{"id":1007,"date":"2009-12-16T22:49:34","date_gmt":"2009-12-17T03:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2015-04-05T02:15:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T06:15:32","slug":"five-insane-engines-you-can-buy-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1007","title":{"rendered":"Five Insane Engines You Can Buy Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jalopnik listed the craziest five engines you can purchase today. <\/a><\/p>\n

Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.2L V-8 (C63 only)
\n451 hp @ 6800 rpm
\n443 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm<\/p>\n

Cadillac 6.2L “LSA” V-8 (CTS-V)
\n556 hp @ 6100 rpm
\n551 lb-ft @ 3800 rpm<\/p>\n

Porsche 3.8L H-6 (911 GT3 only)
\n435 hp @ 7600 rpm
\n317 lb-ft at 6250 rpm<\/p>\n

Ferrari 4.3L V-8 (F430 Scuderia\/Scuderia Spider 16M)
\n503 hp @ 8500 rpm
\n347 @ 5250 rpm<\/p>\n

Lexus 4.8L V-10 (LFA)
\n553 hp @ 8700 rpm
\n354 lb-ft @ 6800 rpm<\/p>\n

I would make the list a little longer and add the VR38DETT and the LS9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jalopnik listed the craziest five engines you can purchase today. Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.2L V-8 (C63 only) 451 hp @ 6800 rpm 443 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm Cadillac 6.2L “LSA” V-8 (CTS-V) 556 hp @ 6100 rpm 551 lb-ft @ 3800 rpm Porsche 3.8L H-6 (911 GT3 only) 435 hp @ 7600 rpm 317 lb-ft at… Read More »Five Insane Engines You Can Buy Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engines"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103599,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=103599","url_meta":{"origin":1007,"position":0},"title":"Nissan 350Z with a 800+ hp Twin-Turbo W12","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Last year we shared the unique Nissan 350Z built by Gregor Performance Garage in Poland. 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