{"id":1153,"date":"2010-03-30T09:48:06","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T14:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2010-03-30T09:48:06","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T14:48:06","slug":"rx-7-owner-gets-ripoff-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1153","title":{"rendered":"RX-7 Owner Gets Rip-off Swap"},"content":{"rendered":"

This RX-7 owner wanted a LS6 motor swap<\/a> but instead got a very expensive lesson. Engine swaps are not cheap so make sure you money is being spent at a knowledgeable shop. Do a little homework on shop’s reputation and quality. Make sure they have completed the exact same swap you want or at least has a history of similar swaps that would allow them to take on a specific swap for the first time. In the end I am glad a competent forum member stepped up and was able to fix it.<\/p>\n

Source: LS1tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This RX-7 owner wanted a LS6 motor swap but instead got a very expensive lesson. Engine swaps are not cheap so make sure you money is being spent at a knowledgeable shop. Do a little homework on shop’s reputation and quality. Make sure they have completed the exact same swap you want or at least… Read More »RX-7 Owner Gets Rip-off Swap<\/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,"_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":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rx-7"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":594,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=594","url_meta":{"origin":1153,"position":0},"title":"1987 RX-7 with Ford V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 4, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeff Guillotte is the owner of this 1987 RX-7 swapped the rotary with a 5.0L Ford V8 and a Tremec 3550 transmission. 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