{"id":16194,"date":"2017-05-19T14:03:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T19:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16194"},"modified":"2017-05-20T14:24:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T19:24:32","slug":"roadkill-installs-a-turbo-5-0-l-v8-in-the-rotsun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16194","title":{"rendered":"Roadkill Installs a Turbo 5.0 L V8 in the Rotsun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Roadkill Rotsun with a Turbo Ford 302 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill Rotsun with a Turbo Ford 302 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roadkill Rotsun with a Turbo Ford 302 V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rotsun is back! In episode 64 the guys rip out the Chevy 4.3 L V6 out of their 1971 Datsun 240Z after the crank broke in two places. Then they get to work installing a Ford 5.0 L V8 from a Fox Mustang with the old Power Stroke diesel turbocharger. Watch as our favorite duo give the Rotsun new life and definitely more power.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYu7irteuOU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong> 5\/20\/2017 &#8211; Added Roadkill Extra outtakes video of the Turbo 5.0 L build<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U5QLvUjFE2M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16196\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Roadkill Rotsun with a Turbo Ford 302 V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill Rotsun with a Turbo Ford 302 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roadkill Rotsun with a Turbo Ford 302 V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Roadkill-Rotsun-with-a-Turbo-Ford-302-V8-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL12C0C916CECEA3BC\">Roadkill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rotsun is back! In episode 64 the guys rip out the Chevy 4.3 L V6 out of their 1971 Datsun 240Z after the crank broke in two places. Then they get to work installing a Ford 5.0 L V8 from a Fox Mustang with the old Power Stroke diesel turbocharger. Watch as our favorite&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16194\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Roadkill Installs a Turbo 5.0 L V8 in the Rotsun<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16195,"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":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-240z"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16672,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16672","url_meta":{"origin":16194,"position":0},"title":"Roadkill Races the Rotsun Against the Blown Impala","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Roadkill boys are back to prove whether the Rotsun or the blown Impala is faster. 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The first car they choose was the Draguar, a 1973 Jaguar XJ12 powered by a 383 ci SBC and Weiand 6-71 supercharger. 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