{"id":607,"date":"2009-05-10T23:49:24","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T04:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2021-10-27T17:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T22:42:14","slug":"mystery-swap-rolls-royce-with-nissan-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=607","title":{"rendered":"Rolls-Royce Receiving a Nissan VK56 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rolls-Royce<\/a><\/p>\n

Benjamin Perrault<\/a> photographed what looks like a Rolls-Royce in the shop receiving an engine swap. Benjamin states the owner wants to replace the factory V12 with a 5.6 L Nissan VK56 V8. They are also adding two turbochargers for a goal of 800 horsepower. If you have more information about this project please contact us or leave a comment.
\nUpdate<\/strong>: More photos<\/a> of the car with engine and twin-turbo installed.<\/p>\n

\"Rolls-Royce<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Benjamin Perrault photographed what looks like a Rolls-Royce in the shop receiving an engine swap. Benjamin states the owner wants to replace the factory V12 with a 5.6 L Nissan VK56 V8. They are also adding two turbochargers for a goal of 800 horsepower. If you have more information about this project please contact us… Read More »Rolls-Royce Receiving a Nissan VK56 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":78406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rolls-royce"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":135690,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135690","url_meta":{"origin":607,"position":0},"title":"Nissan 240SX with a 1900+ hp VK56 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Jon Rogers built his 1998 Nissan 240SX to drag race. 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