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Old 07-06-2022, 05:33 PM   #23 (permalink)
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What percentage of people in the USA do you think can do an engine swap? Personally I would put it in the single digits.
It depends on the engine and the car. Drop an LS1 in a Mini?
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https://carbuzz.com › features › crazy-and-unusual-ls-swapped-cars
Crazy And Unusual LS-Swapped Cars | CarBuzz
LS1-Swapped 1977 Austin Mini A stock Mini from 1977 arrived from the factory with around 40 hp and 50 lb-ft of torque. The original Mini is also tiny, and not the obvious candidate for a...
Maybe 0.1%, one in a thousand? R&R a Beetle engine. Your average hippie Compleat Idiot can do that.

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