{"id":621,"date":"2010-11-09T01:32:45","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T06:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2016-10-23T02:43:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T06:43:58","slug":"twin-motor-1927-model-t-roadster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=621","title":{"rendered":"Twin Motor 1927 Model T Roadster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=12352\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1288708165&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1927-model-t-with-two-v8-engines-01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1927 Model T Roadster with twin V8 engines&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1927 Model T Roadster with twin V8 engines\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SEMA is off to its normal crazy start. This probably wouldn&#8217;t be considered an engine swap since most of this build is completely custom but hey we are talking about a light roadster with twin engines! This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doubletroublehotrod.com\/\">twin engine 1927 Roadster<\/a> is owned and built by Gordon Tronson. The chassis is custom, built from 1.5 inch tubing. The body is a fiberglass 1927 Model T. The engines are all aluminum Ford 4.6L modular V8s with big B&#038;M Teflon superchargers sitting on top of Holley 4150 carburetors. All these ingredients make for a 1000 horsepower beast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=12353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1288708176&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1927-model-t-with-two-v8-engines-02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1927 Model T Roadster with twin V8 engines&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1927 Model T Roadster with twin V8 engines\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-02.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0af1Ks98Or4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: Autoholics (website no longer exists) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEMA is off to its normal crazy start. This probably wouldn&#8217;t be considered an engine swap since most of this build is completely custom but hey we are talking about a light roadster with twin engines! This twin engine 1927 Roadster is owned and built by Gordon Tronson. The chassis is custom, built from 1.5&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=621\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Twin Motor 1927 Model T Roadster<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12352,"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":true,"_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":[389],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-model-t"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/1927-Model-T-with-two-V8-engines-01.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71013,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=71013","url_meta":{"origin":621,"position":0},"title":"1968 Charger with a 1200 hp Twin-Turbo V10","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 28, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1968 Dodge Charger called \"Sliced\" was built by Roadster Shop. 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