{"id":108541,"date":"2023-12-07T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108541"},"modified":"2023-12-06T23:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T05:31:28","slug":"ford-fairmont-with-a-twin-turbo-northstar-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108541","title":{"rendered":"Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108546\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-108546\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108546\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Calvin Nelson from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Calvin-Nelson\">Nivlac57<\/a> started a new build series featuring a Ford Fairmont Futura. He decided against using a Coyote V8, LSx V8, or Vortec 4200 inline-six. Instead Calvin will be using a Cadillac 4.2 L <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northstar_engine_series#LH2_(VIN_%22A%22)\">Northstar (LH2) V8<\/a> sitting on custom mounts. A set of custom exhaust manifolds will power two eBay GT3582 turbochargers. Calvin says the turbos should be good for 800 whp. Behind the motor is Turbo 400 automatic transmission using a custom adapter plate. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Fsrv49L5sL4?si=U3xR7zuoLAeKIqOv\" 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\/MRHWBP6QB2E?si=tv45gk11xKjc9M8o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108547\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-108547\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108547\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108547\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108547\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-03.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-03.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-03.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108549\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-108549\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108549\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-05.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108551\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-108551\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"108551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=108551\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-06.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-06.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-06.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Calvin-Nelson\">Nivlac57<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calvin Nelson from Nivlac57 started a new build series featuring a Ford Fairmont Futura. He decided against using a Coyote V8, LSx V8, or Vortec 4200 inline-six. Instead Calvin will be using a Cadillac 4.2 L Northstar (LH2) V8 sitting on custom mounts. A set of custom exhaust manifolds will power two eBay GT3582 turbochargers.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108541\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ford Fairmont with a Twin-Turbo Northstar V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":108546,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[666],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fairmont"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ford-Fairmont-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Northstar-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42847,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=42847","url_meta":{"origin":108541,"position":0},"title":"1978 Ford Fairmont with a Supercharged LSX V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Tim Grillot's 1978 Ford Fairmont has seen several engines in its life. It was born with a 302 ci Windsor V8 but was replaced in 2015 with a built 4.6 L Modular V8. Fast forward to 2019 and the car has received another engine swap. 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The engine bay houses a 5.0 L Windsor V8 from a 2001 Falcon Series III (AU III). The engine features a Ford Racing E303 camshaft, Trick Flow valve springs, Scorpion Racing 1.6 roller rockers, dual plane\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Falcon&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Falcon","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=423"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ford Fairmont Ghia with a 5.0 L Windsor V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ford-Fairmont-Ghia-with-a-5.0-L-Windsor-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ford-Fairmont-Ghia-with-a-5.0-L-Windsor-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ford-Fairmont-Ghia-with-a-5.0-L-Windsor-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ford-Fairmont-Ghia-with-a-5.0-L-Windsor-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Ford-Fairmont-Ghia-with-a-5.0-L-Windsor-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28298,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=28298","url_meta":{"origin":108541,"position":2},"title":"1978 Ford Fairmont Wagon with a Turbo 2JZ-GTE Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1978 Ford Fairmont wagon was built by David Warren and his Father. 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In 2009 the company wanted to build something on the Fox platform that was not a Mustang. They settled on a light blue 1979 Ford Fairmont. 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A combination that just wasn't enough. So he rebuilt the car with a modern power plant and underpinnings. 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