{"id":26935,"date":"2018-08-27T15:47:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26935"},"modified":"2019-12-01T23:40:42","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T04:40:42","slug":"swapping-a-ls2-v8-into-a-2000-mercedes-slk230","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26935","title":{"rendered":"Building a 2000 Mercedes SLK230 with a LS2 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=26939\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2000 Mercedes SLK230 with a LS2 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2000 Mercedes SLK230 with a LS2 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2000 Mercedes SLK230 with a LS2 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eric Robi from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0PRGP-CQ9fnZZW_kFWk5gQ\">RevMatchTV<\/a> purchased one of the trashiest 2000 Mercedes SLK230 Kompressor for $1,800. The car came with a supercharged 2.3 L inline-four that makes 185 horsepower and a five-speed manual. Eric&#8217;s goal is to replace those with a 6.0 L LS2 V8 that makes 400 horsepower and T56 six-speed manual from a wrecked 2005 Pontiac GTO. Get caught up with the project&#8217;s progress in the playlist embedded below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLG70LbdR6ZG-Vha3nWySLm9tBJrc9MNWi\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0PRGP-CQ9fnZZW_kFWk5gQ\">RevMatchTV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Robi from RevMatchTV purchased one of the trashiest 2000 Mercedes SLK230 Kompressor for $1,800. The car came with a supercharged 2.3 L inline-four that makes 185 horsepower and a five-speed manual. Eric&#8217;s goal is to replace those with a 6.0 L LS2 V8 that makes 400 horsepower and T56 six-speed manual from a wrecked&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26935\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a 2000 Mercedes SLK230 with a LS2 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[790,455],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-r170","category-slk"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2000-Mercedes-SLK230-with-a-LS2-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79739,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=79739","url_meta":{"origin":26935,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 2002 Mercedes G500 with a LS2 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This 2002 Mercedes G500 is for sale on Cars & Bids in Champlin, Minnesota. 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