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Hyundai RM15 Is a Mid-Engined Veloster Drift Machine with 300 HP
Hyundai RM15 Is a Mid-Engined Veloster Drift Machine with 300 HP

2 Apr 2015, 09:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The RM15 is a racing concept built around an aluminum spaceframe with CFRP. The 2-liter turbo engine at the back makes 300 hp

 
This Crazy Kei Truck Is Getting a Mid-Mounted Chevy V8
This Crazy Kei Truck Is Getting a Mid-Mounted Chevy V8

27 Mar 2015, 18:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here's a good example of what an amateur mechanic can do with a small budget and a creativity that practically knows no limits

 
Custom 1934 Speedstar Spyder Is Powered by a 5.6L Nissan V8 Engine
Custom 1934 Speedstar Spyder Is Powered by a 5.6L Nissan V8 Engine

25 Mar 2015, 13:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From the front grille to the rear differential with integrated disk brakes, pretty much everything is custom on this Speedstar

 
BRZ06: a Subaru with V8  Corvette Engine Swap Has 500 HP
BRZ06: a Subaru with V8 Corvette Engine Swap Has 500 HP

19 Mar 2015, 10:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru bro. Let's do an engine swap bro. Let's make a BRZ06. We'll take it to the track and kick ass bro.... this car is a unicorn.

 
Ford Galaxy with Focus RS 2.5L Engine Shoots Flames
Ford Galaxy with Focus RS 2.5L Engine Shoots Flames

8 Dec 2014, 14:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fast Fords have been conspicuously missing from the top of the hot hatch totem poll ever since the old Focus RS was discontinued. However, fans of the blue oval badge are keeping busy with unique cu...

 
Ford Mustang Boss 302 V8 Engine Swap for a Scion FR-S Looks Insane
Ford Mustang Boss 302 V8 Engine Swap for a Scion FR-S Looks Insane

2 Dec 2014, 12:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With everybody complaining (and for good reason) that the Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ are underpowered, many American shops have found a way around the problem, thanks to the good old eng...

 
BMW E39 540i Has a 6-Liter Truck Engine and More Power than an M5
BMW E39 540i Has a 6-Liter Truck Engine and More Power than an M5

20 Nov 2014, 15:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since we got all hyped up yesterday about the incredible prices E39 540i models have today, we started digging a little more to find rare birds in this field. That’s how we stumbled upon one o...

 
Viper-Engined Honda S2000 Trades VTEC for Displacement
Viper-Engined Honda S2000 Trades VTEC for Displacement

18 Sep 2014, 15:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Here’s something you don’t see everyday - a Honda S2000 whose VTEC never kicks in. No, the two-liter naturally-aspirated engine of this S2000 isn’t broken. It’s absent, becau...

 
Mercedes E-Class Coupe Gets AMG Bi-Turbo V8 Engine Swap by Mcchip
Mercedes E-Class Coupe Gets AMG Bi-Turbo V8 Engine Swap by Mcchip

25 Jul 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody knows that Brabus makes some of the most impressive Mercedes engine swaps in the world, but they have the full backing of AMG to do it. Which is why we thing a German company called Mcchip...

 
BMW 1 Series Has E92 M3 Engine to Play Around With
BMW 1 Series Has E92 M3 Engine to Play Around With

20 May 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The previous BMW E92 M3 was a great car, don’t get us wrong, but while the S65 engine under the bonnet made your skin crawl every time, the sheer size of the car made it rather different from ...

 
LS1 V8-Powered Nissan 240SX Drifting Sounds Like a Riot
LS1 V8-Powered Nissan 240SX Drifting Sounds Like a Riot

3 Apr 2014, 18:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Nissan 240SX, or S13 Silvia to call it by its JDM designation, makes a nice starting point for a drift car. Nonetheless, while its handling makes a good base for such a project, the engine bay c...

 
MINI Cooper JCW Racing Project Gets 2.0 TFSI and DSG
MINI Cooper JCW Racing Project Gets 2.0 TFSI and DSG

21 Jan 2014, 12:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For those of you who don't know Mcchip, let us tell you they aren't a Scottish company that sells cheap fish, but a German tuner who pulls of amazing projects once in a while. This one is ...

 
smart fortwo With a... Supercharged Toyota Tercel Engine
smart fortwo With a... Supercharged Toyota Tercel Engine

18 Oct 2013, 14:55 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Most European smart fortwo fans have probably heard of the numerous bike engine conversions done all over the old continent, with the “smartuki” engine kits being the most prevalent. ...

 
The Most Extreme Engine Swaps!
The Most Extreme Engine Swaps!

23 Dec 2012, 17:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For those of you who didn’t know this already, an engine swap is the process where you take out the old engine in your car and replace it with another one. This is sometimes done because of fa...

 
Fastest Engine Swap in the World [Fail Video]
Fastest Engine Swap in the World [Fail Video]

20 Feb 2012, 16:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of our readers recently sent us an email, telling us that he's just acquired a used car and is determined to go though an engine swap in order to build an entry-level dream car, to say so. ...

 
VW Beetle GTO Sleeper Uses Mitsubishi 3000GT Engine
VW Beetle GTO Sleeper Uses Mitsubishi 3000GT Engine

21 Oct 2011, 21:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Yesterday, we showed you what a heavily modified Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR-4 drivetrain can do when placed inside a Fiat Coupe. However, we also found a video that shows an even more extreme project bui...

 
Mercedes GL V12 Engine Swap by MKB
Mercedes GL V12 Engine Swap by MKB

26 Sep 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Not too long ago, a Daimler source confirmed for autoevolution that a factory V12-powered version of the Mercedes G-Klasse is coming for the 2012 revamp, thus bringing all the rumors about the arriv...

 
Dodge Neon Gets Custom Identity
Dodge Neon Gets Custom Identity

31 May 2011, 18:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Custom car fans will do anything to create a ride that truly belongs to them, regardless of the vehicle used as a starting point. We are here now to give you an example, one that started as a 1995 D...

 
R33 Skyline Tries to Become a GT-R
R33 Skyline Tries to Become a GT-R

30 May 2011, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The GT-R has one of the most exciting stories in the modern automotive world. Thus, many crave to get behind the wheel of the Japanese road killer and would do anything to achieve this. Let’s ...