{"id":35637,"date":"2019-01-31T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=35637"},"modified":"2019-01-31T00:34:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T06:34:09","slug":"opel-blitz-with-a-twin-charged-jaguar-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=35637","title":{"rendered":"Opel Blitz with a Twin-Charged Jaguar Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Frode Engelund<\/a> is building a unique hot rod out of a 1954 Opel Blitz in his garage in Norway. The project is powered by a supercharged 4.0 L Jaguar (AJ16S) inline-six further boosted by a Garrett GTX42 turbocharger. The goal is to make 1,300 horsepower from the twin-charged engine. Power is sent to four 255\/30-22 tires through a BMW six-speed transmission and AAM 11.5-inch rear end.<\/p>\n

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Source: Frode Engelund<\/a> and Engelund-Racing FB page<\/a> via Build-Threads FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frode Engelund is building a unique hot rod out of a 1954 Opel Blitz in his garage in Norway. The project is powered by a supercharged 4.0 L Jaguar (AJ16S) inline-six further boosted by a Garrett GTX42 turbocharger. The goal is to make 1,300 horsepower from the twin-charged engine. Power is sent to four 255\/30-22… Read More »Opel Blitz with a Twin-Charged Jaguar Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35638,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[856],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blitz"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Opel-Blitz-with-a-Twin-Charged-Jaguar-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42423,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=42423","url_meta":{"origin":35637,"position":0},"title":"Opel Blitz with a Twin-Charged Jaguar Inline-Six Update","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this year we shared the unique Opel Blitz hot rod being built by Frode Engelund at Engelund Racing in Norway. 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