Glossary / General

engine swap

81 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Changing the engine in a car to another one is called an engine swap. People do this to make their cars faster or more reliable.

Technical Definition

An engine swap is the process of replacing a vehicle’s original engine with a different one, often to improve performance or reliability. It involves mechanical and sometimes electronic adjustments.

Hear It Discussed

"They were swapping Corvette motors in and going and running in Baja to try to keep up with the Broncos that had V8 stock."
Scramble! Cal Mille! Unlikely Chop Tops! Bring a Trailer Podcast 38:07

"[631.0s] I've asked them about it and I've done this [629.0s] 200,000 fucking times. [633.0s] After 400 and something miles [636.0s] of driving this engine swap [639.0s] with no codes, no pending..."
Can The 911 GT3 S/C Be A Real GT3? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 234 The Carmudgeon Show 10:33

"More we probably do more engine swaps really engine swaps putting the himmys in the jeeps"
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