{"id":39161,"date":"2019-04-16T11:57:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T17:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=39161"},"modified":"2019-04-16T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T17:59:08","slug":"project-firebolt-toyota-tacoma-with-a-turbo-lsx-v8-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=39161","title":{"rendered":"Project Firebolt: Toyota Tacoma with a Turbo LSx V8 &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=39163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Project Firebolt Toyota Tacoma with a Turbo LSx V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Project Firebolt Toyota Tacoma with a Turbo LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Project Firebolt Toyota Tacoma with a Turbo LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPbcdXYlIxk8a_4xXzyqepw\">Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage<\/a> released an update on his new swap project. You might remember his amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gDMrJhpeYiE&#038;list=PLaeETZPdShsN8XtwhDKS-iVJZ38lKFKI9\">Project Thunderbolt<\/a> build series where he installed a LS3 V8 into a Mazda Miata. This time around Tom will be installing a turbocharged 5.3 LSx V8 (Gen 3\/iron block), 4L80E four-speed automatic, and Ford 8.8-inch rear end into a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. In part two, the motor is dissembled. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Ji0qbE-P9r4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPbcdXYlIxk8a_4xXzyqepw\">Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage released an update on his new swap project. You might remember his amazing Project Thunderbolt build series where he installed a LS3 V8 into a Mazda Miata. This time around Tom will be installing a turbocharged 5.3 LSx V8 (Gen 3\/iron block), 4L80E four-speed automatic, and Ford 8.8-inch rear end into a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=39161\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Project Firebolt: Toyota Tacoma with a Turbo LSx V8 &#8211; Part 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39163,"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":[675],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tacoma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117939,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117939","url_meta":{"origin":39161,"position":0},"title":"2002 Tacoma SR5 with a 5.3 L LSx V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Tom\u2019s Turbo Garage built this 2002 Toyota Tacoma SR5 XtraCab called \"Project Firebolt\" in 2020. 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