Which Two Competing Cars Should Trade Engines?

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 01/04/2016 at 20:52 • Filed to: Question

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I say the Cadillac ATS-V and Lexus RC-F.

One has a twin-turbo V6 producing 464hp @ 5850 rpm and 445lb-ft @ 3500 rpm.

The other uses a natty V8 producing 467hp @ 7100 rpm and 389lb-ft @ 4800rpm

One weighs around 3760lbs and is focused for track use, the other weighs around 4048lbs and is made to be a grand tourer.

One is American, the other Japanese...

Hmm, maybe they should trade the engines and then trade the brands!

GE90man > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 20:54

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C63 AMG and m3

Id love an m3 that makes sounds like that and I'd love a v8 in a m3 again

citizennick > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 20:58

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Corvette Z06 and the 911 Turbo (the trim, not the... Well, forget it)

Just for the hell of it.

Wobbles the Mind > GE90man 01/04/2016 at 21:01

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A 3600 pound car that puts out 500lb-ft below 2000 rpm. Splooge! But that poor AMG...

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 21:04

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Civic Si and any current hot hatch...

the hatch shouldn’t suffer though so it can keep it’s engine

....I really just want a turbo 4 in the Si

Wobbles the Mind > citizennick 01/04/2016 at 21:05

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Was it a 996 with an LS1 swap that was shared recently? The supercharger may be overkill, and I’m not sure how I feel about a flat six Vette. Next you’re gonna say AWD corvettes with leather air vents!

Wobbles the Mind > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/04/2016 at 21:08

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Doesn’t the new Civic use a turbo 1.5L now that makes over 170hp? I would assume the next Si must be using either an HO 1.5L or a detuned Type R.

GE90man > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 21:10

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yeah, that AMG’s not going to have a fun time with that TT I6, but I always thought a TT V8 looked too big to fit in a C Class hood ;)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 21:13

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i don’t know any details about the 2016 Si, heck i don’t honda has officially shown it yet either

TheHondaBro > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 21:15

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Detuned Type-R.

Wobbles the Mind > GE90man 01/04/2016 at 21:17

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That’s the old excuse for all the front end panel gaps on American cars!

“Why isn’t the hood flush all around?”

“Oh that’s just all that engine spilling out!”

djmt1 > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 21:18

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You can enjoy the F Type’s exhaust without ending up in a different timezone and you can watch a MX5 be snapped in half by a ludicrous amount of torque.

Wobbles the Mind > TheHondaBro 01/04/2016 at 21:18

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Thank you, I knew the Honda signal would work!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 21:20

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This

With this diesel engine and 8-speed.

Wobbles the Mind > djmt1 01/04/2016 at 21:21

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A Miata with an F-type R powertrain. I think that qualifies as a circus act.

TheHondaBro > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 21:24

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And that’s insider information, too. It’s rumored to make 230hp.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2016 at 22:24

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I don’t think you’re going to find a better swap than the one you listed. It would be interesting if GM were to make a screamer of a V8... then you wouldn’t have to do that swap to get that combination. I don’t know how I feel about the Lexus, aside from a TT V6 being very fitting in a Japanese car of 20+ years ago.

I do want an ATS-V, though. As-is.

NJAnon > Wobbles the Mind 01/05/2016 at 20:31

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Swap to a twin turbo v-6? Cadillac messing around with turbo lag? get outta here! :P

The RC-F is supposed to be for track use? *who knew*