You still end up with a sold 230-240 hp. Plenty of fun in that car. They package well into a Miata from the few swaps that I have seen, so you should be good to go.

I know the SC300 came with a manual option, not sure if it's a bolt up.

EDIT: A 2JZ in a volvo would rock. You would have character, smoothness, power potential, and a standard. Plus there is no way it wouldn't fit under that long bonnet.

Pretty sure it won't otherwise it would have been done more. The only option that I know of is to use a Supra tranny with an adapter kit from ome company in Austrailia,, but they are about $1,200 for the kit IIRC.

Yeah, I think it would be easier just to get the 6 cyl motor out of an SC300, source a Supra tranny for it, and part out the Lexus.

Yeah, a turbo 2JZ would be sweet. So would a toyota V8 though. For that car, a V8 is probably the best option. Any chance of turboing this?

put in a BMW V8/V10, you can get old 540's, 740's, and 750's for cheap, and they make more power than the Toyota V8's (maybe even consider a 530's M60B30?)

The early Lexus V8 is built to the gills in the bottom end. I don't know if you have ever seen one apart, but it is overbuilt super-strong. They handle boost quite well. I believe HKS and Turbonetics have both built their own drag cars based on that motor. IDK about kits, but MS can run anything:). Stick with '89 to '94 engines if you intend to boost. Check this comparo on rods
http://www.lextreme.com/rods/IMG_0070.JPG
I love those engines but stock output is only ~187whp from what I read.

I hate mainstream but an SR20 or RB20/RB25 might be more rewarding from a power/weight/fittment standpoint. Inline engines might fit better without cutting.

I dunno. But good luck.
That's the best looking car Volvo ever built. Wasn't it penned by Bertone?

Parts car acquired....

Can anyone recommend a good flatbed service to haul this thing 61 miles?

http://www.fireswamp.net/~stan/1800es.jpg

Why does it have to be a good one? I mean, ...look at it.

You're kidding, right?

Maybe you can't see from the pic, but... this parts car is a rusty pile of shit. lol

is this the supercharged one? There's a bad ass blue one I see at all the auto-x shiz in Austin. Its epic.

Why not just put a miata motor in it? Its vagina driven, so she'll just blow it up anyway.

I'm definitely considering doing that- I've got a wrecked miata as a parts car sitting in the garage right next to the project miata.

Not as cool as a v8 or TDI running on veggies, but it'd be keeping with the spirit of the original drivetrain (front-engine, rwd) and there'd be decent potential for mods to improve power. And with the engine from the '97 I'm parting out, it'd be pretty much free.