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so... me and a friend were talkin, V8 vibe? take an AWD and remove the whole drivetrain, and get a V8 drivetrain from a toyota with the same wheel base and install it. rough idea.

Quote, originally posted by bassplayaz06 », and get a V8 drivetrain from a toyota .Come on man.. Make the Pontiac MORE of a true GM muscle car We're talking a small block Chevy with a nice 4-speed Muncie "close ratio" & maybe a posi rearend with 4:10 gears If I were only retired today and needed a project, I could (and WOULD) make something like this a reality

I don't think there is enough room for a V-8. Maybe a V-6? Things would quickly get cramped. And you may want to get a more reliable and tougher rear differential, maybe from a Subaru. Or if you REALLY want to mess with people, you could try my idea, and put a V-8 in a Prius shell, and convert it to RWD.

LS1 fits in to anything.

a sledge hammer and a torch will make anything fit.

Used to be you could buy one from the factory like that http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=11020seriously though, a waste of time and money. If you want a V8, go buy a car made to be a V8, something designed to handle the power.

I've seen them do it with a chevette. But don't think it was a street car. Your a sick young man. LOL

Are you aware of the super-secret Pontiac test mule LS1 rear-wheel-drive Vibe that allegedly made an appearance at the 2006 GenVibe Super Meet in Michigan?http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=2It was a hoax, but everyone there had a great time spreading the rumor...

Quote, originally posted by bassplayaz06 »so... me and a friend were talkin, V8 vibe? take an AWD and remove the whole drivetrain, and get a V8 drivetrain from a toyota with the same wheel base and install it. rough idea.I'm not sure there is a Toyota with the same wheel base that comes with a V8. Interesting idea but not very plausible.

how about a toyota supra? or make it mid engined with an STI boxer engine?

Sick sick sick! LOL

or get a cadillac FWD V8 an shove it in there.

You got that right! There are LS1 powered Miatas floating around. If you have the money & time anything is possible. Personally I would love to see it becuase Im a fan sleepers. That would be pretty awesome, leave the stock wheel covers & roof rack, then terrorize the V8 cars out there. Would be pretty cool to see a Vibe lay down some rubber.Check out this LS1 Miata: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-EvqjI1c0

All kinds of V8 Fieros float'n around

well, this is what happens if you drop a lamborghini W12 into a VW Golf.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlu5BS0jtMk

Oh Yeah cant forget the Fiero. Back in the 90s I seen one with the Grand National engine. Pretty sick.

Quote, originally posted by mac99d »LS1 fits in to anything. My thoughts EXACTLY with my S-10!(til I sold it for teh VIBE)

I know a guy that stuffed a V-8 Small-Block into a 1989 Honda Cr-x, trust me, a smallblock will fit just fine. You may have to notch the firewall but that's it. Why on earth would one put in a V-8 toyota motor? Also wheelbase doesn't matter. Driveshafts are super easy to cut, and you'd need a new differential anyway.

Back in the 1970s it was real popular to put a V8 into a Chevy Vega. The Vega was similar in size to the Vibe. Some dealers even sold new Vegas that had already been retrofitted with a V8.You could also buy a Chevy Monza with a factory installed V8. Another car similar in size to the Vibe.

There is also a conversion kit to put a BB Chevy LS7 in the Solstice. My local speed shop did the install for a customer...it was SICK!!! I have been a "sleeper" fan forever!