{"id":3994,"date":"2015-09-01T15:43:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T19:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:14:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T20:14:04","slug":"2008-dodge-charger-with-a-chevy-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3994","title":{"rendered":"2008 Dodge Charger with a LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2008-Dodge-Charger-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=7428\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2008-Dodge-Charger-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2008 Dodge Charger with a LQ4 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2008 Dodge Charger with a 6.0 L LQ4 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2008-Dodge-Charger-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2008-Dodge-Charger-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2008 Dodge Charger with a 6.0 L LQ4 V8\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2008-Dodge-Charger-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2008-Dodge-Charger-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2008-Dodge-Charger-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The owner purchased this 2008 Dodge Charger with a blown 2.7 L V6 with intentions of rebuilding it. However after learning how bad these engines are and really liking Chevy engines, he decided to swap to a 6.0 L LQ4 V8 and 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission. The engine is stock except for a tune and made 308 horsepower to the wheels and gets 25 mpg on the highway. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/RlUV7uiAY2A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4jdswBhCUlw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC59yFCHw7TMwcXo-_xcOYzg\">Shawnsutube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/137451412986081\/photos\/a.606332806097937.1073741825.137451412986081\/946984512032763\/?type=1\">Mike Morris Motorsports FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner purchased this 2008 Dodge Charger with a blown 2.7 L V6 with intentions of rebuilding it. However after learning how bad these engines are and really liking Chevy engines, he decided to swap to a 6.0 L LQ4 V8 and 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission. The engine is stock except for a tune and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3994\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2008 Dodge Charger with a LSx V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7428,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charger"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144299,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144299","url_meta":{"origin":3994,"position":0},"title":"Carbon Fiber 1970 Charger with a Demon V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"SpeedKore Performance built the 1970 Dodge Charger called \"Evolution\" with a supercharged 6.2 L Demon V8. 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