{"id":40934,"date":"2019-05-28T12:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T17:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=40934"},"modified":"2019-05-28T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T17:18:12","slug":"project-firebolt-toyota-tacoma-with-a-turbo-lsx-v8-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=40934","title":{"rendered":"Project Firebolt: Toyota Tacoma with a Turbo LSx V8 &#8211; Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=40935\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.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 05\" 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\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.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-40935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.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 a new update on his Project Firebolt. If you are unfamiliar with the build, he plans to install 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 this update Tom finishes rebuilding the V8 with upgraded rocker arms and pushrods. Then he test fits the engine with the stock oil pan before switching to an aftermarket model.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9D7CaKEMjVU\" 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 a new update on his Project Firebolt. If you are unfamiliar with the build, he plans to install 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 this update Tom finishes rebuilding the V8 with upgraded rocker arms&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=40934\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Project Firebolt: Toyota Tacoma with a Turbo LSx V8 &#8211; Part 5<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":40935,"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":[675],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40934","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\/05\/Project-Firebolt-Toyota-Tacoma-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-05.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117939,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117939","url_meta":{"origin":40934,"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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