Engine swap

Touge Factory in Wheeling, Illinois started a new engine swap project. The company will be installing a 2.4 L Honda K24 inline-four into a Toyota Corolla AE86 and they will be documenting the entire process. In part two they prepare the engine and transmission for installation. They also install the Crystal Body Yokohama aero kit....

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GT86 with quad turbo V12

Engine swaps are fairly common, even among the non-enthusiast crowd. Whether you’re simply swapping in an identical engine to replace a completely broken one or trying to stuff the biggest thing you can into your little VW for all the power, the fundamental principles are roughly the same. In this article, we’re going

This Mugen-Honda MF-351 V10 is for sale in Italy with an asking price of €10,000 or about $11,848. This 3.5 L V10 made around 700 horsepower with the Footwork F1 team using MF-351H and MF-351HB versions in 193 and the Lotus F1 team using the MF-351HC and MF-351HD versions in 1994. The seller doesn't indicate...

American Legends continues to work on their 1968 "Corruptt" Mustang. Since our first article the team finished the flush mounted rear window and turbo piping layout around the Ferrari 4.2 L F136 V8. They also started installing the RideTech air suspension and their custom acrylic brake lights. Follow the project's progress on FB page or...

This Mini Mk3 is for sale in Buelton, California for $49,000. The Mini is powered by a 2.0 L B20 inline-four with upgraded injectors, Hondata S300 ECU, and stainless steel exhaust. The engine is mated to a Honda CR-V AWD drivetrain with a Megabite limited-slip differential in back on a Minitec subframe. The Mini rides...

Rickard Thomsson from 8 Valve Turbo Racing in Kvidinge, Sweden races in a Dodge Dakota dragster. The truck's best quarter-mile was 7.062 sec at 312.68 km/h (194.29 mph) thanks in-part to a turbocharged Volvo B230 8-valve inline-four making 1598 hp and 998 lb-ft of torque. Last year Rickard set out to build a Volvo 8-valve...

Mårten Stångberg and his team at Team Lovetap in Sweden spent the off-season rebuilding the engine, transmission, and trunk area in their 2003 Mercedes CLK. For those unfamiliar with the project, it's powered by a turbocharged 3.2 L M104 inline-six producing 800 horsepower and 930 Nm (685 lb-ft) of torque and Tex Racing T101a four-speed...

If you are looking for information on the older generation non-AVCS engines, please look at this POST. What is AVCS? There are several ways that engineers can improve the performance and efficiency of engines. Camshafts, which determine when intake and exhaust valves open, are typically best suited to certain engine speeds and load conditions. In some cases, it would be better for a valve to open earlier (advance) or later (retard) than the camshaft would normally dictate. Subaru engineers…

Chase McMaster built his BMW E36 to drift at this company Chase Bays in Birmingham, Alabama. The car was previously powered by a S52 inline-six until it blew. He replaced that with a turbocharged 2.5 L 1JZ inline-six using Xcessive mounts. The 1JZ mates to a BMW ZF five-speed manual transmission thanks to a PMC...

Pelle Söderström is a very talented engineer in Sweden. He always loved building things since he was a boy and dreamed one day of building a custom vehicle called "1934 Herkules" inspired from 1930's designs. Pelle started on the project by building the world's first 8.1 L inline-sixteen. At the core of the engine is...

Everyone has a dream engine they’d like in their 4x4. Some want power, some want economy, some want light weight, some want big torque, and most want everything

Bjørnar Eskedal's custom 1700 cc inline-six from Suzuki GSX motorcycle engines