Friday Fun: RWD Scion xB with Chevy V8 power!
click above for more high-res iamges of the V8-powered Scion xB
Forget about body kits, custom fiberglass enclosures for your woofer and LCDs in the headrests. This is the only way to make the Scion xB entertaining in our humble opinion. Oh yeah, Scion wants you to think its cars are more fun than a box of rocks, but like Flava Flav said, don't believe the hype. We'll even forgive the fact that there's a big, dumb carburetor sitting atop the Chevy-based small block. This first-generation xB is owned by a guy named Rick, who apparently knows his way around plasma cutters, nibblers and welders. It's not quite finished yet, as evidenced by the photos showing a stripped interior and lots of zip ties, but Rick's Scion is already quite the sleeper.
Peering inside the engine bay, it's the tidy dimensions of the small block FTW. A transmission hump/center tunnel had to be added, and the chassis was converted to rear-wheel drive, too. Keep in mind, this is the smaller, original xB. The overinflated second-generation would have even more space in the engine room for this sort of chicanery. There's obviously some time and money spent to give this ho-hum little box a big infusion of epic cool, and we bet that's all worth it when you can take in the looks of discongruity as you blow the doors off the unsuspecting.
[Source: Carscoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
zach 1:03PM (1/25/2008)
probably snap-oversteers like crazy... but damn that must be fun
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David Gevert 1:06PM (1/25/2008)
Still ugly as hell...
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Russell 1:28PM (1/25/2008)
Pure American muscle. LOL
Luis 3:06PM (1/25/2008)
I agree. A Scion by any other name is still a Scion.
John R 1:09PM (1/25/2008)
kick. ass. I wonder what the power to weight ratio is on this.
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Frylock350 1:32PM (1/25/2008)
The xB of that year weights about 2400lbs, and the small-block is very light and added 100lbs ad most so 2500lbs for all of that. That's a better power to weight ratio than Corvette.
Frylock350 1:42PM (1/25/2008)
Forgot to mention the power weight ratio is 450hp to 2500lbs. That might even top GT-R's ration, which would be an incredible accomplishment.
jgp 1:09PM (1/25/2008)
DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL
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catgirlshyla 1:10PM (1/25/2008)
HERESY!!
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aman 1:12PM (1/25/2008)
you guys are supposed to take the engine out of the DHL box, not leave it in.
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mehugtree 1:12PM (1/25/2008)
that's pretty awesome. Would love to race some douche in a Mustang with it.
or this one, gen2 xB v8 w/ twin turbo's! No sleeper, though.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=130425
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Dale Black 1:16PM (1/25/2008)
Me, I'm waiting for the Chevy Silverado with a Scion xB engine.
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Robert 2:24PM (1/25/2008)
oh yeah, 0 - 60 in 5 days.
Arch111905 3:01PM (1/25/2008)
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah hilarious
KT 1:25PM (1/25/2008)
Carburetor's are good...only way to really get the good V8 rumble. The only big dumb thing I see is the vehicle he decided to crowbar that engine into.
Dump the car, keep the engine.
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Frylock350 1:32PM (1/25/2008)
Dude its unique. Plus its now the ultimate sleeper :)
Russell 1:55PM (1/25/2008)
@Frylock350
The ultimate sleeper would be Prius with a small block.
Bryan 3:29PM (1/25/2008)
@Russell
That's not a bad idea! How many people on Autoblog Green can I piss off today :)
The Other Bob 5:34PM (1/25/2008)
Russell:
"The ultimate sleeper would be Prius with a small block."
NeutralBryan:
"That's not a bad idea! How many people on Autoblog Green can I piss off today :)"
That would be so awesome. I wouldn't want it to be a sleeper though I'd want it to be loud and belching smoke out huge sidepipes.
Kent Mackey 1:31PM (1/25/2008)
I saw this in Hot Rod magazine last month. He said, for added chassis stiffness, that he welded in a wheelbarrow, upside down, in the back of the vehicle. And that it worked surprisingly well!
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