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Colin Wood
December 4, 2023

Volvo , V8 , wagon , Volvo 240 , Engine swap , Cars For Sale , Volvo Wagon , Volvo 245

You Need This: Supercharged Ford V8-powered Volvo 240 wagon

This Volvo 245 wagon is a bit different from most: Under the hood sits a supercharged, 5.0-liter Ford V8.

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Staff Writer
June 21, 2023

$2000 Challenge , Lexus , Mazda , Miata , V8 , Mazda Miata , supercharger , Wreck Racing

Why not supercharge that Lexus V8-powered Miata? | Great moments in $2000 Challenge history

Just to be extra sure, Wreck Racing brought a supercharged, Lexus V8-powered Miata to our 2011 Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge.

J.A. Ackley
January 24, 2023

V8 , GM , ice , engine , General Motors , V8 Engine

Is the GM V8 dead? Not so fast.

Going all electric by 2035? Well, the company said it's investing in a new V8.

Colin Wood
December 10, 2022

V8 , exocet , Your Projects , Turbocharged , locost

Is a turbocharged, V8-powered Exocet a guaranteed thriller?

Locost or Exocet too mainstream? Why not spice things up a bit with a big V8 and some turbos, too?

Colin Wood
October 26, 2021

Honda , V8 , K24 , K48

If Honda made a production V8, it might look something like the K48

A Honda-based, flat-plane crank V8? Sign us up.

Colin Wood
February 23, 2021

Lexus , V8 , IS 500 , F Sport

Lexus Brings Back a V8-Powered IS

The IS-F is back...sort of.

Colin Wood
August 27, 2020

V8 , Your Projects , Barchetta

Your Projects: Building a Mid-Engined, Open-Top Racer From Scratch

Forum member MarshHoltRacing is building a Barchetta-style racer powered by a mid-mounted V8 completely from scratch.

Colin Wood
August 6, 2020

Porsche , V8 , 911 , Your Projects , Outlaw

Your Projects: A V8-Powered Porsche 911 Outlaw

As someone who has flown an F/A-18, BarrettRC8 seems to know a thing or two about going fast. So, it may be no surprise that he's picked up a V8-powered …

David S. Wallens
June 14, 2020

Ford , V8 , Classic Motorsports , cortina

Think of It Like a Tin Top Cobra That’s Not a Cobra

Jerry Peters, the brains behind one of the coolest Outlaw Porsches constructed, also has a Ford Cortina GT worth checking out: individual throttle bodies, baby moons and a healthy V8.

Colin Wood
June 12, 2020

Porsche , V8 , GTS , Cayenne

Is the V8 Dead? Porsche Doesn't Seem to Think So

In place of small-displacement turbo engines and hybrid powertrains, Porsche is offering the Cayenne GTS and Cayenne GTS Coupé with a twin-turbocharged, 4.0-liter V8.