Car Craft’s Engine Swap Drags will be held in March this year at SpeedWorld in Arizona. There will only be two classes, NA and FI. All entries must be an 1991 or earlier American RWD car or truck. Right there you know who is sponsoring this event. If any readers plan on attending let us know.
Although this is not an engine swap story I still wanted to put it up. The story talks about how the Fiero.com community helped a young man with terminal cancer fix his Fiero so he could drive it. This story is very heart warming and shows how great the car enthusiast community can be. Although we might prefer specific types of cars or trucks, we can all appreciate the enjoyment another person can have from working on and driving their favorite ride.
Source: Tyler’s Toy and KARE11 via Jalopnik
Jalopnik listed the craziest five engines you can purchase today.
Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.2L V-8 (C63 only)
451 hp @ 6800 rpm
443 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm
Cadillac 6.2L “LSA” V-8 (CTS-V)
556 hp @ 6100 rpm
551 lb-ft @ 3800 rpm
Porsche 3.8L H-6 (911 GT3 only)
435 hp @ 7600 rpm
317 lb-ft at 6250 rpm
Ferrari 4.3L V-8 (F430 Scuderia/Scuderia Spider 16M)
503 hp @ 8500 rpm
347 @ 5250 rpm
Lexus 4.8L V-10 (LFA)
553 hp @ 8700 rpm
354 lb-ft @ 6800 rpm
I would make the list a little longer and add the VR38DETT and the LS9.
TRD choose to use the 3S-GTE for this GT500 Supra. These four cylinder engines in the GT500 class could produce upwards of 480bhp.
Source: Speedhunters
This pro-street style 240SX appears to have a LSx with T-56 six speed. Commenters over at Speedhunters have said this car runs a stock LS1 and is getting mid 12’s in the 1/4.
Source: Speedhunters
This 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle was spotted at SEMA 2009 with a 6.6L Duramax twin turbo diesel swapped in. Mike Racke has owned several different Chevelles and wanted to try something different on his next project but didn’t know what. Then the idea to use a modified Duramax was created when he took a ride in his friend’s Hummer H1. The Hummer was pulling as hard as his 10 second Chevelle.
Currently the engine combo is putting out 950 horsepower and 1,700 torque and still is able to get 32 mpg. After a nitrous upgrade the combo could reach 1,200 horsepower and 1,900 torque. The turbos are cranking out 30 psi of boost. Other then the turbo upgrades, the rods being upgraded to Carrillo steel rods, CNC-ported heads, and a larger solid-roller cam, the engine is mostly stock. Mike says “I’ve built tons of small- and big-block Chevys in my day, but I’ve never seen anything like this Duramax. The thing is built like a tank. It’s a deep-skirt block with huge cross-bolted main caps and reinforcement webbing everywhere. There are six studs surrounding each cylinder, cast aluminum covers on the front and back of the block, huge lifter bores, and a gear-driven water pump and timing set I’m not sure what the limit is, but there are people putting 1,500 hp through these blocks.”
Although Mike had help, he did a tremendous amount of work himself on this project. The wiring and plumbing alone took Mike six months to complete. Mike estimates when he gets the Chevelle to the drag strip it should reach the 9s easily.
If anyone else is thinking about running a Duramax engine, Pacific Performance Engineering claims you can reach 800 hp/1,600 torque with an upgraded turbo, basic fueling upgrades and a four inch downpipe on a stock duramax engine. Popular Hot Rodding mentioned that the going rate for a Duramax with ECU, wiring harness, and allison trans is about $7K. Or if you want you could have someone build you this project for around $250,000.
More pictures and details are at Popular Hot Rodding link below.
Source: MyRideisMe and Popular Hot Rodding Mag
I found these images while shifting through some random posts. A very clean 240Z with a LSx motor swap at 2009 Goodguys autocross event. If anyone has a build thread or extra info please leave a comment.
Jalopnik showed some love for Toyota’s famous 2JZ engine platform. Everyone knows of its power and reliability which is why it is often picked for engine swaps. Below are a few projects with a 2JZ engine swap.
This Camaro was built by BR Racing and has the supercharged 6.2L LSA engine currently found in the 2009 Caddilac CTS-V. Rumor has it this could be engine of choice for the 2012 Camaro Z/28. The LSA uses a smaller 1.9L supercharger (LS9 uses a 2.3L) and produces 556 bhp / 551 torque.
Source: MotorTrend
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