{"id":3144,"date":"2014-02-20T03:49:29","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T08:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2023-03-03T19:22:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T01:22:56","slug":"vr38dett-motor-will-fit-in-a-subaru-brz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3144","title":{"rendered":"The VR38DETT V6 Will Fit in a Subaru BRZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3145\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VR38DETT engine swap in Subaru BRZ&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_01.jpg?resize=624%2C624&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have been wondering if a twin-turbo VR38DETT V6 from a Nissan R35 will fit in a Subaru BRZ. Well Weapons Grade Performance just answered that question. The company took a couple of photos of the motor and turbochargers inside the BRZ engine bay. They are still working on the swap but will hopefully release a swap kit. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3146\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VR38DETT engine swap into Subaru BRZ&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?resize=624%2C624&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeaponsGradePerformance\">Weapons Grade Performance&#8217;s Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been wondering if a twin-turbo VR38DETT V6 from a Nissan R35 will fit in a Subaru BRZ. Well Weapons Grade Performance just answered that question. The company took a couple of photos of the motor and turbochargers inside the BRZ engine bay. They are still working on the swap but will hopefully&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3144\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The VR38DETT V6 Will Fit in a Subaru BRZ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3146,"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":[146],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brz"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/vr38dett_in_a_subaru_brz_02.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137178,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=137178","url_meta":{"origin":3144,"position":0},"title":"2013 Subaru BRZ with a 5.0L Coyote V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hayden is an engineer who enjoys working on big projects. 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