Twin Turbo 1971 Scamp Project

DobaDaddy said

With the money your going to spend to get better mpg AND power to do this swap, could you not have swapped in a 6.1 or 7.4 hemi and done the same thing with the same or less amount of money while having a much better sounding exhaust? Serious question. Not a crack on the build just to be clear

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Supras don't sound that bad BTW! Some people LOVE that way they sound! My car will be really quiet however as the plan is a near daily driver. The Hemi swap would certainly be more expensive from a procurement perspective and while it's figured out already, there's things I don't need to buy, like headers, two exhaust pipes, etc. I do need to fab mounts, fuel system, exhaust, etc., and that's the same thing with an injected Hemi swap. Going carb costs money too! I can use the STOCK ECU on my Toyota engine but the Chrysler would force me into at least a Megasquirt and not even sure if that would do the transmission controls.

I think I'd just bite the bullet and buy a new Challenger with a Hemi if I wanted to do a V8. They are pretty cool. $51K for a Yellow 392 car isn't! :(