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Dodge Minivan Drift Taxi with a Twin-Turbo V8

front-side view of an orange Dodge Caravan with a twin-turbo LSx V8

Savage Racing NW built this 1998 Dodge Caravan as a drift taxi. The team swapped the factory motor for a twin-turbo 5.3 L LSx V8. It features a factory camshaft, upgraded lifters and oil pump, factory intake manifold with a Holley Sniper 85 mm throttle body, Holley 700 hp injectors, and Holley Terminator X ECU. In front of the motor are two eBay turbochargers capable of 500 hp each. Savage Racing has limited boost to 5 psi (0.5 bar) until proper dyno tune. Behind the motor is a Tremec TKX-600 five-speed manual transmission and Winters quick-change rear end from an oval race car. The minivan rides on a custom tubular front subframe with Dodge Caravan steering rack and Nissan 240SX suspension and brakes. In the back is a notched rear chassis with 3-link suspension and QA1 coilovers.

closeup of a twin-turbo LSx V8 in the engine bay of a Dodge Caravan

closeup of a twin-turbo LSx V8 in the engine bay of a Dodge Caravan

side view of an orange Dodge Caravan drifting at the track

rear hatch open on a Dodge Caravan showing roll cage

view of inside Dodge Caravan drift taxi with roll cage and four seats with harnesses

custom front tubular subframe for Dodge Caravan to use a LSx V8 and 240SX suspension

Tremec TKX-600 five-speed manual transmission bolted to a LSx V8

Winters quick-change rear end on a Dodge Caravan drift taxi

notched rear chassis on a Dodge Caravan to accept a Winters quick-change rear end

240SX front suspension and brakes on a Dodge Caravan

240SX front suspension on a Dodge Caravan

Source: Savage Racing NW

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