{"id":102914,"date":"2023-07-19T16:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=102914"},"modified":"2023-07-21T15:01:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:01:43","slug":"porsche-indycar-2-6-l-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=102914","title":{"rendered":"Porsche IndyCar 2.6 L V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you been looking for a unique engine to complete your next swap? If so you should look at RM Sotheby’s auction<\/a> of a Porsche Type 2708 V8. The 90-degree 162 ci (2.65 L) V8 was built for the IndyCar Series in 1987. The listing states it’s capable of making up to 800 horsepower with a turbocharger. They estimate the auction value to be $80,000-$100,000 (\u20ac70,000-\u20ac90,000 EUR). <\/p>\n

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Source: RM Sotherby’s<\/a> via Silodrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you been looking for a unique engine to complete your next swap? If so you should look at RM Sotheby’s auction of a Porsche Type 2708 V8. The 90-degree 162 ci (2.65 L) V8 was built for the IndyCar Series in 1987. The listing states it’s capable of making up to 800 horsepower with… Read More »Porsche IndyCar 2.6 L V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":102919,"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":100,"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":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-porsche"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108270,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108270","url_meta":{"origin":102914,"position":0},"title":"1970 Porsche 911 with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Custom Shop built this 1970 Porsche 911 for SEMA 2015. 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