{"id":3255,"date":"2014-03-24T02:13:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T07:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2020-07-28T15:29:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T20:29:15","slug":"roadkill-builds-and-races-turbo-chevy-powered-datsun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3255","title":{"rendered":"Roadkill Builds and Races Turbo Chevy Powered Datsun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3258\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1971 Datsun 240Z with turbo 4.3L Chevy V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?resize=625%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_03\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?resize=624%2C415&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roadkill built and raced a 1971 Datsun 240Z with a Chevy 4.3L V6 and a turbo off a 7.3L Powerstroke engine. The engine setup was good for 387 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcjC00J8FaM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3255&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3255 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3256'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_01.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3256\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3256\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_01.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_01\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_02.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3257\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_02.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1971 Datsun 240Z with turbo 4.3L Chevy V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3258\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1971 Datsun 240Z with turbo 4.3L Chevy V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_03.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3259'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_04.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1971 Datsun 240Z with turbo 4.3L Chevy V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_04.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3260'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_05.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_05.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_05.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_05.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3260\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_05.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1971 Datsun 240Z with turbo 4.3L Chevy V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_05.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3261'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_06.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_06.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_06.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3262'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_07.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_07.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_07.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_07.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_07.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3262\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3262\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_07.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"roadkill_datsun_240z_07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1971 Datsun 240Z with turbo 4.3L Chevy V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_07.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3263'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1971 Datsun 240Z with turbo 4.3L Chevy V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/roadkill_datsun_240z_09.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift-apex\/roadkill-the-boys-slap-a-turbo-on-a-rotting-datsun-road-trip-it-autocross-it-and-more\/\">Bangshift<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roadkill built and raced a 1971 Datsun 240Z with a Chevy 4.3L V6 and a turbo off a 7.3L Powerstroke engine. The engine setup was good for 387 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. 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