{"id":258,"date":"2008-08-21T00:34:27","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T05:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=258"},"modified":"2008-08-21T00:34:27","modified_gmt":"2008-08-21T05:34:27","slug":"porsche-911-with-some-bowtie-in-the-trunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=258","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 911 with Some Bowtie in the Trunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Talk about a tight fit. This Porsche 911 has a supercharge LS1 V8 stuffed in the back replacing the original flat 6. One might think that the V8 would be heavier but thanks to a lot of aluminum the LS1 is lighter then the original engine the driver shaved off around 21 pounds total. No official notes of the horsepower it is putting out but it has to be 400 or more. The owner also stuffed a <a href=\"http:\/\/toy-jet.com\/Index3.html\">LS1 in the back of a Porsche 914<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toy-jet.com\/carsideweb4.JPG?w=1200\" alt=\"Porsche 911 with LS1 engine swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/toy-jet.com\/index.html\">Toy Jet<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fullthrottlev6.com\/forums\/showthread.php?t=46068\">Full Throttle V6<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fquick.com\/blog\/Conversion__Porsche_911_with_Blown_LS1_motor\/2077\">Fquick<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talk about a tight fit. This Porsche 911 has a supercharge LS1 V8 stuffed in the back replacing the original flat 6. One might think that the V8 would be heavier but thanks to a lot of aluminum the LS1 is lighter then the original engine the driver shaved off around 21 pounds total. No&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=258\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Porsche 911 with Some Bowtie in the Trunk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-103"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130176,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=130176","url_meta":{"origin":258,"position":0},"title":"V8-Powered Porsche 968 Race Car","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"We found this 1994 Porsche 968 being auctioned on Bring a Trailer in Atascadero, California. 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