Tag: Engine swap

What do you do when you find a crack in the block of your race car just weeks before a race?

Chevy LS blocks are awesome; we all know that. But would you ever consider stuffing one into another vehicle? Perhaps a German sports car, minivan, or even a motorcycle?

When the first DMCs were prototyped at auto shows decades ago by John DeLorean the car was ground-breaking just like this Corvette LS1-Swapped DeLorean.

Back in 2011, it was brought to our attention that some crazy gear head in California had decided to take one of his supercars, a Ferrari 360 GT, and swap out its engine for an LS.

Is there anything more American than taking a normal, everyday car, and swapping in some big, ridiculous engine? I don’t think so!

This week’s Burnout video shows us all what happens when you take a little, lightweight classic Datsun pickup truck and equip it with a built LS1. Putting a monster American V8 in any lightweight vehicle is a recipe for a solid burnout machine, but when you make that lightweight vehicle a pickup truck with literally […] More »

The S13 Nissan 240SX was sold in the U.S. for six years and the most powerful engine offered during that time was a 2.4L 4-cylinder with 155 horsepower and 160lb-ft of torque – leaving little question as to why so many import tuners tear out the stock engine to make room for the tried and […] More »