{"id":2613,"date":"2013-04-18T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2018-03-16T11:41:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T15:41:46","slug":"crazy-chevy-spark-v8-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2613","title":{"rendered":"Chevy Spark with a LS7 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Chevy-Spark-Matiz-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=21852\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Chevy-Spark-Matiz-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=645%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"645,349\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Chevy Spark Matiz with a LS7 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chevy Spark Matiz with a LS7 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Chevy-Spark-Matiz-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=645%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Chevy-Spark-Matiz-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chevy Spark Matiz with a LS7 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Chevy-Spark-Matiz-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C325&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Chevy-Spark-Matiz-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?w=645&amp;ssl=1 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You are looking at the smallest car Chevy sells with one of the biggest engines they make. Fourdin Auto Sport was able to squeeze a 7.0 L LS7 V8 that makes 550 horsepower under the tiny hood of this Chevy Matiz (Spark). Reports claim it can do 0-100 km\/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds compared to the Z06 which can do 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds. Other upgrades borrowed from the Corvette include steering and brake systems. The best part of this whole story is someone had a chance to purchase this monster on ebay.de.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KEJ-DtMhPzs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b0G0Nr4ePLU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HPA1iHj2Gfg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/indianautosblog.com\/2012\/11\/this-chevrolet-spark-has-a-7-0l-corvette-v8-under-the-hood\">Indian Auto Blog<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corvetteblogger.com\/2012\/11\/06\/unholy-engine-swap-chevrolet-spark-powered-by-corvette-z06-7-0-liter-v8-engine\/\">Corvette Blogger<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are looking at the smallest car Chevy sells with one of the biggest engines they make. Fourdin Auto Sport was able to squeeze a 7.0 L LS7 V8 that makes 550 horsepower under the tiny hood of this Chevy Matiz (Spark). Reports claim it can do 0-100 km\/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds compared&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2613\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chevy Spark with a LS7 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21852,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[736],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spark"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Chevy-Spark-Matiz-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=645%2C349&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28119,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=28119","url_meta":{"origin":2613,"position":0},"title":"1956 Chevy Gasser with a Supercharged LS7 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1956 Chevy Gasser was built for George Poteet by Roadster Shop in Mundelein, Illinois. 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