LAWNCARE ORLASTRIGHTS?

Check out this LS-swapped Murray riding mower from LS Fest.

When they say, “LS swap the world!” they really don't mean figuratively. Nope, they quite literally want to swap every motorized whatever on the planet, and nowhere is that more evident than at the Holley LS Fest. Of course they have just about any type of LS-swapped vehicle at the event, but what about lawn mowers? After all, lawn care is tedious work, so if you can get it done much faster, why wouldn’t you?

This early-’80s Murry mower has been in the family for decades and has mowed a lot of lawns. It was passed from the owner’s grandma, to his aunt, to his uncle, and back to his grandma before finally wearing out and being parked out back.

The owner thought about putting a replacement engine in it, but one day when hunting parts at a salvage yard, he came across a 5.3-liter Vortec engine in a 1999 Silverado. They were having a half-price sale at the yard so he scored the complete LS for just $120.

To cool the LS, the owner found an aluminum Mustang radiator, complete with fan and shroud for just $130!

Feeding the LS is left to a small eBay fuel cell and a budget pump and regulator from Speedway, which also supplied the throttle assembly.

The engine was fitted with a low-mount ICT billet alternator bracket and an LS1 intake manifold, all of it controlled by a Summit LS-swap ECU. The headers are Schoenfeld pieces designed for dirt track cars.

A straight axle found on Facebook was chopped down and set-up with brackets from wAll we know is that we love being continuously surprised by the crazy ways people find to LS swap the world!

Speedway to handle the trailer leaf spring. Simple front disc brakes actuated by a Wilwood pedal and master setup is all the brakes the mower has for now.

Backing up the 5.3 is a TH350 three-speed automatic feeding power through a short driveshaft to the ’78 Malibu rearend.

The owner says the Murray V8 is a handful if you don’t know how to drive it, but it was a fun year-long project he tackled with the help of his dad.

We're not sure if it is still used to mow the lawn, but we bet it makes for one hell of a ride.

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