Thread: V8 Crossfire Conversion Diary
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Default Re: V8 Crossfire Conversion Diary
Originally Posted by LantanaTX
I am an ex drag racer and we always believed that "there is no substitute for cubic inches". Just about anything you can do to a small engine you can do to a large one. Costs have been realy reasonable so far. I have a complete engine that came from a totaled CL500 that according to car fax was totaled with less than 1000 miles on it. I have all the parts to complete the swap and have barely spent over $2,000. All I have left is my manual labor and the programing which shouldn't be more than $1k - $2,000. When I am done I will have only third V8 Crossfire in the world. the other two are Startech and are in the UK and Germany. My goal has been to build something that surprises the hell out of Corvette owners.
Any updates yet?

If your only $1K - $2K away from the finish line you could sell the 3.2L engine for close to that pretty easy.

With the stock engine still in the car - you can take a potential buyers for drive to let them see what their getting and then a wrench like you can pull that puppy out in less two hours - - Then you would have the $$ on hand to do the programming!

I'll be in Texas end of this month - you gonna be ready to take that V8 beast out to the Texas Mile for some test runs?
 
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