{"id":2784,"date":"2013-08-15T03:25:31","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T03:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2013-08-15T03:26:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T03:26:01","slug":"how-to-get-a-6-0l-v8-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2784","title":{"rendered":"How To Get A 6.0L V8 For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It takes some work but you can pay for your next engine build with the right auction wreak. This guy shows how he paid off his V8 engine build by selling everything from a wrecked 2003 Chevy Express 2500 RWD with a 6.0L LQ4 motor. The van cost him $1725 but he was able to make $2151 from scrapping the van and selling off the pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/oppositelock.jalopnik.com\/how-to-score-a-500hp-ls-engine-for-free-1131506504\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It takes some work but you can pay for your next engine build with the right auction wreak. This guy shows how he paid off his V8 engine build by selling everything from a wrecked 2003 Chevy Express 2500 RWD with a 6.0L LQ4 motor. The van cost him $1725 but he was able to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2784\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How To Get A 6.0L V8 For Free<\/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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engines"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":129956,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=129956","url_meta":{"origin":2784,"position":0},"title":"1978 Wagoneer with a Supercharged V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Jeep Farm spent many hours building this 1978 Jeep Wagoneer at their company in Phoenix, Arizona. 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