{"id":9031,"date":"2016-02-05T07:12:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T11:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9031"},"modified":"2016-02-11T00:17:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T04:17:56","slug":"double-unicorn-nissan-stagea-with-a-turbo-vh41de-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9031","title":{"rendered":"Double Unicorn: Nissan Stagea with a Turbo VH41DE &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9032\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9032\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=9032\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Double Unicorn Nissan Stagea with a Turbo VH41DE Part 1 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Double Unicorn Nissan Stagea with a Turbo VH41DE Part 1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Double Unicorn Nissan Stagea with a Turbo VH41DE Part 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Double-Unicorn-Nissan-Stagea-with-a-Turbo-VH41DE-Part-1-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mighty Car Mods started a new series featuring Ben&#8217;s (Mechanical Stig) Nissan WC34 Stagea project. He originally picked the car up off some forums while trying to sell something. Since this generation of Stagea shares a lot of components with the Nissan R33 GTR he installed a GTR front on it. Recently Ben and Alan (Turbo Yoda) were talking about upgrade options for the Stagea when Alan mentioned he had a rare AWD version of the 4.1 L VH41DE he had saved for such a project. Follow along as the guys build a turbocharged V8 powered AWD wagon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UjDGM7noTJw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCsOqLb9_cPFIBKt1eJi8Jew\">MCM TV2<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/oppositelock.kinja.com\/stageastageastageastageastageastageastageastageastageas-1756973702\">OppositeLock<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mighty Car Mods started a new series featuring Ben&#8217;s (Mechanical Stig) Nissan WC34 Stagea project. He originally picked the car up off some forums while trying to sell something. Since this generation of Stagea shares a lot of components with the Nissan R33 GTR he installed a GTR front on it. Recently Ben and Alan&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9031\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Double Unicorn: Nissan Stagea with a Turbo VH41DE &#8211; Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9032,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stagea"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107585,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107585","url_meta":{"origin":9031,"position":0},"title":"1998 Nissan Stagea with a Twin-Turbo RB26DETT and GT-R Drivetrain","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1998 Nissan Stagea 260RS Autech is for sale on Cars & Bids located in San Diego, California. 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