Australian firm builds the V8 SUV Ford won’t
After first taking the turbo-diesel engines out of Rangers and swapping in V8s, a Queensland company is now offering the same service for the Everest.
First-generation Ford Everest owners who want a bit more oomph out of their SUV can now swap in the V8 heart from a Mustang.
Queensland’s Killa Conversions unveiled its first V8-swapped Everest on social media, fitting a crate version of the 5.0-litre Coyote into the Australian-developed body-on-frame SUV.
Claimed to include not only the engine but also a “full custom exhaust, upgraded air conditioning and fuel systems, full compliance, and seamless factory-level integration”, Killa Conversions has priced the package from $60,500.
While that would mean you’d have to do a lot of driving to make money back on the price of diesel at the moment, the package - which retains the six-speed automatic transmission - is aimed at delivering no-compromise performance.
According to the firm, a V8-swapped version of the current generation Everest is in the pipeline.
Previously it has fitted a supercharged Coyote V8 to the Ranger Raptor, helping to boost outputs to 559kW and 908Nm - a significant increase on the twin-turbo 3.0-litre Ecoboost Raptor’s 292kW and 583Nm figures.
It also offers a General Motors LS3 swap into the standard previous-gen Ranger from $49,500 to $58,000.
Ford Ranger Raptor gets V8 power
