KyAllroad
KyAllroad SuperDork
1/7/16 10:20 a.m.

NMNA but I know some of you are looking for these vans.

1996 & 1997

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/7/16 10:36 a.m.

One of those is supercharged and AWD....

How hard would it be to swap the AWD drivetrain into the van with a non-broken front end? And then add meth injection and a teeny tiny supercharger pulley?

This would be very dangerous for me if I owned a barn to house these two.

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/7/16 10:43 a.m.

BTW, wiki says that previas are about 3750 lbs stock, and the supercharged 2.4l engine makes about 160hp at 6 psi boost. 8.9:1 compression, air to air intercooler stock.

The inline 4 cylinder engine lays down at an almost flat 75* angle!!!!

IndyJoe
IndyJoe New Reader
1/7/16 11:22 a.m.

I'll put this right here

Zomby Woof
Zomby Woof PowerDork
1/7/16 11:59 a.m.

I love those vans (and funky drivetrain layout) and just told my son yesterday, that 500 inch Cad motor you have would fit nicely in the back of a slammed Previa. He liked the idea, but not enough to build it, I think.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/7/16 12:03 p.m.

Why the hell didn't they sell millions and millions of those things?

(I'm looking at you, Fiftysomethings...)

spitfirebill
spitfirebill PowerDork
1/7/16 1:22 p.m.
Woody wrote: Why the hell didn't they sell millions and millions of those things? (I'm looking at you, Fiftysomethings...)

You didn't see the MSRP did you?

KyAllroad
KyAllroad SuperDork
1/7/16 2:09 p.m.
Woody wrote: Why the hell didn't they sell millions and millions of those things? (I'm looking at you, Fiftysomethings...)

Too weird looking

Too expensive

Too difficult to work on

Perceived safety concern of sitting in front of the engine in a crash

Dodge outright OWNING the minivan segment forcing other manufacturers to copy them wholesale.

Pick.....well all of them really.

physician
physician New Reader
1/8/16 3:46 p.m.

Now someone will build the mid engine 1uz v8 4 un drop and 4 inch wider soccer mom version i'm dreaming of and have no space to build !

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