{"id":1958,"date":"2014-12-19T13:37:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T17:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:11:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T19:11:05","slug":"razorback-racings-v8-powered-mgb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1958","title":{"rendered":"Razorback Racing&#8217;s V8 Powered MGB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5165\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5165\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5165\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-06.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" 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=\"Razorback Racing MGB with a 408 ci Chevy V8 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Razorback Racing MGB with a 408 ci Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-06.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-06.jpg?resize=625%2C352&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Razorback Racing MGB with a 408 ci Chevy V8\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-06.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-06.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-06.jpg?resize=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Griffiths of Razorback Racing built this MGB for $1,890 to compete in the Grassroots Motorsports $2014 challenge. The engine is a 408 ci Chevy V8 and helped the car travel down the quarter-mile in 11.2 seconds and place fourth overall in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wxoDqJEGkos\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1958&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1958 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5165'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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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=\"Razorback Racing MGB with a 408 ci Chevy V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Razorback Racing MGB with a 408 ci Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Razorback-Racing-MGB-with-a-408-ci-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/grassrootsmotorsports.com\/forum\/build-projects-and-project-cars\/mg-1969-ex-pacc-now-razorback-racing\/92186\/page1\/\">Grassroots Motorsports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Griffiths of Razorback Racing built this MGB for $1,890 to compete in the Grassroots Motorsports $2014 challenge. The engine is a 408 ci Chevy V8 and helped the car travel down the quarter-mile in 11.2 seconds and place fourth overall in the competition. 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