2011 Engine Swap Challenge
Want a new LS engine for your street machine? This is your chance to win one! Here's how it works: Two teams of no more than four participants each must swap a running non-LS engine for a LS-engine in the time allotted. The team that completes the swap and drives the car first wins the contest and the new engine! A couple of new rules are being implemented in the competition this year to lengthen the show and hopefully keep the competition tight. We guarantee this year’s challenge won’t be completed in 31 minutes and 57 seconds!
We will supply an area to work, an engine hoist, and the engine. Each team must supply their own vehicle, fluids, drain pans, hand tools, and everything else to make the swap happen. No air/power tools will be permitted. Each vehicle must drive under its own power through the front gate and into the ES Challenge area where it will be allowed to cool until the official start time.
To win the contest, the vehicle must have the engine in the engine bay, it must start using the ignition key, idle, and drive on a predetermined route led by contest officials. The winning team drives home with the swapped engine, the losing team can either pay a predetermined fixed price and buy the engine, or swap it out and return it to Holley. Some engine assembly may be required for the 2011 competition (short block will be assembled).
If you would like the chance to win a LS crate motor complete plus over $4,000 worth of Holley LS parts, send an email to engineswap@holley.com with the following information: Your name, address, phone number and car year, make, model and engine that will be in the vehicle when you would begin the contest. Send photos of your vehicle's exterior and engine compartment. Then tell us (in 200 words or less) why you should be chosen for the contest, and what mechanical skills/qualifications you have that will help you compete. The contest is limited to 1955-'97 American rear-wheel-drive cars and trucks only. Car Craft editors will select the two teams and two alternates. Deadline for entries is August, 10, 2011.
Full official rules will be given to the two teams once they are selected.
