{"id":2414,"date":"2012-02-12T19:47:21","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T00:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2020-07-28T15:18:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T20:18:33","slug":"monster-mazda-miata-with-dual-v8-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2414","title":{"rendered":"Monster Mazda Miata with Twin V8 Motors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After saving a 1990 Miata on its way to the junkyard, a towing company owner decided to create a monster by stretching the frame and installing two Chevy 350 V8s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RP3VZ1l4qgU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dgiX5cAwd0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ew0-_KCFuZg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5884363\/this-is-what-a-mazda-miata-with-dual-v8s-looks-like\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After saving a 1990 Miata on its way to the junkyard, a towing company owner decided to create a monster by stretching the frame and installing two Chevy 350 V8s. 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