Odd Swaps Challenge Presented by Continental Tire

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Super Street Magazine set out to see what uncommon engine swaps could be found that were willing to battle it out on the dyno

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:27 - So, AutSwap is a challenge that was made by Super Street.

00:30 They basically put a call out to owners with cars

00:33 that maybe are a little bit unorthodox.

00:35 You know, Honda engines and Toyotas,

00:36 GM engines and BMWs,

00:38 and from there it's a bit of a challenge.

00:40 - My name is Demisio Castaneda,

00:43 and I brought my 1991 Toyota Cressida.

00:45 I picked the Cressida because it was my first car.

00:49 I put a 2JZ with big single comp turbo

00:52 with the help of Kaizen Motorsports.

00:54 I chose the motor because the platform

00:56 was already kind of based off of the Japanese version,

00:59 so it was a fairly direct swap.

01:02 - My name is Derek Arden, and I am in a 1999 Mazda Miata.

01:05 This Miata, we just got fully caged.

01:07 It's got a GM Ecotec swap on it.

01:09 I picked that engine because it's a pretty cheap motor swap.

01:12 They're everywhere, and they're pretty easy to take care of.

01:15 The results of the dyno were 209 horsepower with 194 torque.

01:19 - My name is Eduardo Pineda,

01:23 and I brought down a 1985 Toyota MR2.

01:26 The car is currently on a K24 with K20 head.

01:31 It is pushing about 480 horsepower.

01:33 The reason I chose the engine for the car

01:35 was because Honda has a great aftermarket capability.

01:38 I just broke this engine in,

01:39 so it feels awesome, very responsive.

01:42 - My name's Jeff Ringer,

01:43 and I came out with the Sport Car Motion K24 S2000.

01:47 The K24, we also have cams in it, and we added ITBs.

01:51 You know, the S2000 motors are rare these days.

01:54 You know, it's about $3,500 to $4,000 for a used one.

01:56 And the K24, I guess,

01:58 would be like the Japanese small black Chevy,

02:00 only $1,000 or so.

02:02 So once you get the engine in,

02:03 if you have problems or if you blow the engine,

02:04 it's much cheaper to replace it.

02:06 - My name's Amir Bentatu,

02:11 and I'm driving the Motorsport Hardware LS M3.

02:14 So I don't own the car, Ryan does,

02:16 but he decided he wanted a lot of power reliably,

02:18 and obviously the most important thing is the swap.

02:20 It's got an LS2 that's been rebuilt by ERL.

02:23 I think it's pretty plug-and-play.

02:24 They make a lot of kits for it,

02:25 and it turns out BMW wanted you to put a V8 in there,

02:27 so it's perfect.

02:28 This is, I would say, probably on the border of odd.

02:33 It almost makes a little too much sense, you know,

02:34 compared to some of the other cars,

02:36 like the 1J, Starion, or maybe the K-Series, AW11, you know.

02:40 Once you get to this higher power level,

02:42 if you want something that's just,

02:43 you know is gonna be bulletproof,

02:44 you just can't beat an LS.

02:45 - Hi, my name's Diego Garibay.

02:47 I came out with a '88 Mishimishi Starion.

02:50 I played a game called Sega GT when I was younger,

02:53 and I beat the game with a Starion.

02:55 So as my first car, I found myself a Starion,

02:59 and I've stuck with the Starion ever since.

03:01 I picked the JZ, 'cause I've always been a big fan

03:04 of the JZ platform.

03:06 The dyno went well.

03:07 Results were 678 at 29 pounds of boost.

03:12 - My name is Evan Tran.

03:13 I came out here with a '93 Mazda Miata,

03:15 and the motor I saw was a Honda Odyssey engine.

03:18 I love Honda engines, 'cause they're really reliable,

03:21 and they make great power, and they're really cheap.

03:24 - I was hoping for my car not to blow up,

03:27 'cause every time I would come down,

03:29 I would have all sorts of problems.

03:31 Yeah, today it turned out pretty well.

03:33 (upbeat music)

03:35 - I'm having a blast.

03:44 It's great atmosphere, a lot of nice people.

03:48 Filling out the car, getting some good seat time in it,

03:50 having a good time.

03:51 The one I know I'm competing up against pretty good

03:53 is the J35 Miata.

03:56 It's got a little bit of aero and power advantage over me,

03:58 and then there's a couple other cars out there

04:00 that are pretty fast too, so.

04:01 A lot of neat swaps, and fast drivers, that's for sure.

04:04 - I liked it, it was really well organized.

04:07 Just cool people, you know, it's fun.

04:09 I really like Amir's E36,

04:13 and that Starion with the 1JZ.

04:16 It took me a bit to warm up,

04:18 but I think I did a pretty decent time

04:21 for what the car was built for.

04:24 I was getting a lot of pointers from the other guys,

04:26 and I'm really happy they were so nice

04:28 and helped me improve my time over the day.

04:30 It was good to see so many different swaps, you know?

04:33 It was just, usually I feel like I'm kinda like

04:36 a oddball out, but I felt like I was in a group today,

04:40 and it felt good.

04:41 - Seems like you guys have some really cool people,

04:43 and you know, like we had a couple guys who were helping.

04:45 It's their first time ever on track,

04:47 and then, you know, Jeff Ringer and myself,

04:49 we do this all the time, so.

04:50 Very, very big range of skill set for driving.

04:53 - What a great event this year.

04:54 I've had a couple MR2s in my life,

04:56 so it was cool to see the K24 Turbo MR2 as well.

04:59 And it was also cool to meet some of the guys

05:00 that have never been on track

05:01 and help them throughout the day.

05:04 - My first one was terrible.

05:05 First lap, my throttle bracket broke,

05:07 so I had to kinda ghetto rig a bracket.

05:11 So, it's working fine now.

05:12 Too much power, that's for sure.

05:14 But it was fun, I didn't spin out, it was great.

05:18 It was a great time.

05:19 - The vibe of the track is very nice.

05:20 All the competitors are very helpful.

05:22 They're all guys who have back.

05:24 It's really cool, I've never done something like this,

05:25 and it's actually running really smooth and all that,

05:28 so I'm actually really happy with it.

05:30 - I didn't know what to expect when I showed up, actually.

05:33 It was a great experience.

05:34 I've never tracked a car on a time attack.

05:37 It's a pretty heavy car to drive around this track

05:39 pretty fast.

05:40 So far, I haven't had any issues, failures,

05:43 so we're gonna go back in there

05:44 and try to push it a little bit harder.

05:46 (upbeat music)

05:49 - Everybody out here is really great people.

06:02 I mean, they helped me out a lot today,

06:04 considering I had a few issues,

06:05 but very good set of guys.

06:07 All the cars are nice as well.

06:08 - So that was really fun.

06:10 I had a great time here.

06:11 Amazing time on the track.

06:12 I've never done that before,

06:14 and I'm gonna do it again.

06:15 - I always have fun with Super Street,

06:17 and looking forward to next year.

06:19 We should do it again.

06:20 More odd swaps, the better, right?

06:22 - So we had a blast.

06:23 You know, really, really fun event,

06:24 and I would happily come back to defend our title.

06:26 The organizers are amazing.

06:28 The competitors were amazing.

06:29 The guys here at Global Time Attack

06:31 that helped host the event were amazing.

06:32 It's just so much fun.

06:34 You know, everyone here is kind of on the same wavelength,

06:36 and really, really cool.

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