{"id":2985,"date":"2014-04-04T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T16:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2985"},"modified":"2017-06-04T02:14:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T07:14:31","slug":"ls1-powered-vw-passat-wagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2985","title":{"rendered":"LS1 Powered VW Passat Wagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3320\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3320\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3320\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?fit=1500%2C993&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,993\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351862723&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Passat Wagon with LS1 engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C677&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?resize=625%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01\" width=\"625\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C677&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?resize=600%2C397&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?resize=624%2C413&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_01.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Passat wagon was built by Psycho-Tuning in Norway. The factory installed 1.9 L TDI inline-four is no longer under the hood. Instead you will find a 5.7 L LS1 V8 with a BMW drivetrain. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3321\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3321\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3321\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02.jpg?fit=1500%2C994&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,994\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351955553&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Passat Wagon with LS1 engine swap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02.jpg?resize=625%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02\" width=\"625\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02.jpg?resize=624%2C413&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vw_passat_wagon_with_ls1_engine_02.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KYhj4p8k6x0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2riDT9hkP-8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YSg0dJSChqw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanceworks.com\/forums\/showthread.php?t=26423\">StanceWorks<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/oppositelock.jalopnik.com\/random-wagon-burnout-1480417254\">OppositeLock<\/a> and photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sviddgummi.no\/\">Sviddgummi.no<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Passat wagon was built by Psycho-Tuning in Norway. The factory installed 1.9 L TDI inline-four is no longer under the hood. Instead you will find a 5.7 L LS1 V8 with a BMW drivetrain. Source: StanceWorks via OppositeLock and photos by Sviddgummi.no<\/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":[281],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-passat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":135153,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135153","url_meta":{"origin":2985,"position":0},"title":"Passat Wagon with a 900 hp Audi Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Marcel Konkol and his VW Passat B2 attended the L8-Night event in Germany. 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