Engine swap? Want to wow 'em at the next cruise in?

[pwd72s]

How about a LS v-12? For high rollers only, I'm afraid.

V12 LS Engines |

[kach22i]

V12 LS Engines |


That takes a lot of cooling capacity, bet the gas tank has to be a little bigger too.

[GH85Carrera]

I wonder if that fits in a Duce Coupe?

I bet there are more Chevy powered 32 Fords than Ford powered ones.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I wonder if that fits in a Duce Coupe?

I bet there are more Chevy powered 32 Fords than Ford powered ones.

Aye, there's the rub. I quit going to cruise ins because of "Sigh, yet another 350/350."

[aigel]

only $48.5k - 700 hp on pump gas.

Don't know. Bragging rights? There has to be better ways to make power ...

G

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by aigel

only $48.5k - 700 hp on pump gas.

Don't know. Bragging rights? There has to be better ways to make power ...

G

Yeah no kidding.
The lsx 454, and only like 14k to boot

[pavulon]

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Aye, there's the rub. I quit going to cruise ins because of "Sigh, yet another 350/350."

This^ - so much this! I saw a rare Hupmobile a while back; looked like a decent car, but what was under the hood? SBC and chrome bukkake.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by aigel

only $48.5k - 700 hp on pump gas.

Don't know. Bragging rights? There has to be better ways to make power ...

G

Considering you can make the same power for in the neighborhood of $10k, that seems like a ripoff. But bonus points for creativity.

[LWJ]

Agreed. The 350/350 is a cliche.

Do something cool like a blown two stroke diesel. Put that in a deuce coupe and I would applaud.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by pavulon

i don't get it, all them fancy hotrod builds on tv, they order in suspension kits, wheels they get a crate engine, slap it in there.
It's just assembly, not custom what they do.

And then you get a car that sounds like this : lumpy idle that sounds like it's going to stall on you..at the first chance it gets.

it has torque, i'm sure.. you can do burnouts with it.. woop ti doo..
I really don't get it... what is the appeal to spend that much money for such a limited and imho poor result

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by svandamme

i don't get it, all them fancy hotrod builds on tv, they order in suspension kits, wheels they get a crate engine, slap it in there.
It's just assembly, not custom what they do.

And then you get a car that sounds like this : lumpy idle that sounds like it's going to stall on you..at the first chance it gets.

it has torque, i'm sure.. you can do burnouts with it.. woop ti doo..
I really don't get it... what is the appeal to spend that much money for such a limited and imho poor result

Taking a moment to familiarize yourself with Katech might change your mind. I'd wager that this car starts reliably, idles in traffic with A/C running and hauls the mail in a straight line and around corners. If you don't like the sound, they have more tame alternatives--or more wild yet.

Katech supplied/supplies engines to the C5, 6 and 7 factory Corvette endurance race efforts...their engines have powered class competitive and dominant cars for a long time. However, the company recently sold.

[svandamme]

that lumpy idle still sounds like crap tho

[speeder]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

How about a LS v-12? For high rollers only, I'm afraid.

V12 LS Engines |

Just why?

Other than, “because they could...”

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by svandamme

i don't get it, all them fancy hotrod builds on tv, they order in suspension kits, wheels they get a crate engine, slap it in there.
It's just assembly, not custom what they do.

And then you get a car that sounds like this : lumpy idle that sounds like it's going to stall on you..at the first chance it gets.

it has torque, i'm sure.. you can do burnouts with it.. woop ti doo..
I really don't get it... what is the appeal to spend that much money for such a limited and imho poor result

I agree 100%.

And they all put GIANT tires on em, and "slam it to the weeds" I don't get it either. I bet that in 20 years the hot rod places will all be restoring the wheels to a normal size and raising the car up to get it derivable on city streets. Assuming we are still allowed to drive cars manually.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I agree 100%.

And they all put GIANT tires on em, and "slam it to the weeds" I don't get it either. I bet that in 20 years the hot rod places will all be restoring the wheels to a normal size and raising the car up to get it derivable on city streets. Assuming we are still allowed to drive cars manually.

I believe that the good custom rides have gas or hydraulic systems to adjust the ride height down for parking lot pictures compared to street driving..

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I wonder if that fits in a Duce Coupe?

Not the same engine but a V-12

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Considering you can make the same power for in the neighborhood of $10k, that seems like a ripoff. But bonus points for creativity.

With what V12 engine would you do this?

Jaguar V12 from the early 90's?

BMW?

Could they really do it for $10K with a standalone V12 design ready to swap in?

[scottmandue]

Did someone say originality?

[scottmandue]

No idea, just uploaded from this site and no description there.

The picture above it is a Jag V-12