11.) Mazda RX-7
10.) Porsche 924
9.) Datsun Z cars
8.) Jaguar XJ series
7.) Nissan 300ZX
6.) MGB
5.) Volvo 240 / 740
4.) BMW 750i
3.) Porsche 914
2.) Nissan 240SX
1.) Mazda Miata

http://bangshift.com/blog/The-Top-11...runt-Into.html

 

The Jaguar is new to me although I thought the RX7 was higher on the list.

 

LOL, BMW 750 what?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!

Who the hell in their right mind would put a pushrod pos to replace BMW's sweet V8? Or the V12 if it applies to the older model????

 

I've thought about doing a Renegade Hybrid V8 conversion on a 914 for a long time. Maybe one of these days...
http://www.renegadehybrids.com/#

 

it may be cheaper to drop in a Ls9 crate engine then have the bmw dealer work on it

 

Someone who owns a 750 with a blown engine. That pushrod pos might be a WHOLE lot cheaper and easier to maintain without a great deal of loss in real-world performance.

 

Wow lots of Nissan, Porsche and Mazda. Would've thought RX-7 would be higher

 

I met the owner when I smoked his 350 944 with my Turbo 944 in Redlands. I can not say enough bad things about the guy.

 

Gotta love the Miata with a corvette engine


Or, how about a supercharged 5.0/Miata

 

The 5.0 conversion for the Miata has been around forever - but the Corvette engine, now that's tasty!

Those cars are pretty fun in stock form, I can't imagine one with 300-400hp. I'd need a separate budget for tires!!

 

Thats one quick Miata.

What I like is small car with powerful engine. Like that dude in U.A.E has an SLR engine in an SLK

 

Damn that I'd like to go for a spin in that miata!

 

My friend's dad had a 5.0/302 in a Miata and that all it did, spin. Did hook up worth a damn but once it did, well... damn. haha

I haven't seen too may V8s swapped into 240SXs or 300ZXz though. I've seen a LSx here and there but didn't think there were a lot of them. I'm a little surprised by some of the cars here. I always wanted to do a SB 240Z though.

 

Most of the list is platforms to make a perfect hot rod, a lightweight body with a powerful engine. I would love to build one someday, I would like a FD Rx-7 or a classic Z with a Corvette LS V8.

 

Hmmmm.....no AC Cobra?



That was the car that made this whole concept famous to start with....stuffing a big-iron American V8 into a small, foreign package....in this case, British.

Later Triumphs (TR7, TR8), used small, aluminum Buick V8s straight from the factory, without any need for conversion, but, of course, it was not the same effect as the AC Cobra.