{"id":41526,"date":"2019-06-13T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=41526"},"modified":"2019-06-12T22:40:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T03:40:22","slug":"for-sale-mazda-rx-8-with-a-ford-300-ci-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=41526","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: Mazda RX-8 with a Ford 300 ci Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mazda<\/a><\/p>\n

This 2004 Mazda RX-8 is for sale<\/a> in Minneapolis, Minnesota for $1,400. We’ve featured this car before<\/a> in 2016 when it was for sale. The RX-8 is powered by a 300 ci (4.9 L) Ford inline-six mated to a Ford M5R2 toploader five-speed transmission and welded differential. The current owner has installed or replaced the relay\/fuse panel, fuel return line, high torque mini starter and electric fuel, water, and oil pressure gauges. The owner also states “current things it could use” are tie rod end links, fuel pressure regulator, headlights, and taillights. <\/p>\n

\"Mazda<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mazda<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Wisconsin Car Enthusiast FB page<\/a> via Will Spicer and Matt Soppa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 2004 Mazda RX-8 is for sale in Minneapolis, Minnesota for $1,400. We’ve featured this car before in 2016 when it was for sale. The RX-8 is powered by a 300 ci (4.9 L) Ford inline-six mated to a Ford M5R2 toploader five-speed transmission and welded differential. The current owner has installed or replaced the… Read More »For Sale: Mazda RX-8 with a Ford 300 ci Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":41529,"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,"_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":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rx-8"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":116853,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=116853","url_meta":{"origin":41526,"position":0},"title":"Michael Elkhouri and his 2JZ-Powered RX-7 Goes 6.85 sec","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Michael Elkhouri and his \u201cLOL13B\u201d Mazda RX-7 went 6.85 sec at 203 mph at Sydney Dragway. 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