maser Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 US car lovers will hate this A guy in Sweden are working on a M powered Cuda: http://www.pure-pf.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29684 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris556452 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Wow, never seen anything like that before... I guess we do the same thing over here though, use what we've got plenty of. Is it mainly going to be a 1/4 mile car? -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 As someone who grew up in the muscle car era of the late 60s -70s my first reaction was "why would they do that to a classic car". But then I thought that is pretty much what some Datsun purists probably think of my 280Z with a Chevy LT1 engine. I love the 'Cuda body and this will probably make a real nice ride. Keep us posted on the updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Very interesting indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadkill Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 mixed feelings on this one but very cool non the less. its gunna be a very different little 73 cuda thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum380Z Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 omg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleaf Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffer949 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I love it!!! Now Id do something like that just to go to a muscle car show and hear people bitch about how i ruined a classic American muscle car. Still I love it. Reminds me of fast and the furious tokyo drift where they put the RB26?? into the classic mustang. The classic car guys where in an uproar over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXT_bean Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 this is just awesome. I have a 95 540i with a bad trans. ive been thinking about doing an rb swap with it. not sure on fitment though.. either that or an ls1 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty Wez Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nice With all these engine swaps going on now a days, its no surprise something like this comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Interesting swap, though I'm not sure its what I would do if I owned a 70-74 'Cuda. Much easier to stomach than the 67 or so Cuda that was on a Honda FWD unibody...blehh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 wow, a dodge that wont brake down as much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismopick Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 w00t! BMW ///M Power FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 wow, a dodge that wont brake down as much.. Think about how much easier it is for him to find parts now too. I'd sport that car. I think it's neat. Maybe not as much of a monster as a dodge engine can be, but who cares? There's a reason why RB swaps and the likes aren't done too much in the USA. It's just a huge pita when you need something you don't have. I'd loved to see a BMW V8 in it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Years ago I drove an M6 Alpina , just once. What an animal, what a SWEET ride..What lines......I would give my left..........I need more nuts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_furious Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 wow, a dodge that wont brake down as much.. Somebody's got to say it. It's not a Dodge. Would you call a Pontiac a Chevy? And none of the breakdowns either of my Plymouths experienced had anything to do with the powerplant. In fact, I'd say the vaunted German engineering would have more teething problems than a simple Plymouth V8. Flame away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler all share engine series though. Pontiac, Chevy, and Buick don't for example. Dodge engines themselves seem to be decently reliable, but they've made some pretty shotty stuff in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler all share engine series though. Pontiac, Chevy, and Buick don't for example. Dodge engines themselves seem to be decently reliable, but they've made some pretty shotty stuff in the past. actually almost when it comes to GM they almost all share the same motors, the saturn sky and the pontiac soltices are pretty much the same car, not to mention the ltx and lsx motors that come in a crap load of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdeprat Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hey guys, I don’t know if you guys have seen this but there is a 2JZ Toyota Supra engine in a classic 1967 Camaro, very impressed if you ask me. Click on the link if you wish to see the car. http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos-08/08-07-08page-2JZ-Toyota-Supra-engine-in-a-classic-Camaro.htm Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_furious Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler all share engine series though. Pontiac, Chevy, and Buick don't for example. Dodge engines themselves seem to be decently reliable, but they've made some pretty shotty stuff in the past. Yes and no. There are distinctions, depending on the year and engine. Chrysler Corporation engines(Dodge is a marketing brand, not a manufacturer), specifically of the relevant vintage (1970s) had no issues with quality or reliability. They were extremely well-made and engineered, if a bit simplistic by comparison to a M5 engine of recent manufacture. I like the ingenuity of this swap, I just think there's a lot of misinformation being passed around. What Chrysler engines do you refer to as being 'shoddy'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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