{"id":54651,"date":"2020-04-15T12:36:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T18:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54651"},"modified":"2020-04-15T12:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T18:36:52","slug":"mazda-mx-5-with-a-3-6-l-lfx-v6-racing-and-circuit-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54651","title":{"rendered":"Mazda MX-5 with a 3.6 L LFX V6 Racing and Circuit Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"54660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=54660\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?fit=1400%2C933&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,933\" 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=\"1991 Mazda MX-5 with a LFX V6 26\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1991 Mazda MX-5 with a LFX V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1991 Mazda MX-5 with a LFX V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2018 Konstantinos Sidiras from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCl4RQX3VFlxZPp0jd9cuBBA\">One Lap Heroes<\/a> replaced the factory engine and transmission with a 3.6 L LFX V6 and manual from a 2012 Camaro. Since then he&#8217;s raced the car at several tracks such as Cadwell Park, Brands Hatch Indy, Anglesey Circuit, Imola Circuit, and Mugello Circuit. The team has compiled the footage into guides on the tracks. The first video features only in-car driving with no commentary. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/33xUHbQed98\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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\/UEmYsA9Xm48\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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\/toWC0A_MpjA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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\/T700qf7v1ak\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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\/ahVlOaTIwb4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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\/7LF-twduuwE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCl4RQX3VFlxZPp0jd9cuBBA\">One Lap Heroes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OneLapHeroes\/\">One Lap Heroes FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018 Konstantinos Sidiras from One Lap Heroes replaced the factory engine and transmission with a 3.6 L LFX V6 and manual from a 2012 Camaro. Since then he&#8217;s raced the car at several tracks such as Cadwell Park, Brands Hatch Indy, Anglesey Circuit, Imola Circuit, and Mugello Circuit. The team has compiled the footage&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54651\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mazda MX-5 with a 3.6 L LFX V6 Racing and Circuit Guides<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54660,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[41,593],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miata","category-mx-5"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1991-Mazda-MX-5-with-a-LFX-V6-26.jpg?fit=1400%2C933&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66849,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=66849","url_meta":{"origin":54651,"position":0},"title":"Mazda MX-5 with a 3.6 L LFX V6 Racing and Guide on Nurburgring","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 27, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Konstantinos Sidiras from One Lap Heroes saved their racing guide on Nurburgring Nordschleife for the last in the series. 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