{"id":14180,"date":"2017-01-17T22:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T03:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14180"},"modified":"2017-02-26T17:21:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T22:21:14","slug":"audi-v8-powered-porsche-boxster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14180","title":{"rendered":"Audi V8 Powered Porsche Boxster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=11984\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"porsche-boxster-with-a-4-2-l-audi-abz-v8-24\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2000 Porsche Boxster with a 4.2 L Audi ABZ V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2000 Porsche Boxster with a 4.2 L Audi ABZ V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speed Academy stopped by UMS Tuning to view a 2000 Porsche Boxster S that was built by Precision Chassis Works in Gilbert, Arizona. The Boxster had previously been powered by a Subaru engine but switched to an Audi V8 to meet racing performance requirements and run off pump fuel. If you are interested in more photos and details please <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11960\">read our previous article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsuC7nPdXZg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKnM8fn3oiMjXNWFnYCAXlw\">Speed Academy <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speed Academy stopped by UMS Tuning to view a 2000 Porsche Boxster S that was built by Precision Chassis Works in Gilbert, Arizona. The Boxster had previously been powered by a Subaru engine but switched to an Audi V8 to meet racing performance requirements and run off pump fuel. If you are interested in more&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14180\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Audi V8 Powered Porsche Boxster<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":true,"_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":[144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxster"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Porsche-Boxster-with-a-4.2-L-Audi-ABZ-V8-24.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":121281,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121281","url_meta":{"origin":14180,"position":0},"title":"1998 Porsche Boxster with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1998 Porsche Boxster (986) was built for racing. 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