Holden’s VL Commodore continues to enjoy a cult following in Australia. The combination of its lightweight body and sophisticated (for the time) Nissan RB-series engine was a winner in its day and continues to be a sought-after donor for many projects today. Huss of NSW has built a very unique […]
Conversions
Toyota 86 gets quad-turbo 1GZ-FE V12 engine conversion (video)
The driftalicious Toyota 86 (and Subaru BRZ) has been the subject to many, many engine swaps in its five year existence. We’ve featured 2JZ inline-sixes, the VR35DETT from the R35 Nissan GTR, V8s and even a Ferrari 458 Italia donk. We have to say this one takes the cake, though. […]
Top 10 cars with the strangest engine conversions
Engine swaps are, more often than not, to enhance a car’s power and speed. Note the Ferrari-powered Toyota 86, or GTR-engined Nissan Patrol we’ve featured, as well as the myriad small cars at Summernats 30 stuffed choc-full of V8. Sometimes, though, the motives behind a conversion are different. It could […]
For Sale: Sleeper Subaru Legacy with Chev LS2 V8 engine conversion
We’ve featured our share of crazy engine swaps here at PD, in Australia, New Zealand and plenty in the good ol’ US of A, like today’s Cool Find. A Subaru Liberty wagon is not the first candidate you’d think of for a Chevrolet LS V8 swap, but the hashtag #LStheworld […]
Video: Nissan Patrol with GT-R power smokes Porsche 918
A clip from an episode of The Grand Tour featuring a drag race between a Porsche 918 and Nissan Patrol has hit the web – a pretty clear cut victory you would think. Not so, it would seem. The Middle East is a haven of modified Nissan Patrols. Long time […]
Honda Integra gets NSX V6 engine conversion with RWD
The Integra Type R and NSX are two of Honda’s most celebrated screamers of the 1990s. One four-cylinder and one V6, but both using VTEC to scream past 8000rpm and into classic status. What happens when you combine the two? Leave that to New Zealand’s Speed Science to answer. Starting […]
For Sale: Mini Cooper with Honda B16 engine conversion
Today’s Cool Find comes from the US of A. It’s a 1972 Austin Mini with a Honda VTEC engine inside. The VTEC engine in question is not the grand daddy F20 normally seen in the S2000, but is nonetheless a very potent swap for something weighing the best part of […]
Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 11 – engine install
It’s been a while since our last update on the Volvo 240GL LS1 V8 project car, but you needn’t worry, it is still in development. Over the Xmas break we had some delays, with all the eating and drinking and whatnot, and then we had some hurdles with the engine […]