These days we're surrounded by mega-buck high-end builds, so it becomes easy to forget that the essence of hot-rodding is going fast on the cheap. Yeah, we can appreciate the big-money builds, but for ...

Two weeks ago, YouTuber Westen Champlin learned a hard lesson. Turbocharging your beater car with a $450 eBay turbo isn’t the wisest of ideas. Well, this week, he’s at it again. Champlin is amping the ...

Let's be honest. Every car enthusiast with a beater car and a few bucks to waste wants to get an eBay turbo and make the perfect sleeper. More often than not, engine blocks get blown, hearts get ...

This Ford Ranger was supposed to be a sleeper, but after bolting on an eBay turbo, things spiraled out of control! We mounted the turbo, ran the intercooler, tuned the engine, and then let it rip… but ...

LS V-8 engine swappers are a unique breed. As hot-rodders, they know the deep devotion to car brands that most folks in the hobby have. And yet, LS swappers are iconoclasts in microcosm. There's ...

Australians often find themselves as role models for those of us who fall in love daily with radical engine swaps—especially when it comes to big V8s in lightweight packages for the sole purpose of ...

Check out trucktrend.com’s top swap stories of the year. While many of these stories are engine swaps, notice that there’s also a dashboard swap, axle swap, and a front clip swap. Nothing screams ...

Chevy LS engines are among the most popular swap options for gearheads everywhere, and for good reason. LS motors are readily available at salvage yards across the nation, parts and upgrades are ...

Auto enthusiasts love to tinker with and upgrade their vehicles, installing everything from Apple CarPlay stereos and screens to new engines and transmissions. Chevy LS-series engine swaps are popular ...