The 300hp Dilemma: The Legend and Limit of the Volvo B5254T4
On paper, Volvo’s 2.5L turbo DOHC 5-cylinder looks like a dream engine for swappers… but it hides a dark secret.
Budget Build: the anti-Barra 500hp Atlas 4.2L I6
Can GM’s 4.2-litre I6 be taken from mild to 500hp wild? Yes it can!
Engine-pedia: the GM Atlas is the next big swap platform
GM have a 4, 5, and 6-cylinder engine ready to dominate all.
Nu metal: the new engines replacing old favourites
The days of the RB, JZ and LS swap are past. Here are the engines replacing these old legends.
Everything wrong with the Ford Barra I6
Ford Australia’s power hero isn’t infallible: here’s every weak point of the legendary Barra.
Engine-pedia: Honda B-series 4-cylinder icons
The high-RPM NA 4-cylinder engines that showed tuner cars weren’t to be messed with.
Engine-pedia: Audi’s head-kicking turbo 5-cylinder, from UR Quattro to DAZA MADNESS
Audi’s turbo 5-cylinder engine changed rallying in ‘80, and it is rewriting what is possible for street engines today.
Case study: AVOID DISASTERS & RESEARCH YOUR ENGINE PLATFORM CAREFULLY
If you’re wanting to push power, sometimes buying the highest performance variant of an engine is actually NOT the way to go.
Engine-pedia: Germany’s diesel hammer, the BMW N57
The hottest engine swap rght now isn’t Honda K, LS or Godzilla V8; it’s BMW’s N57 and we’ve got the full rundown on this epic diesel.
Engine-pedia: Toyota screaming 2ZZ K-SERIES KILLER
Everything you need to know about one of Japan’s overlooked gems: Toyota’s 2ZZ-GE four-cylinder.
Engine-pedia: Toyota’s forgotten 4-cylinder heroes - 3S-GTE, 4AGZE, & 3S-BEAMS
Everything you wanted to know about Toyota’s awesome, forgotten high-performance four-cylinder heroes.
Tools you need to do an engine swap
Here are the tools you must have if you want to engine-swap a car.
Engine-pedia: the Swedish meatballs, deep-diving Volvo’s powerhouse turbo Whiteblock 5-cylinder
How Volvo’s “Whiteblock” 4, 5 & 6-cylinder engines may be the most-slept-on swappable engines out there.
Mastering Driveline Angles in a Custom Engine Swap
They didn’t lie, the angle of the dangle is all important… especially if you want your engine swap to work.
Engine-pedia: BMW’s legendary motorsport engines for the street
BMW gave us some of the greatest NA performance engines of all time. Here is everything you need to know about them.
Budget blaster: is a budget 400hp Honda K24 better than an 800hp built combo?
Can you have more fun with a budget 400hp turbo K24 than a full-tilt max-effort +800hp set-up?
How to LS-swap your classic in one day
Learn how you can LS swap your classic car in a day.
Engine-pedia: Ford’s ballistic Barra 6-cylinder
Everything you need to know about the turbo 6-cylinder which schooled Japanese heroes: Ford’s mighty 4L Barra
Engine-pedia: everything awesome about Ford’s 5.0L Coyote, & 5.2L Voodoo & predator V8s
One of the most impressive V8s out of America doesn’t get the love it deserves.
Everything wrong with the LS V8
Here are the main problems with the LS V8.