{"id":2609,"date":"2012-11-07T05:07:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T05:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2012-11-07T05:07:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T05:07:17","slug":"ls2-powered-miata-drag-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2609","title":{"rendered":"LS2 Powered Miata Drag Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch this Miata with a LS2 engine swap run down the quarter-mile in 12.32 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SD-msiF55BA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/ls1tech.com\/forums\/conversions-hybrids\/1598444-ls2-miata-pbir-drag-video.html\">LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch this Miata with a LS2 engine swap run down the quarter-mile in 12.32 seconds. 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