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$18,500 BMW E39 560i Is Tempting but Dangerously Cheap at the Same Time
$18,500 BMW E39 560i Is Tempting but Dangerously Cheap at the Same Time

24 Oct 2015, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This BMW E39 5 Series has a 6-liter LSx V8 under the hood and rightfully earned the title of 560i. It's a beautiful car, but it has its flaws for $18,500

 
VW Golf with Audi RS Twin-Turbo V10 Engine Has a Heavy Nose, but Goes like Hell
VW Golf with Audi RS Twin-Turbo V10 Engine Has a Heavy Nose, but Goes like Hell

23 Oct 2015, 16:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This may not be the most balanced Volkswagen Golf project car out there, but it’s definitely one of the most extreme VW Group contraptions we’ve seen

 
Lotus Exige with BMW M5 V10 Engine Swap Is like a German Hennessey Venom GT
Lotus Exige with BMW M5 V10 Engine Swap Is like a German Hennessey Venom GT

19 Oct 2015, 10:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With a BMW S85 V10 at its center and a Porsche Boxster S six-speed gearbox, this is not your average Lotus, if we may call an Exige

 
C3 Corvette with 2JZ Engine Trolls Haters with 1,100 WHP and 8s Quarter Mile
C3 Corvette with 2JZ Engine Trolls Haters with 1,100 WHP and 8s Quarter Mile

11 Oct 2015, 13:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Corvettes have been pulling 8s quarter mile runs for decades now, so while this is nothing new, the boldness of the project is quite cool

 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Gets Chevy V8 Engine, Becomes a Sacrilege Hot Rod
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Gets Chevy V8 Engine, Becomes a Sacrilege Hot Rod

7 Oct 2015, 09:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is one of those machines that tingles your automotive history ethics sense. Check out the details before you start throwing rotten tomatoes at it

 
Porsche 911 with LS3 V8 and Wide Body Kit Looks Like a Fetish at LS Fest
Porsche 911 with LS3 V8 and Wide Body Kit Looks Like a Fetish at LS Fest

6 Oct 2015, 10:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Porsche 911, which belongs to the 996 generation, has ditched its flat six in favor of an LS3 V8, which makes it more than appropriate for an LS Fest car

 
Lexus LFA with NASCAR V8 Engine Works Brilliantly as a Drift Machine
Lexus LFA with NASCAR V8 Engine Works Brilliantly as a Drift Machine

14 Sep 2015, 17:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Lexus LFA was damaged by the flood and yet the story became a D1GP one when the V10 was replaced with a NASCAR V8 heart

 
1972 Dodge Charger Restomod Gets Viper V10 Engine, Plum Crazy Finish
1972 Dodge Charger Restomod Gets Viper V10 Engine, Plum Crazy Finish

30 Aug 2015, 14:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Even though this might sound like a dream, we assure you it's an actual project. Sure, it still needs some work, but it looks like the most difficult part has b

 
LSX V8 Engine Swap for Kia Sorento Is Ridiculously Cool, Burnouts Are Complimentary <span>· Video</span>
LSX V8 Engine Swap for Kia Sorento Is Ridiculously Cool, Burnouts Are Complimentary · Video

27 Aug 2015, 16:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Kia Sorento isn’t the first car that comes to mind when talking about an LSX swap. But this doesn’t mean such monsters are only an exercise of imagination.

 
1,150 HP VW Golf 3 with R32 Turbo Engine Swap Pulls Insane 8.7s Quarter Mile Pass
1,150 HP VW Golf 3 with R32 Turbo Engine Swap Pulls Insane 8.7s Quarter Mile Pass

27 Aug 2015, 15:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is a German-built, German-tuned car that can leave most of the competitors at the drag strip behind. All the power comes from a turbo R32 engine swap

 
This Mazda RX-8 Is Getting a "55 AMG" Supercharged Engine
This Mazda RX-8 Is Getting a "55 AMG" Supercharged Engine

13 Jun 2015, 08:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What could possibly make a Mazda RX-8 even better? Well, how about a big 5.5-liter supercharged V8 from a C55 AMG? Yes, that will do just fine!

 
Weirdest Engine Swap Ever: Kia Sorento with Chevy 468 Big-Block V8
Weirdest Engine Swap Ever: Kia Sorento with Chevy 468 Big-Block V8

5 Jun 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, there's a 2005 Kia Sorento LX with a Chevy 468 big-block V8 engine for sale on eBay. Is this the ultimate sleeper?

 
Pontiac Fiero with a Supercharged V8 Is Seriously Cool
Pontiac Fiero with a Supercharged V8 Is Seriously Cool

4 Jun 2015, 17:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 1984 was actually the first model year for the Fiero. A stock car came with an underpowered 2.5-liter engine, which has been replaced by this 455cc monster

 
Lamborghini Diablo with LS3 V8 Engine Swap Has 550 HP
Lamborghini Diablo with LS3 V8 Engine Swap Has 550 HP

3 Jun 2015, 16:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From 500 hp V12 to 550 hp V8, this Diablo involves a transfomrantion that's out of the ordinary and bonkers, in a good way that is

 
BMW E36 3-Series Gets Monster Supercharged V8 Engine Swap for Australian Burnouts
BMW E36 3-Series Gets Monster Supercharged V8 Engine Swap for Australian Burnouts

3 Jun 2015, 16:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Forget the Euro-spec built E36 BMWs, this one comes from Down Under and is not afraid to show it, whether we’re talking about muscle, looks or soundtrack

 
Intercontinental Engine Swap: Porsche 928 with Rare Toyota V12
Intercontinental Engine Swap: Porsche 928 with Rare Toyota V12

20 May 2015, 16:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 1GZ-FE is probably the only V12 engine ever made in Japan, if you exclude one that was built under license from the Germans

 
Porsche 912 with Subaru WRX STI Engine Hits the Track
Porsche 912 with Subaru WRX STI Engine Hits the Track

28 Apr 2015, 12:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in the 60s, Porsche built the 912 as a less powerful, more affordable 911. This guy got his hands on one and pulled a Subaru WRX STI engine swap

 
Bentley Continental GT Getting V6 TDI from VW Phaeton for Better Fuel Consumption
Bentley Continental GT Getting V6 TDI from VW Phaeton for Better Fuel Consumption

25 Apr 2015, 10:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From W12 to V6, this Continental is getting half the cylinders and a lot less power. But fuel economy is what the owner is after

 
Most Powerful Skoda Yeti Ever Has 510 HP Audi 2.5-liter Turbo
Most Powerful Skoda Yeti Ever Has 510 HP Audi 2.5-liter Turbo

23 Apr 2015, 12:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The mother of all engine swaps sees a Skoda Yeti getting as much powerf as a Lamborghini from the Audi TT-RS 2.5 TFSI engine

 
This Lotus Exige Has a Golf GTI 2-Liter Turbo With Over 400 HP
This Lotus Exige Has a Golf GTI 2-Liter Turbo With Over 400 HP

9 Apr 2015, 10:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As far as engine swaps are concerned, putting a Golf GTI engine in this Lotus Exige is pretty cool, wouldn't you agree?