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Ford-Powered 1955 Chevy Tri-Five Has Sacrilege Written All Over, It's Quicker Than a Demon
Ford-Powered 1955 Chevy Tri-Five Has Sacrilege Written All Over, It's Quicker Than a Demon

7 Jun 2023, 15:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a blown big-block Ford V8, this 1955 Chevy covers the quarter-mile in as low as 8.65 seconds at more than 150 mph

 
Douglas A2D Skyshark: The U.S. Navy's Idea of an Engine Swap During the Cold War
Douglas A2D Skyshark: The U.S. Navy's Idea of an Engine Swap During the Cold War

28 Apr 2023, 20:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Like an old Chevy truck waiting for an LS swap, Douglas employed the Allison Engine Company to supply a turboprop powerplant for what became the A2D program.

 
1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Is the Ultimate "Bubble Top" Restomod, Packs 700 HP
1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Is the Ultimate "Bubble Top" Restomod, Packs 700 HP

5 Apr 2023, 13:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sure, the slightly flashy appearance makes it anything but unassuming, but you'll never guess how monstrous it really is until the V8 fires up

 
Engine Swap Nirvana: The 500+ HP 8.2-Liter V8 Porsche-Cadillac 911 Eldorado Super Carrera
Engine Swap Nirvana: The 500+ HP 8.2-Liter V8 Porsche-Cadillac 911 Eldorado Super Carrera

24 Mar 2023, 17:58 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A personal project of a strong-willed wrench-turner spawned this American-European atrocity-on-wheels – a car that would make Shelby’s Cobra look like a go-kart

 
Sassy Grass 1970 Plymouth GTX Flexes 500ci Stroker, Idles Like a Beast
Sassy Grass 1970 Plymouth GTX Flexes 500ci Stroker, Idles Like a Beast

21 Mar 2023, 21:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Forget about the 426-cubic-inch HEMI, this 1970 Plymouth GTX packs an even bigger monster that sounds downright menacing

 
LT5-Swapped Shelby Cobra Has Sacrilege Written All Over, but It's Ridiculously Cool
LT5-Swapped Shelby Cobra Has Sacrilege Written All Over, but It's Ridiculously Cool

20 Mar 2023, 11:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / First introduced in the C7 Corvette ZR1, the supercharged LT5 is a 755-horsepower monster in stock form. This Cobra hits the pavement with 825 horses

 
1957 Chevrolet 210 "Mr. Gasket" Tribute Hides a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood
1957 Chevrolet 210 "Mr. Gasket" Tribute Hides a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood

3 Mar 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sporting a cool livery and a 350-cubic-inch V8, this Chevy is a great way to revive a 210 Tri-Five rather than send it to the junkyard

 
Plain-Looking 1967 Ford Mustang Is a Nightmist Blue Sleeper With a Big-Block Secret
Plain-Looking 1967 Ford Mustang Is a Nightmist Blue Sleeper With a Big-Block Secret

25 Feb 2023, 17:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Repainted and engine-swapped, this 1967 Ford Mustang is a stock-appearing pony with a beefed-up 427 V8. Perfect for smoking Mopars and Chevys at the drag strip.

 
1970 Lamborghini Espada S1 Is a Rare Italian Gem With a Chevrolet Secret
1970 Lamborghini Espada S1 Is a Rare Italian Gem With a Chevrolet Secret

2 Dec 2022, 22:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Espada Series I is the rarest iteration of the four-seater GT, but this dark blue example is the only one powered by a V8 engine.

 
Turbo Honda S2000-Powered Datsun Z Car Looks Like a Hoot to Drive
Turbo Honda S2000-Powered Datsun Z Car Looks Like a Hoot to Drive

18 Nov 2022, 20:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 595 horsepower and 353 pound-foot (479 Nm) at the rear wheels in a car as light as the 1974 Datsun 260Z sure seems fun, alright

 
ENEOS Rocks SEMA With Another Outrageous Engine Swap, a Subaru-powered Porsche 911 GT3
ENEOS Rocks SEMA With Another Outrageous Engine Swap, a Subaru-powered Porsche 911 GT3

1 Nov 2022, 16:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Japanese oil giant ENEOS will display a host of modified racing cars at its SEMA stand, with the ENEOS Porsche 911 GT3 STI likely to steal the show

 
Brand New Toyota GR86 Got a 2JZ Swap and a Pandem Kit, It's a Daily
Brand New Toyota GR86 Got a 2JZ Swap and a Pandem Kit, It's a Daily

4 Oct 2022, 16:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Instead of waiting to get a crashed example at a lower price, the owner of this Toyota GR86 got one with just four miles on the odometer

 
Rocky Auto's 1971 Nissan Skyline Packs Blasphemous Toyota V8 Power
Rocky Auto's 1971 Nissan Skyline Packs Blasphemous Toyota V8 Power

29 Sep 2022, 22:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The build starts by taking the two-liter L20SU straight-six engine native to the Skyline 2000 GT-X and, hopefully at least, set aside for a worthy donor

 
1979 Cadillac De Ville Found in a Junkyard Has an Unexpected Surprise Under the Hood
1979 Cadillac De Ville Found in a Junkyard Has an Unexpected Surprise Under the Hood

26 Sep 2022, 15:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Whoever owned this fifth-generation Cadillac before it was dropped off at the junkyard opted for... wait for it... an inline-six engine swap

 
Honda S2000 F20C-Swapped 1959 MG MGA Roadster Is Restomodding Done Right
Honda S2000 F20C-Swapped 1959 MG MGA Roadster Is Restomodding Done Right

23 Sep 2022, 15:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A high-revving engine such as the F20C in a lightweight roadster such as the MGA is the perfect recipe for driving enjoyment

 
LS2 V8 Swapped Land Rover Discovery Conquers the Aussie Outback With Ease
LS2 V8 Swapped Land Rover Discovery Conquers the Aussie Outback With Ease

22 Sep 2022, 03:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A project of this magnitude requires a level of labor that most people aren't skilled or time-wealthy enough to undertake. But Les Richmond is one of them

 
Chevy V8-Swapped Toyota Pickup Ditches Sensibility for Rock Crawling and Mud Bogging
Chevy V8-Swapped Toyota Pickup Ditches Sensibility for Rock Crawling and Mud Bogging

11 Sep 2022, 18:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This engine's got all the bells and whistles, including an Edelbrock four-barrel carburetor, custom shorty headers, custom valve, and intake cover.

 
This 572 HEMI V8 Swapped Dodge Charger Has Enough Power and Torque to Bend Spacetime
This 572 HEMI V8 Swapped Dodge Charger Has Enough Power and Torque to Bend Spacetime

31 Jul 2022, 18:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This custom Mopar creation comes to us from Miranda Built in Boynton Beach, Florida. Clearly, it looks radically different to the car it was stock

 
Turbo K24 Swapped Lotus Elise is Jetting 800 HP to the Tires, a True Rocket Ship
Turbo K24 Swapped Lotus Elise is Jetting 800 HP to the Tires, a True Rocket Ship

30 Jul 2022, 20:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Through the help of the tune-shop ECU=SHOP Factory in San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand, this man removed the stock Toyota engine and K24 swap it.

 
Here Are Three Fuel-Burning Classics We Want to See EV-Swapped
Here Are Three Fuel-Burning Classics We Want to See EV-Swapped

30 Jul 2022, 08:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / EV swaps will always have a place among V8s and V-12s. That said, we have a small selection of classic cars we think would fit an EV drivetrain nicely.