{"id":20783,"date":"2018-01-31T06:15:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T12:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20783"},"modified":"2018-01-30T22:51:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T04:51:03","slug":"1969-corvette-with-a-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20783","title":{"rendered":"1969 Corvette with a LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1969 Corvette came to V8 Speed & Resto Shop<\/a> in Red Bud, Illinois for better handling and more power. The Corvette lost its original numbers-matching V8 many years earlier so the current had no issues replacing the 350 ci small-block V8. The team decided to replace the classic V8 with a 6.2 L LS3 V8 that makes 495 horsepower and 473 lb-ft of torque thanks to a Holley Dominator EFI system. They cut out the old transmission tunnel and made a new wider one to fit the bigger T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission. The Corvette also features an upgraded fuel system, 17-inch Year One rally wheels, and Wilwood slotted disc brakes with six-piston calipers in front and four-piston calipers in back. View more photos of the project in the build album<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This 1969 Corvette came to V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, Illinois for better handling and more power. The Corvette lost its original numbers-matching V8 many years earlier so the current had no issues replacing the 350 ci small-block V8. 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