{"id":2138,"date":"2011-09-03T17:29:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-03T22:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2021-10-27T17:59:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T22:59:44","slug":"rolls-royce-with-turbocharged-big-block-chevy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2138","title":{"rendered":"Rolls-Royce with a Turbo Big-Block Chevy V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78415\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78415\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78415\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rolls-Royce with a Turbo Big-Block Chevy V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rolls-Royce with a Turbo Big-Block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rolls-Royce with a Turbo Big-Block Chevy V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mattew Wright owns a unique Rolls-Royce built by Fester Race Cars to drag race. The classic is powered by a twin-turbo 588 ci big-block Chevy V8 tuned by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.john-sleath.com\/\">John Sleath Race Cars<\/a>. The motor is estimated to make around 2,300 horsepower thanks to two 88 mm turbochargers. The combination results in a 8.093 sec quarter-mile at 168 mph. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sIb70gqRGNY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/j0Xzos_QFJ0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xIfJhQZlpNI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbbdnN35D2-vf7rrnxH9mYg\">wgmotorsport<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bangshift.com\/blog\/The-Killer-Rolls-Royce-From-England-With-Drag-Week-Aspirations.html\">BangShift<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mattew Wright owns a unique Rolls-Royce built by Fester Race Cars to drag race. The classic is powered by a twin-turbo 588 ci big-block Chevy V8 tuned by John Sleath Race Cars. The motor is estimated to make around 2,300 horsepower thanks to two 88 mm turbochargers. The combination results in a 8.093 sec quarter-mile&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2138\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rolls-Royce with a Turbo Big-Block Chevy V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":78415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rolls-royce"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Rolls-Royce-with-a-Turbo-Big-Block-Chevy-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21963,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=21963","url_meta":{"origin":2138,"position":0},"title":"Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow with a Supercharged Chevy V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 21, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This custom pro-street 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was built by PJP-Design in Finland. 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