{"id":594,"date":"2009-05-04T00:09:59","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T05:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=594"},"modified":"2015-04-04T23:57:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T03:57:37","slug":"1987-rx-7-with-ford-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=594","title":{"rendered":"1987 RX-7 with Ford V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Guillotte is the owner of this 1987 RX-7 swapped the rotary with a 5.0L Ford V8 and a Tremec 3550 transmission. Jeff is a grassroots drifter from San Diego. I don’t have too much performance numbers but I always enjoying seeing the comments when I come across a swap like this.<\/p>\n

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Source: SpeedHunters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeff Guillotte is the owner of this 1987 RX-7 swapped the rotary with a 5.0L Ford V8 and a Tremec 3550 transmission. Jeff is a grassroots drifter from San Diego. I don’t have too much performance numbers but I always enjoying seeing the comments when I come across a swap like this. 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