{"id":1582,"date":"2010-12-05T17:17:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T22:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2020-09-18T18:04:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T23:04:10","slug":"ls7-jr-kmv4-v4-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1582","title":{"rendered":"Motus KMV4 V4 Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=61333\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61333\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"61333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=61333\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Motus KMV4 V4 motor 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Motus KMV4 V4 motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Motus KMV4 V4 motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The KMV4 is a 1.6 L V4 based off GM&#8217;s LS7 V8 architecture. The 130 lb engine was designed by Motus for their MST-01 motorcycle and is being built by Katech in Detroit, Michigan. The engine produces 140 horsepower at 7,800 rpm and 120 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm. We expect these motors to be very interesting for small vehicle and ATV swapping.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2kooYoibfeA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=61334\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61334\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"61334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=61334\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?fit=2048%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Motus KMV4 V4 motor 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Motus KMV4 V4 motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?resize=600%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Motus KMV4 V4 motor\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?resize=600%2C375&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C750&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?resize=1536%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-02.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Motus via <a href=\"http:\/\/rideapart.com\/articles\/sneak-peak-motus-mst-r\">Ride Apart<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5703588\/kmv4-a-mini-small-block-for-motorcycles\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KMV4 is a 1.6 L V4 based off GM&#8217;s LS7 V8 architecture. The 130 lb engine was designed by Motus for their MST-01 motorcycle and is being built by Katech in Detroit, Michigan. The engine produces 140 horsepower at 7,800 rpm and 120 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm. We expect these motors to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1582\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Motus KMV4 V4 Motor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":61333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","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":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-engines"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Motus-KMV4-V4-motor-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20192,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20192","url_meta":{"origin":1582,"position":0},"title":"Motus V4 Powered Boat","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Rogue Propulsion in Larose, Louisiana is developing a surface drive system they call \"Black Widow\" using a 1650 cc Motus MSTR V4. 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The T-Rex featured a variety of motorcycle engines during its production including a Suzuki GSX-R1100 inline-four, Kawasaki ZX-11, ZX-12R, and ZX-14 inline-four, Harley-Davidson V-twin, and BMW K1600 inline-six. This 1200 lb vehicle will still be powered by a motorcycle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Campagna&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Campagna","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=734"},"img":{"alt_text":"Campagna T-Rex with a Motus V4","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Campagna-T-Rex-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=937%2C527&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Campagna-T-Rex-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=937%2C527&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Campagna-T-Rex-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=937%2C527&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Campagna-T-Rex-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=937%2C527&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8970,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8970","url_meta":{"origin":1582,"position":2},"title":"1958 Ferrari F1 Replica with a Motus V4","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Race Car Replicas is a company out of Fraser, Michigan offering turn-key replicas based on famous race cars. 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The Monoposto is a replica they offer based on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ferrari&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ferrari","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=154"},"img":{"alt_text":"RCR Monoposto 1958 Ferrari F1 Replica with a Motus V4","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/RCR-Monoposto-1958-Ferrari-F1-Replica-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/RCR-Monoposto-1958-Ferrari-F1-Replica-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/RCR-Monoposto-1958-Ferrari-F1-Replica-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/RCR-Monoposto-1958-Ferrari-F1-Replica-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/RCR-Monoposto-1958-Ferrari-F1-Replica-with-a-Motus-V4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6091,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6091","url_meta":{"origin":1582,"position":3},"title":"Motus V4 Swap Kit for Polaris RZR XP1000","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Pratt & Miller and Motus have teamed up to develop an engine swap kit that allows a Motus V4 to run in a Polaris RZR XP1000. They are calling it the MV4-ZR crate engine kit and it allows your RZR to have 64% more power than the ProStar 1000 HO\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;RZR&quot;","block_context":{"text":"RZR","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=369"},"img":{"alt_text":"2015 Polaris RZR XP1000 with a Motus V4 swap kit being tested on the dunes","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-Polaris-RZR-XP1000-with-a-Motus-V4-swap-kit-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-Polaris-RZR-XP1000-with-a-Motus-V4-swap-kit-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-Polaris-RZR-XP1000-with-a-Motus-V4-swap-kit-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-Polaris-RZR-XP1000-with-a-Motus-V4-swap-kit-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9318,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9318","url_meta":{"origin":1582,"position":4},"title":"Motus V4 Powered Lancer Marine Boat","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"People are using the 1650 cc Motus V4 engine in all kinds of projects. 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