{"id":17121,"date":"2017-07-18T12:30:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17121"},"modified":"2017-07-17T22:26:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T03:26:40","slug":"for-sale-mazda-rx-8-with-a-vh45-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17121","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: Mazda RX-8 with a VH45 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Mazda RX-8 is for sale in Cave city, Kentucky with an asking price of $2,600 OBO. Under the hoods sits a 4.5 L VH45DE V8 from a 1994 Infiniti Q45 installed by Swap Shop Garage in Paintsville, Kentucky. The engine produces 278 hp and 294 lb-ft from the factory. It was installed using a Q45 subframe and custom mounts. Behind the engine is an automatic transmission. The front suspension includes S14 knuckles and S13 coilovers. The car has a rebuilt title and none of the gauges work except the gas.<\/p>\n

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This Mazda RX-8 is for sale in Cave city, Kentucky with an asking price of $2,600 OBO. Under the hoods sits a 4.5 L VH45DE V8 from a 1994 Infiniti Q45 installed by Swap Shop Garage in Paintsville, Kentucky. The engine produces 278 hp and 294 lb-ft from the factory. It was installed using a… Read More »For Sale: Mazda RX-8 with a VH45 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17122,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rx-8"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Mazda-RX-8-with-a-Nissan-VH45-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106811,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=106811","url_meta":{"origin":17121,"position":0},"title":"Mazda RX-8 with a Supercharged LSx V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Brent Coles sent his Mazda RX-8 roller to the talented builders at Spot On Performance in Slacks Creek, QLD, Australia for a big transformation. 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