What crazy engine swap would you love to do?

"fhrblig" (fhrblig) 06/11/2016 at 10:42 • Filed to: None

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I started thinking about this after seeing !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! about swapping a 2.0l EcoBoost into a 60's Falcon. Over the years I’ve had all kinds of weird swap ideas, most (but not all) of which are both impossible to carry out and/or make sense to absolutely no one. Things like:

- In high school, I wanted to swap a VR6 into my Chevy Celebrity

- Cummins Challenger or Charger (like the Charger in the above video)

- two words: Rotary Festiva

- a Ranger 4-cylinder and manual transmission into an early 90's Explorer

Like I said, it makes no sense.

What I’d really REALLY love to do, though, is find an old AMC Spirit-based AMX (or, even better, the weird Hornet/Concord-hatchback-based one) and swap out whatever wheezy boat anchor engine it had with a late 90's-early 2000's Jeep inline 6.

So, Dr. Moreau, what hideous monster would you end up creating?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:46

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A Trabant with a superbike engine.

jkm7680 > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:48

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4.2 Twin Turbo from the Rs6 in a C5 Allroad.

djmt1 > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:51

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I know it’s not exactly the most original idea but I would love to LS swap a VX220. One of these with over 400HP would be some right good fun.

Nymphicus Hollandicus > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:51

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Modern Camaro V6 into a 1969 Firebird.

K20 or Cobalt SS engine in a British roadster.

2JZ Toyota Cressida or Crown

The Lurktastic Opponaught > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:51

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Gxxr into an MGB GT.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:54

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R26B in a Smart Roadster. I’ll settle for a 13B Renesis if necessary.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:54

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Massive Cummins into any 50's/60's sedan

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:56

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A Toyota 1VD-FTV into my 4Runner. Twin turbo V-8 diesel in a 4500 lbs SUV sounds like enough.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:57

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2.3L ecoboost in a mid 2000'S focus wagon

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:58

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The 5 cylinder from the RS3 into the S5 to make a new Sport Quattro.

A different swap i each gen of the MR2, but they’ve all been done before,w much is pretty cool. Blacktop in the AW11, V6 in the SW20, and maybe turbo the Spyder.

Eberle-Hills-Cop > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 10:58

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I want to put a V6 ecoboost in the back seats of a new fiesta and make a modern Shogun.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:00

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Cummins all the things. I want more high powered turbo Cummins cars. Like sedans and coupes, not trucks.

The Lurktastic Opponaught > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:00

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Or, the same MGB GT stuffed with that supercharged 2.0 L ford engine that caterham’s putting in their 620R.

HammerheadFistpunch > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:00

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Gzj80 land cruiser.

80 series land cruiser

5 liter 1gzfe toyota v12

Invinciblejets > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:03

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A 20b in a superbird. That should piss some old timers off...

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:05

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Bmw S70/2 into an old Seven series. Super sleeper.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > Nymphicus Hollandicus 06/11/2016 at 11:06

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Was just talking to a buddy last week, and getting ready to reply to this thread, about an S2000 K20 swap into an MGB Gt. Suspension, drive train, and probably gauge cluster as well, for wiring simplicity sake. They’re within 500 lbs or so of each other, should make a fun car.

fhrblig > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 06/11/2016 at 11:07

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Ooh, I like that.

Hoccy > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:08

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Volvo 360 with the 4.4L V8 found in the S80 and XC90, with the Noble modifications. What could possibly go wrong?

fhrblig > djmt1 06/11/2016 at 11:09

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I wonder if it’s possible. That would be spectacularly fun for the 5 minutes before I wrap it around a tree.

fhrblig > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 06/11/2016 at 11:10

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Yes. I’d love a Cummins-swapped Wrangler, too.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:11

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A diesel jeep would indeed be nice.

fhrblig > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 06/11/2016 at 11:11

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I would hope so!

Diesel engines plus Toyota trucks always make me happy.

fhrblig > Eberle-Hills-Cop 06/11/2016 at 11:13

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YES. Why hasn’t anyone done this yet? I mean in a modern Fiesta, anyway. Looks like there’s a bunch of older V6-swapped Fiestas floating around Europe.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:13

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LF-A engine in a FJ45. Crazy enough?

fhrblig > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 06/11/2016 at 11:13

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Cummins DeSoto? Cummins DeSoto.

fhrblig > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 06/11/2016 at 11:14

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That is suitably insane, yes.

sony1492 > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:16

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Subaru xt1 with a 13b rotary.

Toyota crown v12 into an sc400.

fhrblig > Hoccy 06/11/2016 at 11:17

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fhrblig > sony1492 06/11/2016 at 11:17

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I like the way you think.

interstate366, now In The Industry > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:19

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With my coworker considering selling his broken S2000, part of me wants to buy it, get a K-series engine...

...and put the engine/trans/rear-drive stuff into my 5th gen Prelude.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:20

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Honda B-series into a 1972 challenger.

You could stand in either side if the engine bay

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:21

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Or maybe something small with a 1L ecoboost.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 06/11/2016 at 11:23

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I believe someone has done a Cummins 240Sx.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Hoccy 06/11/2016 at 11:24

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Nothing could go wrong

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 06/11/2016 at 11:24

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I saw that back when the engine bay was lime green. Not exactly my first choice for a Cummins but I’m certainly not complaining either.

macanamera > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:25

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Abarth 1.4L turbo 4 into a Veyron

fhrblig > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 06/11/2016 at 11:30

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Like my friend’s ‘87 Dodge Dakota with the 2.2 four. You really almost could stand in the engine bay. You had to measure 0-60 times with a calendar.

fhrblig > macanamera 06/11/2016 at 11:31

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Just one? I bet you could fit a couple of them in there somehow.

lone_liberal > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 11:34

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Jaguar V12 in to a Camaro. Turnabout is fair play.

fhrblig > lone_liberal 06/11/2016 at 11:36

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In an 80's Camaro would be perfect. It would be awesome when it worked.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 12:08

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Mid-engined modern Abarth with an LS. I’ve already done some calculations as far as space goes because I’m insane. If you use a C5 Corvette transaxle, chain drive the engine above it, it will fit pretty well.

Cé hé sin > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 12:44

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Wartburg two stroke into a Tesla.

The reaction of the Tesla fan club would be priceless.

Amoore100 > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 13:03

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This 788 Volvo turbo I6 from the Koenigsegg Amazon:

straight into here:

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nymphicus Hollandicus 06/11/2016 at 13:15

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You can get the 2.0 Turbo from the Solstice as a crate engine.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 13:22

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I would bring the Mustang back to it’s roots and install a 420hp Barra straight 6 stolen from Ford of Australia. Preferably into a convertible.

And that Jeep I6 swap should be a breeze because it’s a direct evolution of the AMC 258 that those cars came with. The engine mounts and I think bellhousing pattern are identical.

f86sabre > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 13:25

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With an LS2

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 13:34

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flat 8 from a 908, into a 914 to piss off 911 owners. I now have two more cylinders!!!!

or a turbo Hayabusa engine into a 914 for a screamer with a 11k redline.

for Michigan > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 14:15

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2.3 MZR Turbo (Mazdaspeed 3/6) into Pontiac Fiero.

2.3 EcoBoost into RWD-converted MkI Focus.

13B-REW into Pontiac Fiero.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/11/2016 at 15:06

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That’s why it’s so enticing. Same basic engine with (probably) double the power? Yes please.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 17:28

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I’d actually go for one of the earlier 4.0s, like early 90's. They had nearly the same power as the later ones but with simpler electronics to make the swap easier.

Land_Yacht_225 > fhrblig 06/11/2016 at 18:33

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Allison backed Duramax diesel V8 in a 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood.