{"id":6009,"date":"2015-04-20T14:26:55","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T18:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6009"},"modified":"2015-08-24T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T19:24:37","slug":"nu-big-thing-smart-fortwo-sets-new-best-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6009","title":{"rendered":"Nu Big Thing Smart ForTwo Sets New Best Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=6010\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6010\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=6010\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nu-Big-Thing-Smart-ForTwo-with-big-block-Chevy-V8.jpg?fit=1200%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,665\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nu Big Thing Smart ForTwo with big-block Chevy V8\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Nu Big Thing Smart ForTwo with big-block Chevy V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nu-Big-Thing-Smart-ForTwo-with-big-block-Chevy-V8.jpg?fit=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nu-Big-Thing-Smart-ForTwo-with-big-block-Chevy-V8.jpg?resize=660%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nu Big Thing Smart ForTwo with big-block Chevy V8\" width=\"660\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nu-Big-Thing-Smart-ForTwo-with-big-block-Chevy-V8.jpg?resize=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nu-Big-Thing-Smart-ForTwo-with-big-block-Chevy-V8.jpg?resize=600%2C333&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nu-Big-Thing-Smart-ForTwo-with-big-block-Chevy-V8.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nu-Big-Thing-Smart-ForTwo-with-big-block-Chevy-V8.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mark Cryer&#8217;s big-block Chevy powered Smart ForTwo called Nu Big Thing just set a personal best record of 10.26 at 130.83 mph. New for this year are wider tires and either a new engine or increased displacement for the old engine. The last stat I have for the engine was 462 ci and the engine listed now is 555 ci. Either way Mark plans on reaching the 9&#8217;s this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwP0QcnJ6aM\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong> 8\/34\/2015 &#8211; Mark was able to reach 9.96 seconds at 133.65 mph <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5zvTGJgGDHM\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrZYtEiBIuCHc-FFcOGtNXw\">VictoryRedColorado<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Cryer&#8217;s big-block Chevy powered Smart ForTwo called Nu Big Thing just set a personal best record of 10.26 at 130.83 mph. New for this year are wider tires and either a new engine or increased displacement for the old engine. The last stat I have for the engine was 462 ci and the engine&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6009\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nu Big Thing Smart ForTwo Sets New Best Time<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-smart"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4325,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4325","url_meta":{"origin":6009,"position":0},"title":"Nu Big Thing Back At The Strip","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The video says this was the first time down the strip since owner Mark Cryer and son Nick Cryer installed a new engine and clutch on the Smart car. 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