{"id":9158,"date":"2016-02-25T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9158"},"modified":"2018-07-11T17:59:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T22:59:42","slug":"willys-jeep-with-a-twin-turbo-lsx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9158","title":{"rendered":"Willys Jeep with a Twin-Turbo LSx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9248\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=9248\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Willys Jeep with a Twin-turbo LM7 LSx 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Willys Jeep with a Twin-turbo LM7 LSx&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Willys Jeep with a Twin-turbo LM7 LSx\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Willys-Jeep-with-a-Twin-turbo-LM7-LSx-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If &#8220;normal&#8221; drag racing just isn&#8217;t cutting it anymore might I suggest building a ridiculously powerful Willys Jeep. This particular one is powered by a 5.3 L iron-block LM7 running two Borg Warner S366 turbochargers and a TH400 automatic transmission. This combo is good for 661 horsepower and 805 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels running on E85 fuel and 10 psi of boost. The Jeep sits on a stretched frame with a 2007 Crown Victory front end and 1985 Ford F-150 9&#8243; rear end with 3.50 gears. The first time out the Jeep&#8217;s best was a 10.07 sec quarter-mile with it weighing 3,130 lbs (w\/ driver) and using 25&#8243; tires. Do not confuse this with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LsxWillys\/\">LSX Willys<\/a> which is powered by a 4.8 L V8 with a D1 ProCharger supercharger and nitrous <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4572\">we wrote about here<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z0ish567ZgU\">Roadkill Jeep<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QjTId-f5BZE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YD_0qB3ASpY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fytyCZ_musY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/azchrisw\/videos\">azchrisw<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDxY7yP73nhobjLiUOm8how\">BigKleib34<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If &#8220;normal&#8221; drag racing just isn&#8217;t cutting it anymore might I suggest building a ridiculously powerful Willys Jeep. This particular one is powered by a 5.3 L iron-block LM7 running two Borg Warner S366 turbochargers and a TH400 automatic transmission. This combo is good for 661 horsepower and 805 lb-ft of torque to the rear&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9158\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Willys Jeep with a Twin-Turbo LSx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"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":[420],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-willys"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114091,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=114091","url_meta":{"origin":9158,"position":0},"title":"1990 Grand Wagoneer with a 6.0L LSx V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Nick from Griots Garage daily drove his 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for six years. 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