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    10 April 2018

    This could be the step-sister of all MX-5 V8 engine swaps!

    By James LisleJames Lisle
    • No 'stu-stu-stu' turbo fluttering here - just blood pouring out of your ears. (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com) No 'stu-stu-stu' turbo fluttering here - just blood pouring out of your ears. (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com)
    • *Just in case of emergencies* (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com) *Just in case of emergencies* (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com)
    • Which would you rather: air vents or extra gauges? (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com) Which would you rather: air vents or extra gauges? (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com)
    • The neighbours will be listening to glorious V8 rumbling - whether they like it or not. (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com) The neighbours will be listening to glorious V8 rumbling - whether they like it or not. (image credit: EngineSwapDepot.com)

    Shoehorning a V8 into the bowels of an MX-5 has been done plenty of times - but not to this extent!

    Built by an unspecified 'engineer' (let's say madman) in California, this 1990 Mazda MX-5 could just be a one-way ticket to hell.

    Engine mods up front include a small-block Ford V8 with aluminum heads, dual carbies, and a monstrously overproportioned 6-71 supercharger. Despite the changes though, the owner hasn't nominated any power figures.

    While we're sure it chucks out an arse-and-a-half worth of fire and brimstone through the rear wheels, the ad says it's got a 8-inch rear end with LSF (we assume that may be a typo), 300M axles, T5 transmission, and a "clean interior". Nice.

    While the owner listed this monster on Craiglist for a handsome price of US $18,500 (AU $25,225), the ad has since been taken down. Our guess is that it's already been crashed...

    What do you think? Is there an even more mental incarnation rolling around? Tell us in the comments.

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