{"id":50930,"date":"2020-01-13T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=50930"},"modified":"2022-01-03T18:26:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T00:26:22","slug":"top-articles-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=50930","title":{"rendered":"Top Articles of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

We want to thank our friends, fans, and readers for making 2019 another great year. We published 803 articles alongside 1,287 of your comments. We’re sure 2020 will be even better thanks to your support.<\/p>\n

#20<\/strong>
\n2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP with a Turbo LS4 V8<\/a>
\n\"2000<\/a><\/p>\n

#19<\/strong>
\n1965 Mustang with a Turbo 3.8 L Intech Inline-Six<\/a>
\n\"1965<\/a><\/p>\n

#18<\/strong>
\nBoba Motoring\u2019s 1200+ hp Golf Mk2 Goes 8.77 sec<\/a>
\n\"Boba<\/a><\/p>\n

#17<\/strong>
\nMazda MX-5 with a KL V6<\/a>
\n\"Mazda<\/a><\/p>\n

#16<\/strong>
\nAWD Mazda RX-7 with a Twin-Turbo 26B Quad-Rotor<\/a>
\n\"AWD<\/a><\/p>\n

#15<\/strong>
\n1974 Mini with a 502 whp Supercharged 3.5 L V6<\/a>
\n\"1974<\/a><\/p>\n

#14<\/strong>
\n1978 Ford F-250 with an Allis-Chalmers Turbo Diesel Inline-Six<\/a>
\n\"1978<\/a><\/p>\n

#13<\/strong>
\n1966 Chevy Truck with a Cummins 6BT Turbo Diesel<\/a>
\n\"1966<\/a><\/p>\n

#12<\/strong>
\nBMW E30 M3 with a Stroked 5.7 L S85 V10<\/a>
\n\"BMW<\/a><\/p>\n

#11<\/strong>
\nRWD Civic with a Turbo Saab B204<\/a>
\n\"RWD<\/a><\/p>\n

#10<\/strong>
\n1992 Camaro Z28 with a LS3 V8<\/a>
\n\"1992<\/a><\/p>\n

#9<\/strong>
\n1973 Beetle Body on a Porsche Boxster S Chassis<\/a>
\n\"1973<\/a><\/p>\n

#8<\/strong>
\nCustom C10 Truck with a Subaru STI Powertrain<\/a>
\n\"Custom<\/a><\/p>\n

#7<\/strong>
\n1969 Camaro with a 8.2 L V12<\/a>
\n\"1969<\/a><\/p>\n

#6<\/strong>
\nMazda Miata with a Ford Festiva Body and Turbo LSx V8<\/a>
\n\"Mazda<\/a><\/p>\n

#5<\/strong>
\n1991 Civic Wagon with a Turbo K24 and AWD Drivetrain<\/a>
\n\"1991<\/a><\/p>\n

#4<\/strong>
\n1959 Chevrolet Apache with a Duramax Turbo Diesel V8<\/a>
\n\"1959<\/a><\/p>\n

#3<\/strong>
\nLS7 V8 Reaches 11,230 RPM on Dyno<\/a>
\n\"Spinal<\/a><\/p>\n

#2<\/strong>
\nRWD Civic with a Mid-Engine Turbo K24 Inline-Four<\/a>
\n\"Honda<\/a><\/p>\n

#1<\/strong>
\nSupra with a Cummins Turbo Diesel Inline-Six Update 2<\/a>
\n\"Toyota<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We want to thank our friends, fans, and readers for making 2019 another great year. We published 803 articles alongside 1,287 of your comments. We’re sure 2020 will be even better thanks to your support. #20 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP with a Turbo LS4 V8 #19 1965 Mustang with a Turbo 3.8 L Intech… Read More »Top Articles of 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":66812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-list"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":122854,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=122854","url_meta":{"origin":50930,"position":0},"title":"2019 Civic with a Turbo K20C1","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Honda Performance Development (HPD) built this 2019 Civic Si for developing of the K20C1 crate motor program. 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