Looks like they had to use a shoehorn to get that V-8 in there.
Not likely, since the engine in the picture is a 4, not a V8.
In 1985 I got ticketed drag racing a Chevette down in Arlington that somone had crammed a small block into (they had to move the firewall).
The cops wanted to see the engine, so I got to see under the hood. They kept the body looking kind of rust bucket-ish so no one would suspect...
The consensus is that the writer meant v6 however...
“if its the 2.4 liter V8 that Arial use in there new Atom 500 yes.
iits made from 2 v4 motorcycle engines i believe.
nut if ur talkin but an ordinary v8, no”
Yahoo answers....
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080315183653AApSYaK