. They acted like him just won WWII single handedly. Fast forward to next year at the same car show, a guy shows up with a first gen mustang with an ls1 in it. The Chevy guys reaction was the same, shrug, but the Ford guys, this shit like ruined their day, I swear that many were actually trying to pick a physical fight with him. As for me, I can't get my head around giving that much of a shit about someone else's car. I mean, if I woke up in the morning and saw a guy dropping a 351 Ford into MY 67 camaro, I would sock him in the eye, because it's my car. But, other than that, I can't really even force myself to give a fuck what someone else does with a car they own all I care about is if they did a good job with the swap. 1 Quote Link to comment
boonedock saints Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Smoke......do remember the 68 Camaro with the 351 in it? Was it that blue single stage color that looks like old Ford racing blue, with two shorty black bands on each fender.,...? Quote Link to comment
smoke Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'm not 100% sure, but I think it was a dark red with black striping. Quote Link to comment
Driftease Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 My eyes are burning from reading all this blasphemy lol. I'm not hating........ but I sure am looking down on lol. The funny thing is I don't even know why but the thought of brand swapping just plain disturbs me, I have no legitimate (non offensive) reason behind it I just don't like it. Quote Link to comment
smoke Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I get that, it's each to their own. I love it when I see stuff that looks like a guy just bought it off the show room in 1970, right down to the correct, factory battery in place. I can fully appreciate that. But, then I don't fully get why some get all up in arms about a 32 Ford pickup running something other than a Ford engine. Oh, I get it if you say I hate all engines but Fords I suppose, but the 'Ford engine in a Ford" in this case never made much sense to me, unless it's a flathead that came in it, that's cool, but putting some fuel injected engine from the 90s in it will take as much butchering to the car as putting pretty much anything in it. I guess what I am saying is...I would like it more if someone just said they prefer a ford engine over any other, rather than act like they had to keep it parts matching or something. Quote Link to comment
RatVonDude Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 All things great start off as kind of a joke by their innovators. Keep it up bro! Quote Link to comment
smoke Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 After some thought, I am going to contradict myself here. Last summer I saw an AMC AMX Javelin that was really nice looking. Thing looked mostly stock, then the guy lifted the hood and he replaced the AMC 390 with a small block Chevy. That kinda rubbed me a little wrong...and I actually like the sbc. I just think it would have been SO much cooler with the 390/4speed setup that came in it. Also, those AMC engine are no slouch at all, those cars can flat out honk. A lot of folks have forgotten about them or they were never even on their radar to begin with, but these were healthy little cars. Here's an example of one, it's a little long, but if you're an older muscle car guy, you can appreciate it. http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi554042393/ Also, a very fine example of sand bagging the shit out of a fast car. Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 This might sound retarded... But I have been seriously considering buying a nice and clean Ford Escort GT exactly like the one above and swapping in that Ford Probe (Mazda) F2T engine. That little F2T makes 145HP to the wheels in the Probe and MX-6. The Escort is only about 2400lbs. Too bad it FWD, I know, I know, I know.... But this would be an cool little car.... And for literally dirt cheap. Like... Ratsun cheap! Lol. Not to mention it could be a sleeper with good MPG's! And now.... The coolest fucking sleeper I could think of..... '94 Hyundai Elantra w/ a Mitsubishi 4G63T swap .... pushing 321WHP. Mother of god. Ultimate sleeper!!http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4379949647.html Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 my dad used to have a 65 4wd ford pick up with a 6 cylinder Isuzu diesel in it, hauled 4k at time on the flat bed. he also had a 59 ford pickup with a 400? Pontiac under the hood.....now I know where I get my weird car choices from.... Quote Link to comment
smoke Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hey, my 71 ford almost got a 500 Cadillac in it and would have, had I not found a 428 block as cheap as I did. Quote Link to comment
kaoss Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 As a Lincoln LS owner... http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec-blog/?p=10971 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 to increase the weird scale my dad and I are/were taking a 65 scout and making it into a gasser with a 428 in it, like most of our projects it has really been started.... Quote Link to comment
smoke Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 That would be cool. I have a friend who made a gasser out of an old CJ7. I'm pretty gutsy when it comes to racing stuff, but you're not going to catch me making a 135mph pass in that thing. It handles like a wheelbarrow full of bowling balls. Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Yugo W/ Chrysler 2.2/2.5L Turbo this is a pic that has stood out to me for years Quote Link to comment
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