{"id":2070,"date":"2011-08-06T17:25:03","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T22:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2016-01-04T23:14:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T03:14:46","slug":"drift-370z-with-vk56-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2070","title":{"rendered":"Drift 370Z with a VK56 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8725\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=8725\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-01.jpg?fit=672%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"672,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1308216057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chris Forsberg Drift 370Z with a VK56 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chris Forsberg Drift 370Z with a VK56 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-01.jpg?fit=672%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-01.jpg?resize=672%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chris Forsberg Drift 370Z with a VK56 V8\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-01.jpg?w=672&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-01.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Forsberg&#8217;s Formula D 370Z is seen here running a Nissan Titan VK56 V8 and a Quaife 60G sequential six-speed. For more information and photos please visit the link below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8726\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=8726\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-02.jpg?fit=672%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"672,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1308215760&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chris Forsberg Drift 370Z with a VK56 V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chris Forsberg Drift 370Z with a VK56 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-02.jpg?fit=672%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-02.jpg?resize=672%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chris Forsberg Drift 370Z with a VK56 V8\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-02.jpg?w=672&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Chris-Forsberg-Drift-370Z-with-a-VK56-V8-02.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speedhunters.com\/2011\/07\/car_feature_gt_gt_chris_forsberg_s_formula_d_370z\/\">Speedhunters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Forsberg&#8217;s Formula D 370Z is seen here running a Nissan Titan VK56 V8 and a Quaife 60G sequential six-speed. For more information and photos please visit the link below. 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