Ford introduced the EcoBoost engine for the 2010 model year, and while the idea of a turbocharged engine and direct injection fuel delivery was not new, it brought a breath of fresh air to the scene.

Check out trucktrend.com’s top swap stories of the year. While many of these stories are engine swaps, notice that there’s also a dashboard swap, axle swap, and a front clip swap. Nothing screams ...

At this point, mixing and matching the Big Three U.S. auto manufacturers' V-8 powerplants, both internally and across all brands of vehicles—engine-swapping, if you will—is a tried-and-true practice.