{"id":30178,"date":"2018-11-28T18:55:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=30178"},"modified":"2018-11-28T18:55:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:55:09","slug":"time-attack-miata-with-a-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=30178","title":{"rendered":"Time Attack Miata with a LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Mazda Miata was transformed into a time attack monster for a lucky customer by Blackbird Fabworx<\/a> in California. The roadster is now powered by a built LS3 V8 that makes 550 horsepower thanks to a V8 Roadsters conversion kit. Other upgrades include custom Penske suspension, Hoosier 15×11 slicks, 20-point roll cage, and APR Performance GT-1000 wing with active aero. <\/p>\n

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This Mazda Miata was transformed into a time attack monster for a lucky customer by Blackbird Fabworx in California. The roadster is now powered by a built LS3 V8 that makes 550 horsepower thanks to a V8 Roadsters conversion kit. Other upgrades include custom Penske suspension, Hoosier 15×11 slicks, 20-point roll cage, and APR Performance… Read More »Time Attack Miata with a LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30180,"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":[41,593],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miata","category-mx-5"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Time-Attack-Mazda-Miata-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C830&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100769,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100769","url_meta":{"origin":30178,"position":0},"title":"Tom’s Turbo Garage is Selling Project Thunderbolt – 2004 Miata with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Tom's Turbo Garage is selling his 2004 Mazda Miata on Bring a Trailer. 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