{"id":59542,"date":"2020-08-06T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59542"},"modified":"2020-08-06T01:24:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T06:24:54","slug":"1965-nova-wagon-with-a-lq4-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59542","title":{"rendered":"1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59545\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59545\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59545\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tom Atkinson and his 1965 Chevy Nova visited Santa Pod Raceway for some track time. The wagon is powered by a 408 ci LQ4 V8 built with AFR heads, K1 crank and rods, and Wiesco pistons. The engine features a 11:1 compression ratio and runs on a FAST XFI 2.0 ECU. A built 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission sends power to a Ford 9-inch rear end with Strange diff and 35-spline axles. The car rides on a Heidts front and rear 4-link suspension. Tom&#8217;s personal best is a 11.08 sec at 121 mph.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uh3PVPfWMXU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59546\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59546\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59546\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1965-Nova-Wagon-with-a-LQ4-V8-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxXb5xvEdGaH48LJGDDuQPQ\">Mk1Kieran<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Atkinson and his 1965 Chevy Nova visited Santa Pod Raceway for some track time. The wagon is powered by a 408 ci LQ4 V8 built with AFR heads, K1 crank and rods, and Wiesco pistons. The engine features a 11:1 compression ratio and runs on a FAST XFI 2.0 ECU. A built 4L60E four-speed&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59542\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1965 Nova Wagon with a LQ4 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":59545,"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":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":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nova"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114898,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=114898","url_meta":{"origin":59542,"position":0},"title":"1965 Chevelle Wagon with a Supercharged LT4","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Rodger Lee and his company Ironworks Speed & Kustom built this 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle for Andrew Lezotte. 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