
"It will not be an ideal car in any way," Werner told Road & Track. He ended up making 3000hp (2237kW), not that it's a competition… Matt has been one of my good friends over the years and has. Many of you have heard of sloppy mechanics and Matt happel aka Denmah.
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Figured i should start this now while i have some free time. The front end of the car wasn't built for the massive tank engine, so Werner started adding parts to support it. The Meteor V12 was a de-tuned version of the Rolls-Royce 'Merlin' V12 found in the Spitfire fighter plane and the Lancaster bomber from WW2 – an engine which Aussie Rod Hadfield borrowed from a WW2 P51 Mustang fighter plane to power his 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air sport coupe.
(Edited) Sloppy Mechanics - Crown Vic Police Interceptor LS swap build thread. Even a Crown Victoria has a weight limit. In order to carry the weight of the Meteor engine, Werner has adapted the front-end from a Chevrolet C10 pick-up, and will use an upgraded TH400 transmission to translate that power into forward momentum. That's a bit of a power bump from the engine's original 410kW. A post shared by The Meteor Interceptor the goal of 2500hp (1864kW) in mind, Werner has fitted two large turbochargers and is using an aftermarket computer to extract the desired performance. Ford Crown Victoria getting a 27-litre V12 tank engine swap General Motors' LS-series V8 engine has been a popular swap for a long time for those wanting easy and reliable power but what do.