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Flyin’ Miata Is Definitely Shoehorning a V8 Into the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
Flyin’ Miata Is Definitely Shoehorning a V8 Into the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider

5 Oct 2016, 11:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The beautifully crazy people at Flyin' Miata are trying to shove 6.2 liters worth of LS3 V8 under the hood of the MX-5's Italian cousin

 
This BMW Z4 Coupe Is Glued To a Viper V10 Engine
This BMW Z4 Coupe Is Glued To a Viper V10 Engine

12 Sep 2016, 17:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you have ever dreamed of owning a small car with a gigantic engine, this Viper V10-swapped BMW Z4 is just what the doctor ordered

 
480 HP Porsche Cayman Gets Ford Coyote 5.0 V8 Engine Swap, Out for 911 Blood
480 HP Porsche Cayman Gets Ford Coyote 5.0 V8 Engine Swap, Out for 911 Blood

8 Sep 2016, 17:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche always strives to keep the Cayman out of 911 territory, but, after blowing the factory motor, this owner begged to differ

 
Flyin’ Miata ND V8 Engine Swap Priced From $49,995, 525 HP V8 Is $1,780 More
Flyin’ Miata ND V8 Engine Swap Priced From $49,995, 525 HP V8 Is $1,780 More

2 Aug 2016, 12:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want a thumping great 6.2-liter small-block V8 under the hood of your Mazda MX-5 Miata (ND), prepare to pay at least $49,995 for the conversion

 
707 HP Hellcat-Powered 2016 Ram 1500 Built in Canada Becomes "The Ramcat"
707 HP Hellcat-Powered 2016 Ram 1500 Built in Canada Becomes "The Ramcat"

27 Jul 2016, 13:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Fiat-Chrysler can't resist the temptation to Hellcat everything, you can't blame aficionados out there for going down the 707 hp route

 
WTF-86 Is the World's First Toyota 86 Powered by a 4.1L R35 GT-R Engine
WTF-86 Is the World's First Toyota 86 Powered by a 4.1L R35 GT-R Engine

14 Jul 2016, 15:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A stroked and tuned Nissan GT-R engine inside a Toyota GT 86 coupe? Yes, please! Let's just hope it can drift as good as it looks

 
Mazda RX-7 Gives Up Its Wankel Power For a Turbo VR6 Engine, Hits The Drag Strip
Mazda RX-7 Gives Up Its Wankel Power For a Turbo VR6 Engine, Hits The Drag Strip

21 Jun 2016, 20:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In the drag racing world, this second-generation Mazda RX-7 is known as The Ratchet, with the Turbo VR6 setup being new for 2016

 
E93 BMW M3 Convertible Drift Car Loses Its German V8 for a Supercharged LSX
E93 BMW M3 Convertible Drift Car Loses Its German V8 for a Supercharged LSX

31 May 2016, 22:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The GM-motivated ex-generation M3 comes from French drifter Benjamin Boulbes, who used to drive a just-as-LSX-powered E36 BMW 3 Series

 
BMW i40i Racecar Has M3 V8 Power and Wild Widebody Kit, Spits Flames
BMW i40i Racecar Has M3 V8 Power and Wild Widebody Kit, Spits Flames

22 Apr 2016, 15:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We're starting to see more and more first-generation BMW 1 Series being used for extreme projects and this might just be the best one so far

 
Lexus V8 Power Makes This Jeep Wrangler a Monster Build
Lexus V8 Power Makes This Jeep Wrangler a Monster Build

19 Apr 2016, 20:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If all this sounds familiar, it might be because the build comes from a guy who showed us a Lexus V8-swapped Jeep Cherokee back in January

 
LSX Jeep Willys Engine Explodes During Drag Race
LSX Jeep Willys Engine Explodes During Drag Race

12 Apr 2016, 23:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The LSX engine blew up SCT Orlando in the last portion of the quarter mile drag race. Justin, the owner, has another one lined up and should be back soon

 
800 HP Nissan GT-R Engine Powers Insane 200SX Drift Car
800 HP Nissan GT-R Engine Powers Insane 200SX Drift Car

17 Mar 2016, 19:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A Nissan 200SX powered by 800 HP R35 GT-R engine and driven by Francesco Conti shows its tricks on the Varano de' Melegari track

 
1970 Plymouth Cuda "Torc" Has a 6.7L Cummins Diesel
1970 Plymouth Cuda "Torc" Has a 6.7L Cummins Diesel

7 Mar 2016, 21:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've seen plenty of Cummins diesel trucks, but a 1500 RWHP Cuda is bad, really bad. We want to see what it can do at the strip

 
510 HP BMW X3 with M50d Engine Swap Goes Ice Drifting in Russia
510 HP BMW X3 with M50d Engine Swap Goes Ice Drifting in Russia

19 Feb 2016, 02:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / From ice drifting to street racing, this owner is now determined to make the most out of his X3's M50d engine swap, and here we are, giving you the adventure

 
Jeep Cherokee Gets Lexus V8, Drifts on Snow
Jeep Cherokee Gets Lexus V8, Drifts on Snow

24 Jan 2016, 18:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Why would a Cherokee owner ditch the Jeep 4.0-liter V8 for a Lexus 4.0 vee eight? We're to tell you there's a legitimate reason for the swap

 
Challenger Hellcat Drag Races Fox Body Mustang with Coyote Engine Swap
Challenger Hellcat Drag Races Fox Body Mustang with Coyote Engine Swap

7 Jan 2016, 23:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is a battle that sees a stock Challenger Hellcat going up against a Fox Body Mustang that uses a Coyote V8, albeit an unmodified one

 
1,100 HP Corvette with Toyota 2JZ Engine Says No to Big Block, Supra Soundtrack Is Odd
1,100 HP Corvette with Toyota 2JZ Engine Says No to Big Block, Supra Soundtrack Is Odd

5 Jan 2016, 01:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Listening to a Supra soundtrack coming from a classic Corvette Stingray is one of the oddest things experienced at the drag strip

 
Craigslist Seller Claims Owning the Ultimate Audi B5 A4, Wants $30,000 for It
Craigslist Seller Claims Owning the Ultimate Audi B5 A4, Wants $30,000 for It

18 Dec 2015, 19:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Our never-ending curiosity led us to an interesting Craigslist find. It's an 1997 B4 Audi that has been seriously modified. The seller wants $30,000

 
BMW i8 Gets the V8 Transplant We Were All Rooting for Thanks to German Tuner Gabura
BMW i8 Gets the V8 Transplant We Were All Rooting for Thanks to German Tuner Gabura

2 Dec 2015, 15:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Complex sports cars like the BMW i8 are usually very carefully balanced pieces of equipment. Swapping a V8 in there might make it interesting, or might ruin it

 
1962 Skoda Octavia with a BMW V8 Engine Screams “Controversy”
1962 Skoda Octavia with a BMW V8 Engine Screams “Controversy”

30 Nov 2015, 14:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When it comes to countries such as Poland, you don’t get to see extreme restomods projects too often, and the one we have here fits that tag rather well