{"id":2986,"date":"2014-01-02T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2014-01-02T00:00:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:00:46","slug":"buggy-powered-by-yamaha-r1-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2986","title":{"rendered":"Buggy Powered by Yamaha R1 Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of our Facebook friends gave us a tip about this buggy being powered by a Yamaha R1 motorcycle engine. Since the engine puts out 150 horsepower and the buggy weighs 551 pounds, we are looking at a power-to-weight ratio of 3.67 lbs\/hp. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_5hFBn69buU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our Facebook friends gave us a tip about this buggy being powered by a Yamaha R1 motorcycle engine. 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