{"id":18915,"date":"2017-10-23T12:57:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T17:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=18915"},"modified":"2021-04-07T23:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T04:14:27","slug":"for-sale-1986-mitsubishi-starion-with-a-4-8-l-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=18915","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion with a 4.8 L LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESi-R is for sale on eBay<\/a> in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a buy-it-now price of $7,500. Under the hood sits a 4.8 L Vortec 4800 (LR4) V8 from a 2004 GMC Sierra truck. These engines from the factory make 270\u2013285 hp (201\u2013213 kW) and 285\u2013295 lb-ft (386\u2013400 N\u00b7m) however this unit has LS1 injectors and intake. The also features a GM four-speed automatic connected to the factory rear end with 3.54 gears. The car comes with some problems such as no AC, speedometer, or cruise control.<\/p>\n

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Source: eBay<\/a> (ESD may earn commisions when a product is purchased from this link)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESi-R is for sale on eBay in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a buy-it-now price of $7,500. Under the hood sits a 4.8 L Vortec 4800 (LR4) V8 from a 2004 GMC Sierra truck. These engines from the factory make 270\u2013285 hp (201\u2013213 kW) and 285\u2013295 lb-ft (386\u2013400 N\u00b7m) however this unit has… Read More »For Sale: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion with a 4.8 L LSx V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[584],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-starion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1986-Mitsubishi-Starion-with-a-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1389%2C723&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47815,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=47815","url_meta":{"origin":18915,"position":0},"title":"1989 Mitsubishi Starion with a Turbo 408 ci Chevy V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Joseph Miranda enjoys building vehicles with a lot of torque. 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