{"id":2891,"date":"2013-10-30T00:02:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T00:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2013-10-30T00:02:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T00:02:49","slug":"formula-drift-2013-engine-swap-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2891","title":{"rendered":"Formula Drift 2013 Engine Swap List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formula Drift loves engine swaps. From my count at least 60% of the teams use one. It might be higher as some of the driver’s links do not work. Check out the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Driver<\/th>\nModel<\/th>\nEngine<\/th>\nHorsepower<\/th>\nTorque<\/th>\n
Daigo Saito<\/a><\/td>\nSC430<\/td>\n2JZ<\/td>\n750<\/td>\n650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Forsberg<\/a><\/td>\n370Z<\/td>\nVK56DE<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vaughn Gittin Jr<\/a><\/td>\n2014 Mustang<\/td>\nFord 6.7L V8<\/td>\n845<\/td>\n623<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Field<\/a><\/td>\n240SX<\/td>\nLS3<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Darren McNamara<\/a><\/td>\n240SX<\/td>\n6.7L V8<\/td>\n790<\/td>\n719<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aurimas Bakchis<\/a><\/td>\n240SX<\/td>\nLS3<\/td>\n475<\/td>\n475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daijiro Yoshihara<\/a><\/td>\n240SX<\/td>\n6.7L V8<\/td>\n570<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conrad Grunewald<\/a><\/td>\n2010 Camaro<\/td>\nLS7<\/td>\n715<\/td>\n615<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Tuerck<\/a><\/td>\nFR-S<\/td>\n2JZ<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyler McQuarrie<\/a><\/td>\n2011 Camaro<\/td>\nLS7<\/td>\n750<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Powers<\/a><\/td>\n1995 S14<\/td>\nKatech Track Attack 463<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forrest Wang<\/a><\/td>\n1995 240SX<\/td>\n2JZ<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Kado<\/a><\/td>\n2005 350Z<\/td>\nVK56<\/td>\n550<\/td>\n510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danny George<\/a><\/td>\n1990 Miata<\/td>\nLS1<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patrick Goodin<\/a><\/td>\n1989 240SX<\/td>\nLS1<\/td>\n440<\/td>\n440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toshiki Yoshioka<\/a><\/td>\n1999 S15<\/td>\nVQ38DETT<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taka Aono<\/a><\/td>\nAE86<\/td>\n2AZFE<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miro Ovcharik<\/a><\/td>\n1991 240SX<\/td>\nLS3<\/td>\n480<\/td>\n475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brandon Wicknick<\/a><\/td>\nS13<\/td>\n2JZ<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Jones<\/a><\/td>\n1998 S14<\/td>\nLS6<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Ward<\/a><\/td>\n1993 240SX<\/td>\nLS2<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Will Parsons<\/a><\/td>\n1985 Corolla<\/td>\nF20C<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corey Hosford<\/a><\/td>\n350Z<\/td>\nLS7<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Jeanneret<\/a><\/td>\n1998 S14<\/td>\nLS6<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeremy Lowe<\/a><\/td>\n1986 RX-7<\/td>\n13B-REW<\/td>\n480<\/td>\n380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rob Primozich<\/a><\/td>\n1995 240SX<\/td>\n2JZ<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gabe Stone<\/a><\/td>\n1994 E36<\/td>\nLS6<\/td>\n470<\/td>\n470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enrique Mendoza<\/a><\/td>\n1989 240SX<\/td>\n2JZ<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luke Pakula<\/a><\/td>\n1985 Corolla<\/td>\nSR20DET<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walker Wilkerson<\/a><\/td>\n1998 240SX<\/td>\nLS7<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joshua Steele<\/a><\/td>\n1998 240SX<\/td>\nLS2<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alex Lee<\/a><\/td>\n2001 GS400<\/td>\nLS3<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor Moore<\/a><\/td>\nS13<\/td>\n2JZ<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Thomas<\/a><\/td>\n1995 240SX<\/td>\nLS1<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karl Osaki<\/a><\/td>\n1995 240SX<\/td>\nLS3<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kory Keezer<\/a><\/td>\n1990 240SX<\/td>\nLS6<\/td>\n410<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Phillips<\/a><\/td>\n1989 S13<\/td>\nLS1<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlos Cano-Estrella<\/a><\/td>\n1985 AE86<\/td>\n1UZ-FE<\/td>\n261<\/td>\n268<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eugene Kretschmer<\/a><\/td>\n1990 240SX<\/td>\nLS2<\/td>\n520<\/td>\n510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otto Graven<\/a><\/td>\n2006 350Z<\/td>\nLS7<\/td>\n791<\/td>\n641<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Formula Drift loves engine swaps. From my count at least 60% of the teams use one. It might be higher as some of the driver’s links do not work. Check out the table below. Driver Model Engine Horsepower Torque Daigo Saito SC430 2JZ 750 650 Chris Forsberg 370Z VK56DE 800 ? Vaughn Gittin Jr 2014… Read More »Formula Drift 2013 Engine Swap List<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":149521,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=149521","url_meta":{"origin":2891,"position":0},"title":"Dodge Minivan Drift Taxi with a Twin-Turbo V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Savage Racing NW built this 1998 Dodge Caravan as a drift taxi. 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