{"id":121,"date":"2008-04-08T12:08:35","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T17:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2008-04-08T12:08:35","modified_gmt":"2008-04-08T17:08:35","slug":"ls9-swap-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121","title":{"rendered":"LS9 Swap Potential?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well it has been a while but GM has finally released details on the ZR1 Corvette with the new supercharged LS9.<\/p>\n<p>Since the engine wall has been strengthened the LS9 engine could preform better then previous LSx models for turbocharging. Tech sheets show it is 20% stronger then the LS3 engine. I am sure many are waiting anxiously for someone to wreck a ZR1 near their house. I wonder how long it will be before we see a LS9 swap?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well it has been a while but GM has finally released details on the ZR1 Corvette with the new supercharged LS9. Since the engine wall has been strengthened the LS9 engine could preform better then previous LSx models for turbocharging. Tech sheets show it is 20% stronger then the LS3 engine. I am sure many&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LS9 Swap Potential?<\/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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engines"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":140312,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=140312","url_meta":{"origin":121,"position":0},"title":"1966 Chevelle with a Supercharged LS9 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Smithy Customs built this 1966 Chevelle in 2021 at their company in Houston, Texas. 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