Tag: Supercharged
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“Stoopid” 1990 S10 Blazer with Supercharged SBC Swap and Too Much Yellow
This is not subtle, not understated; but we like the swap. Can it be saved? Someone put a lot of time and money into this truck and the work looks to have been well done. We wonder what it would cost to change this to more of a sleeper look in black or another dark…
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Pre-Volvo Dual Forced Induction:1989 Nissan March Super Turbo
Several years after the original March/Micra launched, it seems Nissan wanted its own race series for these little buggers; so the March Super Turbo was born. What that means is 110 HP out of 0.93 liters. This was achieved using both a turbo and a supercharger! This example was apparently imported to the US by…
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Factory Supercharged Subaru Sambar Posing as VW
Once upon a time, a Subaru 360-based Sambar van was sold in the US market. This is the fifth generation, which was produced from 1990 to 1998 and was never sold here. The VW appearance it cute and all, but we’d prefer this just be a proud Subie. Surely nothing has been done that can’t…
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1996 Jaguar XJR with MT Swap
We love sleepers, and Jaguar’s XJR models have often qualified. We’re particularly partial to the original version, what with its supercharged XJR6 inline six cylinder. The usual issue is that essentially all of them came with automatic transmissions. This seller decided to fix that. A five-speed manual has been swapped into this example, supposedly using…
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“DragonSlayer” Mitsubishi Eclipse
Are lambo doors, murals and other poor choices missing from your life? If so, maybe you need “The Dragonslayer.” This is pitched as a “show car”, as these types of things always are. Underneath, it’s a four cylinder, automatic Eclipse from the least enthusiast-friendly generation. The only mechanical bright spot is the supercharger, but the…
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No Purring Here – This Kitty Whines
Give the size of the supercharger atop this Jag’s Chevy engine, we imagine is has a bit of belt whine. Apparently, this car was built up around ten years ago. It’s a strange build, as it’s clearly Pro-Stock in appearance, but has a finished interior and power windows. The seller makes many references to it…
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An Urban Legend Lives? Alleged Shelby CV525
The seller claims this is a Shelby CV525, which is basically an internet rumor, and that is it one of ten, with only two in the US. Why would ANY Crown Victoria exist outside the US? Why is this interesting, you ask? Because it claims to be a Panther with supercharger and manual trans. Unfortunately,…
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UR SVT Lightning? Child’s Play!
A first-gen Ford SVT Lightning is something of an Oddimobile in any case, as this was the only ‘performance’ version of this generation of F-Series and, frankly, was fairly modest. This one isn’t exactly stock, however, and one of the mods is what landed it on this page. There originally had a mildly hopped up…
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Post-Scirocco VW Sport Coupe Goodness
Off and on, Volkswagen has played in the sport coupe arena in the US. The Scirocco replaced the very long-lived Karmann Ghia in 1974 and lived through two fairly long generations before being replaced by this, the Corrado. Early Corrados, like this one, featured a supercharged I4 engine and were called G60s. Later, the highly-regarded…
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Crack Smokin’ Price on a Cool Cat
It’s not secret that we are fans of MN12 Cougar XR7s and T-Bird SCs here at Oddimotive, so why not get one related post out of the way early in 2015? As a reminder, we love these because they are underrated by enthusiasts. The supercharged 3.8L V6 put out 210 to 230 HP, depending on…