{"id":2610,"date":"2012-11-07T05:22:37","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T05:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2015-04-04T23:07:13","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T03:07:13","slug":"flying-miatas-40k-ls3-powered-miata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2610","title":{"rendered":"Flying Miata’s $40K LS3 Powered Miata"},"content":{"rendered":"

Engine swaps are not cheap. For example this turn-key LS3 Miata from Flying Miata<\/a> will cost you $40,000. The engine bay does look incredible clean with everything fitting together as if it came that way.<\/p>\n

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Source: LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Engine swaps are not cheap. For example this turn-key LS3 Miata from Flying Miata will cost you $40,000. The engine bay does look incredible clean with everything fitting together as if it came that way. 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