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Posted: 05/15/08
06:15 AM
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If you didn't see the topic all over the internet yesterday, there is (was) a turbine-powered Porsche 928 on ebay.
Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D170217977642%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1&item=170217977642
This got me thinking. What are some dream motors swaps? Here are a few that jump into my brain:
-VW Rabbit GTI with a 150 or so hp 2.0-liter 16-valve
-First generation Impreza (pre 2002) with a WRX STi powertrain
-BMW's V-10 engine plugged into a mid-engined sports car (An Esprit?)
-First gen Elise (Euro model) with a Integra Type-R engine
-BMW 2002 with an E30 M3 EVO engine (2.5-liter)
-Corvette Z06 engine plugged into a Fiero
-Mazda 3-rotor in a Miata
So, what are some of your dream swaps?
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Zoomin440
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Posted: 05/15/08
11:39 AM
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Blown Big Block Hemi in a T-Bucket. I occasionally see a sharp one a a car show and can only imagine the out of control feeling of >1500 HP and <2000 lbs. Today I enjoy autocrossing lightweights but will eventually own a wicked T-Bucket.
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DGluckman
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Posted: 05/15/08
01:23 PM
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I've always wanted a mid-engined minivan of some sort. Or maybe a 3-series with a 350 (there are kits available!). Or even a Miata with a 350. Or...
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Posted: 05/19/08
11:54 AM
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So then Mr. Gluckman, pretty much anything with a 350? I didn't realize you were such a GM small block fan!
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Posted: 05/19/08
12:11 PM
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A stout, clean little turbo diesel for my TJ Jeep.
The Liberty's VM diesel might do it, but I don't think it's as good as you can build now. I believe that it is still in use in overseas jeeps. Something like VW's new ones might work.
Always thought the Mazda 13B rotary in my MG Midget would be interesting...
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Graduate, Rodan School of Automotive Design
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SSmith
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Posted: 05/21/08
12:53 PM
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Call me crazy, but I'm a fan of LS6/LS7 into Insert Car Here. So just about anything. That said, my car of choice (decent suspension geometry, light, stiff, and relatively modern but still dirt cheap) is the E30-chassis BMW 3-series.
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That said, other favorites (favorites I've driven or ridden in) include:
-BMW E30 w/E36 M3 six-cylinder
-BMW E36/5 (318ti) w/E36 M3 six-cylinder
-Lotus 7 clone w/Mazda 13B rotary
-Late '90s Honda Civic hatch w/Integra Type R four
And, while I haven't driven it yet, Dad's 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SE is on the lift getting a 300-plus-hp early-'90s S-class V-8. (It originally came with a 200-horse 4.5-liter V-8.) That one ought to be up there.
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bigtime
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Posted: 05/24/08
03:01 PM
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Huge electric motor, a bank of batteries and a gas generator. Sorry guys, I am thinking mpg. Oh wait, detroit can't build a car like that even though people have done it in their garages. Nevermind.
Ok I will play.
LS6/LS7 in an aveo. Make it RWD.
I am dead serious. A small car with tire smoking ability. Ever seen that VW with the lambo engine in it on "Top Gear?" It would be like that, but American.
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