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Scion XB with a 450hp small block.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:35 am
by kevera
Talk about cool,maybe someone should try this on the Vibe.I have a 350 in my garage,hmmmm.That's hot!More info here........
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2....html
Re: Scion XB with a 450hp small block. (kevera)
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:41 am
by drunkenmaxx
you should have also mentioned the RWD conversion for those who are too lazy to read the article! i would love to see track times for that thing!
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:19 am
by Sublimewind
Shawezzell.... Love it... I just say in one of the many mags I get... a Honda element with a 350-400hp, T-boed 4, RWD running the drift circuit...
Re: Scion XB with a 450hp small block. (drunkenmaxx)
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:25 am
by Mavrik
wow...ccan't imaging wasting that kind of money and time on something so ugly but... beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:14 am
by wyatt89
pretty sure thats one of the better sleepers ive ever seen

nothing gives it away like having drag radials on the back of a front wheel drive car though...
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:03 pm
by MRCN RCE
shoulda put that in a vibe and yeah, thas definitely a good sleeper.my friend had an astro van with a modded corvette engine in it. it was most definitely a sleeper. i'll hafta see if he's got any pics of it
Re: (MRCN RCE)
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:00 am
by Sublimewind
Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »shoulda put that in a vibe and yeah, thas definitely a good sleeper.my friend had an astro van with a modded corvette engine in it. it was most definitely a sleeper. i'll hafta see if he's got any pics of itDude that's so sweet... I love Astros (and own one, a rusty old AWD one though) there are guys on AstroSafariVans.com that have 502ci BB's in some... there is a guy here with one converted into a truck for some reason, and a guy near by that makes solid front axle conversions and lift kits for them... There used to be a guy that built on with some monster of a motor, mounted mid engine and it was like a 654ci beast he built for river boats racing (that was his business)
Re: (Sublimewind)
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:08 am
by NibCrom
One of the ugliest cars out there.
Re: Scion XB with a 450hp small block. (kevera)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:35 am
by ToolGuy
That is awesome! Hysterical too! Small blocks rule!
Re: Scion XB with a 450hp small block. (ToolGuy)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:51 am
by Kamikaze
That's awesome that it even fits!
Re: Scion XB with a 450hp small block. (Kamikaze)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:25 am
by Sublimewind
Re: Scion XB with a 450hp small block. (kevera)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:27 pm
by SuperSpeedWagon
ive always wanted to make the vibe a rear wheel drive but now seeing this its a must!!! its awesome its just like that honda civic that has an corvette motor in it!! so cool
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:47 pm
by AKLGT
one of my fellow moderators on the legacygt.com forums has a BMW w/ LS1 motor. has 600 hp in the silly thing!
Re: (NibCrom)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:12 pm
by scott_h
Quote, originally posted by NibCrom » One of the ugliest cars out there."one of"?
Re: (scott_h)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:17 pm
by NibCrom
Quote, originally posted by scott_h »"one of"? Alright...THE UGLIEST thing out there. I like small blocks as much as the next guy, but I would never waste one in an xB.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:45 am
by Sublimewind
Many people would argue the Vibe being one of the Ugliest (and have aginst me on another forum i'm on)Everything except the Aztec has it's place... lol
Re: (AKLGT)
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:47 am
by Sublimewind
Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »one of my fellow moderators on the legacygt.com forums has a BMW w/ LS1 motor. has 600 hp in the silly thing! I just got the new issue of performance auto & sound, and there is a company that made a turbo kit for the M3, it's pushing 600hp on stock internals...!!
Re: (Sublimewind)
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:29 am
by wyatt89
i believe it, m3's already boosted anyways, a company got a scion tc to 440 on stock internals...just think, that engine is going to be in the '09 vibe >:}
Re: (wyatt89)
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:17 pm
by Sublimewind
Quote, originally posted by wyatt89 »i believe it, m3's already boosted anyways, a company got a scion tc to 440 on stock internals...just think, that engine is going to be in the '09 vibe >:}Nope, N/A... http://www.horsepowerfreaks.co...F_750
Re: (Sublimewind)
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:52 pm
by NibCrom
I think the Vibe is quirky, but not ugly.
Re: (NibCrom)
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:50 am
by Sublimewind
Quote, originally posted by NibCrom »I think the Vibe is quirky, but not ugly. I totally agree, I love my "StormTrooper" looking car...!!!! EVEN if sometimes it seems like I don't, I REALLY do..
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:58 am
by ligion
I know this is an old topic, but i stumbled here! I looked into a v8 for my vibe a long time ago, and it doesn't matter what people i called they wouldn't even consider the job, even the racing team that made the V8 Focus years ago with Shelby.
Re: Scion XB with a 450hp small block. (Mavrik)
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:07 am
by DiveNut
Quote, originally posted by wyatt89 »pretty sure thats one of the better sleepers ive ever seen

nothing gives it away like having drag radials on the back of a front wheel drive car though... Ya, I agree... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Talk aboutr a wolf in sheep's clothing!
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:15 am
by cptnsolo77
I would love to pull up to a Camaro SS with that LOL!
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:00 pm
by KITT222
I want to do that to a Prius someday. Chevy V8 and internals, conversion to RWD, chassis strengthening, and the quietest exhaust ever to be put on V8, just to have the FULL surprise on those muscle cars...
Re: (ligion)
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:54 am
by Sublimewind
Quote, originally posted by ligion »I know this is an old topic, but i stumbled here! I looked into a v8 for my vibe a long time ago, and it doesn't matter what people i called they wouldn't even consider the job, even the racing team that made the V8 Focus years ago with Shelby.That's because there is literally nothing made for the Vibe in terms of chassis stiffening...You'd basically need a full custom tube chassis to do a v8 in a Vibe.. Show someone some money, they'll talk to you.. some punk come in and talk of dreams, well, it's a waist of their time (i'm jus sayin that's how they look at it) Show them some money, things will change... Rally builders might talk to you if you show them the money... you are in Fl.. should be a whole grip of tuner shops in Fl..