{"id":28710,"date":"2018-10-17T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T21:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=28710"},"modified":"2018-10-17T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T21:59:16","slug":"building-a-2019-polaris-rzr-with-a-525-hp-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=28710","title":{"rendered":"Building a 2019 Polaris RZR with a 525 hp LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28713\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=28713\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-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=\"2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 with a LS3 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 with a LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 with a LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawkengineering.com\/\">Hawk Engineering<\/a> is a company in Jackson, Missouri that specializes in motorcoach conversions. They also perform engine swaps on the Polaris RZR sport side-by-side. The company recently purchased a 2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 which will receive their first LSx V8 swap. They plan on using a LS3 V8 that makes 525 horsepower mated to a sandrail-style 2WD transaxle. If that wasn&#8217;t crazy enough, they plan to build another RZR with a twin-turbo LSx V8 that makes 800-1000 horsepower. You can follow the project progress on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hawk-Engineering-Inc-189870691046082\/\">their FB page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/h0o9sECETuw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=28714\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" 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=\"2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 with a LS3 V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 with a LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 with a LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hawk-Engineering-Inc-189870691046082\/\">Hawk Engineering FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawk Engineering is a company in Jackson, Missouri that specializes in motorcoach conversions. They also perform engine swaps on the Polaris RZR sport side-by-side. The company recently purchased a 2019 Polaris RZR XP 1000 which will receive their first LSx V8 swap. They plan on using a LS3 V8 that makes 525 horsepower mated to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=28710\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a 2019 Polaris RZR with a 525 hp LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28713,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[369],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rzr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2019-Polaris-RZR-XP-1000-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44656,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=44656","url_meta":{"origin":28710,"position":0},"title":"2019 Polaris RZR with a 600 hp LS3","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been almost a year since we first shared the custom 2019 Polaris RZR called \"Never Enough\" built by Jason Hawk at his company Hawk Engineering in Jackson, Missouri. 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