This 2005 KIA Sorento Has A Chevy Big Block Swap - The Art of Gears
This particular engine can be found in Chevrolet Muscle cars such as the 1970 Chevrolet Caprice, Chevelle, Monte Carlo and El Camino. ) Commonly, you can buy crate motors with all the necessary modifications to a 454 done to it. Oftentimes, you’d swap your Big Block right back into the Chevrolet, but this clearly wasn’t the case for this KIA Sorento owner. Swapping American engines into KIA Sorento’s doesn’t seem all that uncommon. This owner swapped a V8 from a late-model Corvette into his (see video below. ) And this owner on LSTech managed to also squeeze in an LS derived engine into his Sorento. Apprently, the Lambda V6 originally placed into the KIA Sorento was notorious for its high upkeep, particularly it’s valve lash adjustments. After some of these engines went kaput, with a gaping hole of an engine bay, it only seemed practical to swap in something with lots of aftermarket support for not a lot of money. Source: artofgears.com
