I want to take a C3 Corvette...

"Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise" (raveymayveysurprise)
11/12/2014 at 23:53 • Filed to: None

...and put a four-cylinder engine in it. I would obviously use one of the later models with the emissions-choked engine, but I would want to put a SR20DET in to be as ridiculous as possible.

Anyways, post ridiculous engine swaps that piss people off.

DISCUSSION (20)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/12/2014 at 23:54

Not uncommon, but I know Porschefiles cringe at the thought of LS-swapped 911's.

Dsscats > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/12/2014 at 23:56

RB26 or go home.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/12/2014 at 23:57

I want to see the reactions when someone takes an LS 911 to a Porsche meet. Or even better, a Porsche track day.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/12/2014 at 23:57

20B. Because rotors.

TheHondaBro > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/12/2014 at 23:57

I've heard of people replacing the 2JZ in their Supras with V8s.

CB > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/12/2014 at 23:59

Kinja'd!!!

I want the FA20F from a WRX, tune it up a bunch, and throw it in a 944. Why? Because I think it would be hilarious.

Real engine swaps that have been done? I've heard LS engines in RX-7s make people cry.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > Dsscats
11/12/2014 at 23:59

That's a way to piss off two fanboy groups at once, actually.

On the same note, remember the RB26-swapped first gen Mustang? Remember the reactions? Yeah, that's what I'd expect with a RB Corvette.

ly2v8-Brian > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/12/2014 at 23:59

Kinja'd!!!

View from above.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
11/13/2014 at 00:00

Rotary C5, to do a reverse of the LS-swapped RX-7s.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/13/2014 at 00:00

Were I to do that to a 'Vette I'd keep it in the family and throw in the 2.0 Turbo Ecotec from the Cobalt SS. Adapting it to RWD would be easy because the same basic engine was used in the Solstice/Sky, so a transmission from one of those should bolt right up.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CB
11/13/2014 at 00:02

Removing a rebuild-able rotary is a crime worthy of death, unless it is going into something else.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > CB
11/13/2014 at 00:03

I bet you could convince a Porsche purist that a FA20 swapped 944 is still spiritually safe—partially because it's a 944, but also because at least you're using a boxer engine too.

I wouldn't do the LS RX-7 myself, but I don't hate the idea. The RX-7 drivetrain is great fun (and the FD has the looks too), but not many people really want to deal with the hassles of rotary maintenance.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
11/13/2014 at 00:05

You would be basically making a '70s version of a Solstice. Which isn't a bad idea at all.

Money Hustard > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/13/2014 at 00:06

I don't know, I actually kind of like the idea. Done right it could actually fix a lot of the stupid of a '78 'Vette. The handling could go from shit upgraded to crap.

ly2v8-Brian > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/13/2014 at 00:07

I kind of remember an epic shitstorm in online comments because HOTROD featured a 69 Camaro with a 2JZ swap.

CB > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
11/13/2014 at 00:08

Eh, you might be right. Still, it could be a fun rally car.