What was your FIRST engine swap?

[white95]

I don't necessarily mean in YOUR vehicles either. For instance, my first attempt @ motor swapping was R&R of a blown 4-banger in a Nissan Hardbody. No supervision and with the owner's so-called help.

Nowadays, i feel like i can yank a 5.0 in a persistent vegetative state. Fawk, even hands swapped an engine...

 

[MadStang]

Blew a rod in my little mini-bike as kid. swapped in a 4HP motor that hauled some ass. Max speed was about 45mph.

Blew the heads clean off my 2.8L '86 camaro. Swapped in a 383 Stroker and the rest of the 350's drivetrain. Blew that motor up with too much boost.

Swapped my 3.8 out of my 98 mustang to build it into a 4.2 Stroker.

Swapped my 4.6 out of the Roush to build it into a 5.0 Stroker.

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[MustangChris]

4.6 sohc to 4.6dohc s/c

 

[Paul]

351W to 418W

Paul.

 

[MustangChris]

351W to 418W

Paul.

(was this back before "metric bolts"?)

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[Paul]

This was circa 2002 I think. I had put motors in and whatnot before, but no on my own personal car.

 

[blkmcnasty]

When i was 16 my first car was a metallic dark blue 1988 toyota supra 7M-GE non-turbo. I drove the sh*t out of that car and it had over 200k miles on it. I found a 1JZA80 for sale on craigslist for $1000 and all harnesses and computer. I took over one side of my parents garage and it took me about 4 months to do the swap. I never quite ran perfect but it sure was fun as hell when i finally got it to hit peak boost (23 pounds).


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[g36 monkey]

Didn't really swap, but changed out sweet 4 cylinders in my old s-10, the day the motor went in some kid pulled out in front of me and totaled it.

also helped with a few honda swaps ;p

and a 240 that my buddy put an sr20 into

 

[ivan12]

Lawnmower 8 HP B&S into my go-cart when I was around 12-13

 

[sn95gtvert]

started with an 86 vw scirocco when i was 16 helping a guy get it ready for the track. crappy car crappy motor 100 shot, i think it lasted an afternoon of track time.

1960 1300cc single port type 1 bug motor
from my old 60' to my 62'

my friends home built 1776cc type 1 bug motor we put in probly 7 different cars.
few datsun pickups
one ranger
1 fox body 5.0
1 sn95 3.8 to 306 from above fox 8psi powerdyne t5 and 4.10's
1 sn95 gt wrecked took said drive train from ^^

those 3 mustangs created one but its under the knife again awaiting a t56 and tune, i think he's getting a new blower too.

currently i have a friend that wants me to swap a 7m non turbo into his turbo 88 supra and he wants me to get the turbo parts on the na motor. this swap might be easy or it might be a pita, im soon to find out.

oh and a few hondas but they dont count. we are talking about cars not toys.

 

[blkmcnasty]

currently i have a friend that wants me to swap a 7m non turbo into his turbo 88 supra and he wants me to get the turbo parts on the na motor. this swap might be easy or it might be a pita, im soon to find out.

Dude way easier to find a real 7M-GTE with low mileage and build that up, make sure to get the ECU as well.

 

[MustangChris]

This was circa 2002 I think. I had put motors in and whatnot before, but no on my own personal car.

:-/ thanks for making my flinstones joke not funny anymore.

 

[sn95gtvert]

currently i have a friend that wants me to swap a 7m non turbo into his turbo 88 supra and he wants me to get the turbo parts on the na motor. this swap might be easy or it might be a pita, im soon to find out.

we have both cars at his hows right now, short block in the turbo still and the na one would drive if it had a clutch.
both cars are fully dressed trim/interior wise. the na car was only $300 so even if we dont use it we can put a clutch in it and beat the snot out of it.

is there a difference between the na 7m and the 7mgte besides intake and exhaust? ex... cams head c.r and such? im not much of a toyota person.
Dude way easier to find a real 7M-GTE with low mileage and build that up, make sure to get the ECU as well.

 

[Steven]

I know alot of people will call BS about it but at 6 years old I was already out there being taught how to build a HIPO 289 in a 65 coupe we had. Built multiple racing gokart/sprint kart motors by 10, and have done alot of 5.0 engine tear downs and rebuilds through middle and highschool. I'm now 20/1. Did a cleveland to windsor swap in the 70 at 19.. 351w in a race car at 17/8, etc. I know the gokart thing isn't much but considering I finished 11th in a national race of 30+ karts, I figure we did pretty damn good..

 

[duh09]

Well I'm gonna swap one 302 for another in my 67 this summer...

 

[Rice_slayer]

Helped my dad swap out a blown 2.3L 4 banger out of my brother's OLD 1980 mustang when I was 13. When I was 17/18(last year) pulled my own motor from my mustang and re-did it completely aside from the bottom end.

 

[Slykin]

I guess it would be helping my uncle change out his 390 with a 429. The swap was on his 66 Galaxie.

 

[BigTang]

the 250 6 banger in my GMC to a 350 then pulled the 350 many times to take it up a notch
then the k20a3 in my civic to a k20a2 w/ type r cams
then a few 4 banger foxes to 5.0 conversions
the newest swap is an LS1 into my '67 coupe.

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

The wimpy 350 out of my 76 Monte Carlo replaced with a GM crate ZZ4 350ci. 355hp/405tq

 

[lilredstang97]

rebuilt a civic motor when i was 16 then did a ford inline 6 300 when i was 17 then helped my dad with a side jobe on a corvette now this summer im swaping a 350 out of my old truck to an elderbroke 350 crate motor. i evently plan on building a 351 into a stroker motor not sure how far stroked yet but doing it for my stang some day.