{"id":623,"date":"2009-05-26T23:06:55","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T04:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=623"},"modified":"2017-08-21T00:22:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T05:22:27","slug":"driftworks-1jz-gte-r32-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=623","title":{"rendered":"Driftworks’ R32 Skyline with a 1JZ-GTE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Driftworks<\/a><\/p>\n

I am sure many will have issues with this swap but how fun would life be without something to argue over. Driftworks was having overheating issues with the original 2.5 L RB25 inline-six so they decided to switch to the 3.0 L 1JZ-GTE inline-six. The engine is able to produce 547 hp and 555 lb-ft of torque. Check out Speedhunters<\/a> for more photos and info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am sure many will have issues with this swap but how fun would life be without something to argue over. Driftworks was having overheating issues with the original 2.5 L RB25 inline-six so they decided to switch to the 3.0 L 1JZ-GTE inline-six. The engine is able to produce 547 hp and 555 lb-ft… Read More »Driftworks’ R32 Skyline with a 1JZ-GTE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17689,"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":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-r32"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Driftworks-R32-Skyline-with-a-1JZ-GTE.jpg?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":121965,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121965","url_meta":{"origin":623,"position":0},"title":"Chevy Colorado with a Toyota 1JZ-GTE","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Far East Classics imported this first generation Chevy Colorado from Southeast Asia. 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