{"id":1377,"date":"2010-09-11T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T19:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2021-10-13T00:10:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T05:10:28","slug":"mystery-swap-honda-cr-z-race-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1377","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Swap: Honda CR-Z Race Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gtchannel.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog_image_preview\/blogPosts\/P1000707.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Mid-engine honda cr-z\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently this is Honda&#8217;s CR-Z race car for the GT300 class. From the image you can tell it will be a mid-engine race car. The stand in engine is a V setup. Honda never has made a V8 engine for a passenger car, so my guess it is a V6. The only Honda V8s were made for F1 and Indy series racing. <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/gtchannel.com\/\/blogs\/gt-channel-auto-news-blog\/scoop-honda-cr-z-super-gt-car-images-surface\">GT Channel<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/minds-farm.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/widebody-honda-cr-z-prototype.html\">Minds-farm<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2010\/08\/mid-engine-honda-cr-z-in-super-gt-like.html\">Carscoop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently this is Honda&#8217;s CR-Z race car for the GT300 class. From the image you can tell it will be a mid-engine race car. The stand in engine is a V setup. Honda never has made a V8 engine for a passenger car, so my guess it is a V6. The only Honda V8s were&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1377\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mystery Swap: Honda CR-Z Race Car<\/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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cr-z"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":96511,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=96511","url_meta":{"origin":1377,"position":0},"title":"Custom Honda CR-V with an IndyCar Hybrid Powertrain and Twin-Turbo 2.2 L V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Honda tasked Honda Performance Development (HPD), North America Auto Design Division (NAAD) of American Honda, and Honda of America Racing Team (HART) with designing and building a car to showcase the 2024 IndyCar hybrid powertrain. 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