{"id":110182,"date":"2024-01-15T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110182"},"modified":"2024-01-15T00:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T06:16:24","slug":"mazda-rx-8-with-a-supercharged-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110182","title":{"rendered":"Mazda RX-8 with a Supercharged LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110195\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110195\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2009 Mazda RX-8 with a supercharged LSx V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2009 Mazda RX-8 with a supercharged LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2009 Mazda RX-8 with a supercharged LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/forcedinductionpros\/\">Sam DeMartino<\/a> built this 2009 Mazda RX-8 at his company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forcedinductionpros.com\">Forced Induction Pros<\/a> in North Port, Florida. It is powered by a supercharged 6.0 L LSx V8 featuring LS3 heads with Brian Tooley Racing valvetrain, custom long-tube headers, FID 1300 cc injectors, and a CTS-V LSA supercharger. Behind the V8 is a 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission with a Huges Performance converter. The motor and transmission runs on a Holley Terminator X Max ECU. A custom 3.5-inch driveshaft sends power to a Ford Explorer 8.8-inch independent rear end and through Driveshaft Shop 800 hp axles. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110196\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-110196\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"110196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=110196\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2009 Mazda RX-8 with a supercharged LSx V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2009 Mazda RX-8 with a supercharged LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-06.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2009-Mazda-RX-8-with-a-supercharged-LSx-V8-06.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\/rIyVPaDT-qQ?si=VJ390W3fudT1DEIg\" 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\/pADkgw77VwI?si=1ND7vDjbQxqIyK_9\" 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.instagram.com\/forcedinductionpros\/\">@forcedinductionpros<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam DeMartino built this 2009 Mazda RX-8 at his company Forced Induction Pros in North Port, Florida. It is powered by a supercharged 6.0 L LSx V8 featuring LS3 heads with Brian Tooley Racing valvetrain, custom long-tube headers, FID 1300 cc injectors, and a CTS-V LSA supercharger. Behind the V8 is a 4L80E four-speed automatic&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110182\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mazda RX-8 with a Supercharged LSx V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":110195,"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":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rx-8"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106811,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=106811","url_meta":{"origin":110182,"position":0},"title":"Mazda RX-8 with a Supercharged LSx V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Brent Coles sent his Mazda RX-8 roller to the talented builders at Spot On Performance in Slacks Creek, QLD, Australia for a big transformation. 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