{"id":2743,"date":"2013-07-29T00:10:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T00:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:30:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T18:30:06","slug":"chevy-caprice-with-2jz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2743","title":{"rendered":"Chevy Caprice with a 1JZ Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78264\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78264\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78264\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chevy Caprice with a Toyota 1JZ Inline-Six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chevy Caprice with a Toyota 1JZ Inline-Six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chevy Caprice with a Toyota 1JZ Inline-Six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chevrolet offered several engine options for the third-generation Caprice. However the owner of this Caprice chose to go in a different direction. Under the hood sits a turbocharged Toyota 1JZ inline-six. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hrxj1yoNz_o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78265\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78265\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78265\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chevy Caprice with a Toyota 1JZ Inline-Six 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chevy Caprice with a Toyota 1JZ Inline-Six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.jpg?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chevy Caprice with a Toyota 1JZ Inline-Six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyMXMF5oEd_0EZzI2nZcWmA\">Whips By Wade<\/a> Opposite Lock (no longer active)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chevrolet offered several engine options for the third-generation Caprice. However the owner of this Caprice chose to go in a different direction. Under the hood sits a turbocharged Toyota 1JZ inline-six. Source: Whips By Wade Opposite Lock (no longer active)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":78264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caprice"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chevy-Caprice-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114645,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=114645","url_meta":{"origin":2743,"position":0},"title":"1994 Caprice with a Mercury Racing 7.0 L V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Lingenfelter Collection sold this 1994 Chevrolet Caprice wagon in 2017. 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