{"id":742,"date":"2009-08-20T22:56:38","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T03:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2021-04-21T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T22:27:09","slug":"geo-metro-with-turbo-buick-grand-national-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=742","title":{"rendered":"Geo Metro with Turbo Buick Grand National V6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Engine-Swap-Depot\/79404604558\">Facebook<\/a> fan Jake found a really cool video of a Geo Metro with a Buick Grand National V6 and some nitrous added on top that ran a 9.46 second quarter mile at 142.55 mph.<\/p>\n<p>(video no longer active)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Facebook fan Jake found a really cool video of a Geo Metro with a Buick Grand National V6 and some nitrous added on top that ran a 9.46 second quarter mile at 142.55 mph. 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