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ah_jokah
03-03-2007, 10:44 AM
What do yu think is the best and cheapest engline swap for a car?
SyNt3K
03-03-2007, 11:28 AM
ummm, any specific make or model in mind or just random... if random well thats easy... the flintones have the foot mobile right, just replace the flintones... easy az...

and yes i know someone will drop a comment such as, its got no engine, so in that matter... mini cooper straight out, you can almost lift it out with ya hands... but thats just my opinion :roll: :?
A_n_i_M_a_L_
03-03-2007, 11:40 AM
LOL! Need a bit more info, such as the car, year, the exsisting engine as of now, transmission etc. etc...
ah_jokah
03-03-2007, 12:11 PM
well any car and model...juss wanted to see wat ppl think the best swap is :wink:
HeartBeatStoper
03-03-2007, 12:15 PM
well ive helpd a buddy do a swap in a 88 S-10...from a 4 banger to a 350 which was very easy i thought......only problem was had to beat the firewall back alil for the distributar to fit other than that it was cake
SyNt3K
03-03-2007, 12:18 PM
easiest engine swap for me ever.... i shit you not, my radio controlled car, eezy az...lol

do i win, do i get a prize now? :?
TheAirMan
03-03-2007, 01:09 PM
The easiest to do is a B16 into a civic..
ah_jokah
03-03-2007, 02:28 PM
yeah honda's are easy to swap engines with...
hydromike
03-04-2007, 12:29 PM
well ive helpd a buddy do a swap in a 88 S-10...from a 4 banger to a 350 which was very easy i thought......only problem was had to beat the firewall back alil for the distributar to fit other than that it was cake

I'll agree with this one, s-10's and blazers are easy to put a V-8 in. I never messed around with a Honda though
A_n_i_M_a_L_
03-04-2007, 12:50 PM
well any car and model...juss wanted to see wat ppl think the best swap is :wink:

Well I have done many upgrade swap, 350sbc into my 89 Safari van. A 350 sbc into a 78 Mustang. (yes a chev engine). A TPI 350 into my 85 Monte SS. and these are just my own vehicles, not to mention all the ones I have done in the past at my old job. On that note... None were exactly easy really. :D
hydromike
03-04-2007, 01:05 PM
I bet the putting the 350 in the safari was a pain in the ass
A_n_i_M_a_L_
03-04-2007, 01:09 PM
I bet the putting the 350 in the safari was a pain in the ass

For the most part it actually wasn't to bad. But I did have all the proper tools, hoist etc. The only hard part was taking the front end out as in rad supports etc.
bscar
03-06-2007, 03:54 PM
What do yu think is the best and cheapest engline swap for a car?

a 350 small block into a Honda Insight
hydromike
03-07-2007, 12:53 PM
I can't remember the website, but a couple of years ago I seen a video on the net of a Ford Focus that a guy put a smallblock in. The video was shot at night, but you could see and hear the motor in it, it was a costly swap I imagine. If I can find the website I'll post it.
hydromike
03-07-2007, 12:58 PM
This is not the same one, but it's the only one I could find

http://www.ford-v8-focus.com/index.html
revs
03-07-2007, 08:18 PM
I saw a Mitsubishi 3000GT Vr-4 (twin turbo) with a v8 dodge 440 swapped into it. The guy even switched the rear badge to read "Vr-440" lol.
hydromike
03-07-2007, 11:11 PM
I saw a Mitsubishi 3000GT Vr-4 (twin turbo) with a v8 dodge 440 swapped into it. The guy even switched the rear badge to read "Vr-440" lol.

I bet that was badass! :D
HeartBeatStoper
03-08-2007, 09:44 AM
I can't remember the website, but a couple of years ago I seen a video on the net of a Ford Focus that a guy put a smallblock in. The video was shot at night, but you could see and hear the motor in it, it was a costly swap I imagine. If I can find the website I'll post it.im sorry but a 5.0 in a focus is just sick and would love to have 1
hydromike
03-08-2007, 07:27 PM
I can't remember the website, but a couple of years ago I seen a video on the net of a Ford Focus that a guy put a smallblock in. The video was shot at night, but you could see and hear the motor in it, it was a costly swap I imagine. If I can find the website I'll post it.im sorry but a 5.0 in a focus is just sick and would love to have 1

Hell yeah it would be, I'm still waiting for somebody to put a 350 in a cavalier
revs
03-08-2007, 08:23 PM
Hell yeah it would be, I'm still waiting for somebody to put a 350 in a cavalier

they'd probably have to convert it to rwd or else it would just be a mess :lol:
kingshit
03-12-2007, 07:08 AM
What do yu think is the best and cheapest engline swap for a car?

any honda is universial and use about 7 diffeant bolt sizes...there are the easist by far....other then that andything under 1992 is easy.
D1STURB3D
03-17-2007, 09:40 AM
id like to see an LS2 go into a cavi that would be sweet but i dont think those are very cheap unless you find a vette that was crashed in the back
A_n_i_M_a_L_
03-17-2007, 10:03 AM
id like to see an LS2 go into a cavi that would be sweet but i dont think those are very cheap unless you find a vette that was crashed in the back

Like this maybe? :twisted:


http://static.racingjunk.com/10/ui/0/5/0840145685460.jpg
1fast2liter
03-17-2007, 11:48 AM
I can't remember the website, but a couple of years ago I seen a video on the net of a Ford Focus that a guy put a smallblock in. The video was shot at night, but you could see and hear the motor in it, it was a costly swap I imagine. If I can find the website I'll post it.

it was the whole drive line to a cobra mustang. ran 12.9 in the quarter on a stock motor with only a cai and custom exhaust. even stock headers.

to much wheels spin they said. bled the tires to like 32 psi and had 4 people in the car..

my swap how about a srt4 into a 1st gen neon. one adapter the rest is drop in and bolt up.
hydromike
03-17-2007, 02:32 PM
I can't remember the website, but a couple of years ago I seen a video on the net of a Ford Focus that a guy put a smallblock in. The video was shot at night, but you could see and hear the motor in it, it was a costly swap I imagine. If I can find the website I'll post it.

it was the whole drive line to a cobra mustang. ran 12.9 in the quarter on a stock motor with only a cai and custom exhaust. even stock headers.

to much wheels spin they said. bled the tires to like 32 psi and had 4 people in the car..

my swap how about a srt4 into a 1st gen neon. one adapter the rest is drop in and bolt up.

Do you have any pics of it? I'd like to see that, I like the 1st gen neons minus the motor
Tokkiez
03-18-2007, 03:38 AM
easiest engine swap for me ever.... i shit you not, my radio controlled car, eezy az...lol

do i win, do i get a prize now? :?

:lol: hahaha my gut it hurts haha
skogey10
04-07-2007, 04:34 PM
I know of two guys in Edmonton that have done a blown 302 into a Miata.
hydromike
04-07-2007, 05:27 PM
I know of two guys in Edmonton that have done a blown 302 into a Miata.

A good friend of mine told me a long time ago that he knew a guy that put a 5.0 in a Miata and I never believed him until I looked it up on the web! I think that is one of the best swaps, I wasn't even thinking about the Miata!
jmstang82
04-22-2007, 11:31 AM
id like to see an LS2 go into a cavi that would be sweet but i dont think those are very cheap unless you find a vette that was crashed in the back

i think you mean an LS 1 ....and they are found in other things besides corvettes.
Officer_Cartman
04-22-2007, 11:49 AM
LS2 went in the vette after the LS1 did. the ls2 is also found in GTOs and some SSRs.
ROB_33
04-24-2007, 09:06 AM
The best engine swap... not the easiest is putting a blown nissan VH45de into a r33 skyline... tight fit but well worth it.... a vh45de is a v8 out of a nissan infinaty for those who dont know... can get the engine for about $2500 only took 1 week to install :) although that was running on about 1-2 hours sleep a night! takes a NA 33 running 15's into a 9sec car