Engine Swap Depot

Classic Detroit steel meets 21st Century Detroit engine technology in this 1965 Corvette. The plaque in the beginning of the video claims it to be the first and I think they are right. This swap was built by the Long Island Collector Car Garage and is for sale if anyone wants it.

Who knows if the original straight six was still under this 1947 Hudson pickup’s hood when this project started but in went a turbocharged 7.3L Ford Power Stroke engine. The engine comes with fire-ringed heads, 100hp injectors, and a big 88mm turbo. ...

Ringbrothers has taken the Best of Show award from SEMA 2009 with this 1964 Ford Fairlane. Under the hood they stuffed a Roush 427 IR V8 which produces 560 horsepower and 540 torque. The fenders, hood, front and rear bumper, and deck lid spoiler are all made from carbon fiber. ...

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Tired of the same old stuff in the hot rod community, Yannick Sire set off to create on something unique. Something that would combine dragster type power with the Rad Rod aesthetics. He also required it to be comfortable and dependable to drive.

Nelson Racing Engines was showing off a monster twin turbocharged 572 big block powered 1969 Camaro. The engine is good for 2,000 horsepower.

When completed this will be one really unique 1969 Camaro. Under the hood will be GM’s supercharged LS9 crate engine and a custom built Viper based T-56 transmission. The frame will consist of an Art Morrison subframe and a custom built rear frame that will be built to handle 1,000 horsepower. ...

This 1st Gen. Toyota Celica is owned by Daijiro Inada and was built by Garage Boso. Out went the original four cylinder and in went a Nissan SR20DET with a five speed transmission. The entire front suspension ...

Don’t worry its not a real Ferrari F40 but a F40 Silhouette kit car. I would have expected far too many F40 owners’ to spontaneously combust had it been real. Now I know this technically doesn’t ...

After racing this 1991 NSX for six years in mostly NASA & NSX-only events, Ms. Badwrench Racing decided to build what they call “the Ultimate NSX Hybrid“. They were going to take the factory Honda C30A V6 and replace it with a GM LS7 V8. ...

This is a 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite with a Honda S2000 F20C swap. Not much information on this particular swap. As always if anyone knows more about this project please let us know.

Rhys Millen Racing is building a mid-engine RWD Hyundai Genesis coupe for SEMA 2009. The engine is the 4.6L V8 from a Genesis sedan. About the only change to the engine will be new pistons that should up the compression to 10.9:1 or possibly 11:1. ...

Built by E-Shift Performance in New Jersey, this BMW E39 M5 sedan is powered by a single turbo 2JZ Toyota Supra engine. E-Shift Performance also built the other BMW swap which can be seen in the link below. ...