{"id":1459,"date":"2010-10-20T20:54:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T01:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2010-10-20T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T01:54:08","slug":"chrysler-300-with-viper-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1459","title":{"rendered":"Chrysler 300 with Viper Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache-03.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/12\/2010\/10\/800x600_chrysler_300_srt10_01.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Chrysler 300 with Viper engine swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Derek Ekin&#8217;s 2006 Chrysler 300 has had its 3.5L V6 replaced with a 3rd generation 8.3L Viper V10. Derek did all the work himself except for the wiring and ECU work. The swap took him a year because he had to learn for himself each step. The Viper uses a T-56 six-speed transmission. The suspension has been upgraded with Eibach adjustable coilovers. The gas tank was also upgraded to a custom <a href=\"http:\/\/aeromotiveinc.com\/\">Aeromotive<\/a> tank.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/12\/2010\/10\/800x600_chrysler_300_srt10_07.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Viper engine in Chrysler engine bay\" \/><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rhPbz6yVU6I?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redletterdodge.com\/2010\/10\/19\/urban-legend-david-ekins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122-chrysler-300-srt10\/\">Red Letter Dodge<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5667783\/the-real-story-behind-the-viper+engined-chrysler-300-srt10\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Ekin&#8217;s 2006 Chrysler 300 has had its 3.5L V6 replaced with a 3rd generation 8.3L Viper V10. Derek did all the work himself except for the wiring and ECU work. The swap took him a year because he had to learn for himself each step. The Viper uses a T-56 six-speed transmission. The suspension&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1459\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chrysler 300 with Viper Engine<\/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":[96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-96"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18677,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=18677","url_meta":{"origin":1459,"position":0},"title":"Chrysler 300 with a Viper V10","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1962 Chrysler 300 was built by Classic Car Studio in St. Louis, Missouri. 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