{"id":49347,"date":"2019-11-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49347"},"modified":"2019-11-29T16:56:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T21:56:21","slug":"building-a-2015-mustang-race-car-with-a-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49347","title":{"rendered":"Building a 2015 Mustang Race Car with a LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vorshlag<\/a> is building a new company race car called “Trigger” using a wrecked 2015 Mustang GT roller. Vorshlag is rebuilding the Mustang with a 383 ci LSx V8 mated to a T56 Magnum XL six-speed manual transmission. The combination results in the V8 being 85% behind the front axle centerline and the transmission shifter aligning perfectly with the stock location. The Mustang will also receive MCS RR2 adjustable coilovers, Powerbrake front brake kit, and 8.8-inch rear end with Auburn Pro Series differential. Vorshlag will use the build to develop a bolt-in LSx swap kit for the S550 Mustang. Follow the project’s progress in the build thread<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Source: Vorshlag<\/a> (build thread)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vorshlag is building a new company race car called “Trigger” using a wrecked 2015 Mustang GT roller. Vorshlag is rebuilding the Mustang with a 383 ci LSx V8 mated to a T56 Magnum XL six-speed manual transmission. The combination results in the V8 being 85% behind the front axle centerline and the transmission shifter aligning… Read More »Building a 2015 Mustang Race Car with a LSx V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49355,"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":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mustang"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51463,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=51463","url_meta":{"origin":49347,"position":0},"title":"2010 Mustang with a Coyote V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This 2010 Mustang stopped by Vorshlag Motorsports in Princeton, Texas for an upgrade. 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