{"id":100206,"date":"2023-05-10T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100206"},"modified":"2023-05-09T21:28:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T02:28:17","slug":"intensive-car-unit-is-swapping-a-maserati-v8-into-a-scion-frs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100206","title":{"rendered":"Intensive Car Unit is Swapping a Maserati V8 into a Scion FRS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=100210\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-100210\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"100210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=100210\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Scion FRS with a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Scion FRS with a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Scion FRS with a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@intensivecarunit3833\">Intensive Car Unit<\/a> is building a Scion FRS for SCCA Time Trials. The project involves removing the FRS&#8217;s factory flat-four, transmission, and rear end. Intensive Car Unit will be swapping a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 S\/U V8 and Graziano six-speed transaxle from a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maserati_Quattroporte\">Maserati Quattroporte<\/a>. This will give several advantages such as better weight distribution, dry sump system, and 400 horsepower. Intensive Car Unit will also be swapping over the Quattroporte&#8217;s suspension and brakes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=100211\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-100211\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"100211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=100211\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Scion FRS with a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Scion FRS with a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Scion FRS with a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Scion-FRS-with-a-4.2-L-Ferrari-F136-V8-02.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ynzo5gh3etU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ew9MVnGdVus\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0xP7xb-necQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@intensivecarunit3833\">Intensive Car Unit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intensive Car Unit is building a Scion FRS for SCCA Time Trials. The project involves removing the FRS&#8217;s factory flat-four, transmission, and rear end. Intensive Car Unit will be swapping a 4.2 L Ferrari F136 S\/U V8 and Graziano six-speed transaxle from a Maserati Quattroporte. This will give several advantages such as better weight distribution,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100206\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Intensive Car Unit is Swapping a Maserati V8 into a Scion FRS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":100210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[129,146,150,102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-129","category-brz","category-fr-s","category-gt86"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":139512,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139512","url_meta":{"origin":100206,"position":0},"title":"Collins Garage is Swapping a 3UZ V8 into a Scion FRS","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Brett Collins from Collins Performance Adapters is building a Scion FRS on their Collins Garage channel. 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