In case you thought Mopar’s 7.0-liter supercharged V8 Hellephant was essentially the most insane powertrain accessible for wild engine swaps, suppose once more: in Sweden, there’s a man becoming a 27-liter V12 right into a traditional Ford Crown Victoria. Now that is an engine swap.
Dubbed the Meteor Interceptor by its creator, Daniel Werner, this Crown Victoria has the 27-liter Rolls-Royce Meteor V12 engine from a World Struggle II-era tank. Werner had initially needed to make use of the 37-liter Rolls-Royce Griffon engine of a Spitfire airplane however finally ‘settled’ for this 27-liter unit.
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As commonplace, this engine is nice for 550 hp however for Werner, that’s not sufficient. The truth is, he’s equipping it with a pair of large turbochargers and a customized ECU and is chasing 2,500 hp. The engine sometimes redlines at 3,000 rpm however work is underway to extend that to 4,000 rpm.
As you’d think about, slotting a 27-liter engine right into a Ford Crown Victoria is not any straightforward feat. As such, Werner has fitted the entrance finish of a Chevrolet C10 pickup truck to help the burden of the large Rolls-Royce V12. This engine, by the way in which, weighs over 650 kilos and has additionally necessitated the fitment of a help body that runs the complete size of the automobile’s chassis. Werner has additionally needed to take away the windshield and lower the firewall to permit him to sit down the Meteor engine way back to doable.
The undertaking continues to be in its early levels however the Swede’s final aim is to hit 200 mph (320 km/h) within the automobile.