{"id":1056,"date":"2010-01-04T01:12:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T06:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2010-01-04T01:12:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T06:12:23","slug":"for-sale-nissan-skyline-gt-r-vr38dett-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1056","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: Nissan Skyline GT-R VR38DETT Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been waiting for one of these to come up for sale here is your chance to own Nissan&#8217;s most current super engine. The buy it now price is $35,000 and includes a VR38DETT and trans axle with 2,000 miles on it.<\/p>\n<p>Listing: <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ebaymotors\/Nissan-Skyline-GT-R-VR38DETT-engine-transaxle-HKS_W0QQitemZ220534775345QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3358e59e31#ht_8115wt_1108\">eBay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i43.photobucket.com\/albums\/e359\/racer98\/DSCN4870.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"VR38DETT\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been waiting for one of these to come up for sale here is your chance to own Nissan&#8217;s most current super engine. The buy it now price is $35,000 and includes a VR38DETT and trans axle with 2,000 miles on it. Listing: eBay<\/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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-sale"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146257,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146257","url_meta":{"origin":1056,"position":0},"title":"Ford Fiesta with a Nissan VR38 V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Takis Soldatos' custom Ford Fiesta was built for competing in hillclimb and time attack. 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