crazy .... V8 swap into a ford probe

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I’m starting to get a little tired of the low power/high wheel spin thing with the KL so I started a V8 project. It’s a lot easier than I thought, I don’t know what all the bitching in the Performance forum is all about.

Today I got the V8 mounted in, all I have left to do is find a matching gearbox and probably a Painless wiring kit for the stuff. I like it, it’s all-aluminum, compact (look at that elbow room!), and should be a lot of fun.

Enough teasing, on to the pics:

Chassis Preparation


Engine Bay prep:


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Mount installed:

V8 installed, closeup:

As it sits in the bay:

Artsy shot:

I would do a writeup but then a bunch of copycats will copy it and I want to keep my originality. In da hood where I’m from, it’s all about originality and respect - you have to earn it, it is not given. I’ll see YOU at a track near you. Look for my new license plate KILLAV8PGT to rock the street races as well. Don’t be sayin’ I didn’t warn y’all about losing your money.

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:lol: :2fingers:

Numbers??

why not 2 v8’s?

twin v8’s FTW

wow nice clean install lol

looks good!

when i was in school for auto my teacher had a probe with a bb ford in it so i was actually ganna compare this one to that. yea this one was done way better haha super clean

Damn first gen probe for thie win! V-8 Powa!!111

needs nos behind it lol

^ hahaha yeah another moutn with the “NOS” energy drink can in it lol, with a straw connecting them

He should have made it a mid engine.

damn looks like he did a lot of weight reduction too…

He needs to twin turbo that v8

F40 TT V8 > prove v8TT

Um, that’s not a first gen probe.

so what you expect on the Dyno?

Meant second, I should have know better seeing as I owned a 1st gen gt. >_<