{"id":1903,"date":"2011-06-29T22:38:57","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T03:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2015-04-04T23:26:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T03:26:07","slug":"ls6-powered-cobra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1903","title":{"rendered":"LS6 Powered Cobra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Article now reflects Don&#8217;s update from comment section<\/p>\n<p>Don Warburton built this incredible Cobra for his wife. Under the hood he installed a LS6 crate motor and 4L65E automatic transmission. The motor was wired using the factory GM ECU and a Painless harness. I like the subtle LS6 badge in the same location as the 427 badge.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-MhgHh4J-v-U\/TgqFLMv8JpI\/AAAAAAAAACo\/KKLDuCMBuAg\/s912\/DSCN1999.JPG?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cobra with LS6 engine swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/by2.storage.live.com\/items\/CD82E1E1BF2F888A%21509%3AScaled1024\/pcobra.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"LS6 V8 inside Cobra engine bay\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/ls1tech.com\/forums\/conversions-hybrids\/1439811-ls6-cobra.html\">LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Article now reflects Don&#8217;s update from comment section Don Warburton built this incredible Cobra for his wife. Under the hood he installed a LS6 crate motor and 4L65E automatic transmission. The motor was wired using the factory GM ECU and a Painless harness. I like the subtle LS6 badge in the same location as&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1903\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LS6 Powered Cobra<\/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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107026,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107026","url_meta":{"origin":1903,"position":0},"title":"Mazda RX-7 with a Twin-Turbo LS6 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1993 Mazda RX-7 left the factory with a twin-turbo 13B two-rotor but is now powered by a twin-turbo LS6 V8. 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