{"id":29553,"date":"2018-11-12T17:46:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T23:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29553"},"modified":"2018-11-13T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T20:45:18","slug":"zil-130-truck-with-a-bmw-x5m-powertrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29553","title":{"rendered":"ZIL-130 Truck with a BMW X5 M Powertrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=29555\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ZIL-130 Truck with a BMW X5 M powertrain 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ZIL-130 Truck with a BMW X5 M powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ZIL-130 Truck with a BMW X5 M powertrain\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ZIL-130-Truck-with-a-BMW-X5-M-powertrain-01.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZIL-130\">ZIL-130<\/a> truck was built by ZiL in Moscow, Russia from 1964-1994. They came from the factory with a 6.0 L ZIL-130 V8 and five-speed manual transmission. However the creative mechanics on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0lT9K8Wfuc1KPqm6YjRf1A\">AcademeG YT channel<\/a> modified this particular model with a BMW X5 M powertrain and suspension. That means this truck now features a twin-turbo 4.4 L S63B44 V8 connected to an automatic transmission and xDrive AWD drivetrain. The engine makes 547-575 horsepower and 500-553 lb-ft of torque from the factory depending on the generation. However it&#8217;s reported they boosted theirs to make around 700 horsepower. For some laughs the truck races against a sixth generation Mustang with a 2.3 L EcoBoost turbocharged inline-four.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/g5hqlIafiF8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Below is the project&#8217;s full build playlist. Starting with the first video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLiCpP_44QZBxMJxUF9MHKkpweRnSNjWQr\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0lT9K8Wfuc1KPqm6YjRf1A\">AcademeG<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/academeg\/\">@AcademeG<\/a> via Piotr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ZIL-130 truck was built by ZiL in Moscow, Russia from 1964-1994. They came from the factory with a 6.0 L ZIL-130 V8 and five-speed manual transmission. However the creative mechanics on AcademeG YT channel modified this particular model with a BMW X5 M powertrain and suspension. That means this truck now features a twin-turbo&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29553\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ZIL-130 Truck with a BMW X5 M Powertrain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29555,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[814,815],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-zil","category-zil-130"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35703,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=35703","url_meta":{"origin":29553,"position":0},"title":"Top Articles of 2018","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We want to thank our friends, fans, and readers for making 2018 our best year to date. 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