Doug Tyler of TMW spoke to us about how the project started:
“He [Jon] came to us with the idea of putting a full-sized LS V-8 engine into the frame of the Polaris XP1000 4seater. We knew that this had never been done before, so naturally we were all over it! As we sat down and began to look at the possibilities of this project, we realized there were many obstacles- first of all, we had to find a transmission that would hold up to the 432 hp provided by the stock LS2 V-8 engine.”
With four times the horsepower and nearly six times the torque of the XP 1000’s engine needing to be put to the sand, TMW turned to McMullen Racing, who set them up with a mid-engine Mendeola 2-D transmission/transaxle. If you think your UTV accessories are expensive, how about spending $7,500 on a transmission alone?
Full build details: TMW Werewolf
