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98valk
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South Jersey
Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 22, 2019, 10:50:38 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52pL2-NozN4
I was laughing with these guys like I was there with them.
HF now has V-twin engines avail.
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old2soon
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Willow Springs mo
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 22, 2019, 02:00:04 PM »
Well I ever blow up that 3.8 in my Pontiac I'll have ta give this a whirl.
RIDE SAFE.
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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RudyF6
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Chelsea, Michigan
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 23, 2019, 11:19:00 AM »
"420" cc. How appropriate!
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Robert
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S Florida
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 23, 2019, 12:05:17 PM »
Now thats funny, but did you see the engine they took out it had a turbo on every intake.
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
¿spoom
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WI
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 23, 2019, 03:52:49 PM »
Quote from: Robert on February 23, 2019, 12:05:17 PM
Now thats funny, but did you see the engine they took out it had a turbo on every intake.
That was from the last fun experiment, kind of like the guys from Road Kill doing a Chevy Monza with 3 or 4 gas leaf blowers feeding the intake on the stock 305. They did a rolling mile on a runway. I won't ruin it for anyone who recorded it, but the results were surprising.
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Robert
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S Florida
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 23, 2019, 05:25:25 PM »
Quote from: ¿spoom on February 23, 2019, 03:52:49 PM
Quote from: Robert on February 23, 2019, 12:05:17 PM
Now thats funny, but did you see the engine they took out it had a turbo on every intake.
That was from the last fun experiment, kind of like the guys from Road Kill doing a Chevy Monza with 3 or 4 gas leaf blowers feeding the intake on the stock 305. They did a rolling mile on a runway. I won't ruin it for anyone who recorded it, but the results were surprising.
Its really fun looking at some of the created vehicles that people have made. Some are really good and well designed, but others are just unbelievable. I like some of the videos of starting engines old and new and even the big ship engines along with Uboat engines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BE476MvO_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZW-JLoy-TA
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mark81
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Cincinnati Ohio
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 24, 2019, 03:02:50 AM »
Quote from: old2soon on February 22, 2019, 02:00:04 PM
Well I ever blow up that 3.8 in my Pontiac I'll have ta give this a whirl.
RIDE SAFE.
I don’t think you can blow them up if you keep oil in them. Seen so many of them over 300,000 miles and one customer had over 700,000 on his 3.8 in a Buick
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old2soon
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Willow Springs mo
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 24, 2019, 10:30:32 AM »
Quote from: mark81 on February 24, 2019, 03:02:50 AM
Quote from: old2soon on February 22, 2019, 02:00:04 PM
Well I ever blow up that 3.8 in my Pontiac I'll have ta give this a whirl.
RIDE SAFE.
I don’t think you can blow them up if you keep oil in them. Seen so many of them over 300,000 miles and one customer had over 700,000 on his 3.8 in a Buick
Sold the 94 Olds with the 3.8 and it had like 240 G on the clock. The 06 Grand Prix I bought late last year had 154 G showin on the clock when I got it. 25 26 M P G on the hiway and low 20s around town and I are a happy camper!
More than once it walked up to and past the ton with out bustin a sweat. Yeah-likin my Pancho and I KNOW how stout these 3.8s are.
Yup-happy with another G M 3.8! RIDE SAFE.
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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Reb
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Don't threaten me with a good time
Greeneville, TN
Re: Harbor Freight ENGINE SWAP in a CAR!
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February 25, 2019, 06:17:55 AM »
HF Predator engines are made by Loncin outta China,
Typical Chinese, they copied designs from Honda, Briggs & Stratton, Kawasaki, and other small engine manufacturers.
Toro uses Loncin engines in a lot of there applications, I've heard good and bad things about them.
Very interesting video
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