{"id":2779,"date":"2013-08-13T03:45:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T03:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2015-04-06T01:00:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T05:00:16","slug":"sean-motes-1970-cadillac-coupe-de-ville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2779","title":{"rendered":"Sean Mote&#8217;s 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=2781\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2781\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=2781\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" 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=\"1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville with turbocharged 500 cubic inch V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2781\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You have to have a very powerful motor and stomach to take a 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville 176 mph. Sean Mote has built up both over the years. The car is running a 500 cubic inch V8 with a huge 106mm Precision turbocharger hooked to a Turbo 400 transmission. The same motor with a 90mm turbo was producing 788 horsepower and 770 ft-lb of torque. Sean has done a lot to either reduce the weight or offset it. The radiator has been moved to the trunk and the engine is sitting nine inches further back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=2780\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2780\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2780\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=2780\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" 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=\"1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville with turbocharged 500 cubic inch V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2780\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1970_cadillac_coupe_de_ville_500_ci_v8_01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out Bang Shift link below for a lot more images and information.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/general-news\/car-features\/car-feature-the-176mph-lsr-1970-cadillac-coupe-de-kill-caddy-powered-and-homebuilt\/\">BangShift<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/oppositelock.jalopnik.com\/night-oppo-1104983974\">OppositeLock<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have to have a very powerful motor and stomach to take a 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville 176 mph. Sean Mote has built up both over the years. The car is running a 500 cubic inch V8 with a huge 106mm Precision turbocharger hooked to a Turbo 400 transmission. The same motor with a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2779\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sean Mote&#8217;s 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cadillac"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18250,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=18250","url_meta":{"origin":2779,"position":0},"title":"1977 Cadillac with a Twin-Turbo LSx","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Shawn Gilbert built his 1977 Cadillac Coupe de Ville to drag race. 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The block\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;de Ville&quot;","block_context":{"text":"de Ville","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=351"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cadillac Coupe de Ville with a 6.0 L LSx","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-01-1024x572.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-01-1024x572.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-with-a-6.0-L-LSx-01-1024x572.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16830,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16830","url_meta":{"origin":2779,"position":2},"title":"1959 Cadillac with a LSA V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville was built by Hardcore Engine Builders in Hungary. 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