{"id":3005,"date":"2013-12-30T01:24:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T01:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:19:24","slug":"top-ten-articles-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3005","title":{"rendered":"Top Articles of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

As another great year filled with engine swaps comes to an end, we look back at our most popular articles from 2013. We appreciate our reader’s support. <\/p>\n

10. Corvette Z06 Fueled By Hate<\/a>
\n\"2001_corvette_z06_sbf_v8_swap\"<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Volkswagen Golf MK1 Powered by an Audi A3 Diesel<\/a>
\n\"Volkswagen<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Ford Focus Wagon with a Mustang V8<\/a>
\n\"2000<\/a><\/p>\n

7. The Godfather Motor<\/a>
\n\"Sonny's<\/a><\/p>\n

6. 1937 Mercedes 540K with a Viper V10<\/a>
\n\"1930<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Fiat 500 with a Lambo V12 Motor<\/a>
\n\"Fiat<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Ferrari 250 California with a Modern Italian Heart<\/a>
\n\"ferrari_250_californai_modern_v8_03\"<\/a><\/p>\n

3. 1969 Camaro with a Toyota 1JZ Inline-Six<\/a>
\n\"side<\/a><\/p>\n

2. VW Karmann Ghia with a Viper V10<\/a>
\n\"karmann_ghia_with_viper_v10_swap_02\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1. Engine Magician Turns Two V8 Motors into One V12<\/a>
\n\"frankenstein_LSx_V12_6\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As another great year filled with engine swaps comes to an end, we look back at our most popular articles from 2013. We appreciate our reader’s support. 10. Corvette Z06 Fueled By Hate 9. Volkswagen Golf MK1 Powered by an Audi A3 Diesel 8. Ford Focus Wagon with a Mustang V8 7. The Godfather Motor… Read More »Top Articles of 2013<\/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":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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":[152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-list"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2195,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2195","url_meta":{"origin":3005,"position":0},"title":"Race Taxi Update: A VW Bus With A Porsche TT Engine","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"After doing some spring cleaning on the site I ran across an old article we did on the 1962 VW Bus with a 420 horsepower Porsche 993 twin-turbo engine. 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