3800 SC swap
 

thinking about doing this what is needed. i know the basics i just need to know what all the little tid bits like programming, clip ons, etc etc

check out j-body.org
there's a guy, raven, who did it to his cavalier. should give you more insight, as this site is more cosmetically driven than performance.

damn, i was hoping there would be more on this bc i was hoping to swap either this or that 5.3 v8 that they throw in the Monte Carlo. Just ideas i was throwing around, but there is a junkyard near me with a wrecked GTP with working engine and a wrecked Monte SS with the 5.3 still working

a guy around my area is putting in a 5.7L V8 (already got the RWD conversion good to go) into his 'ho.

That will be sweet to see!

hmmm theres a place a few hundred miles out of town selling nothing but these motors for cheap and im thinkin about it....

how cheap is cheap and where is this?

not too clear on it but ive been reading up on this for the past few hours...... and apparently alot of people are favoring smaller more lighter motors with big power over big bulky heavy motors with big power.

the 3800pro guys have nice times and powerfull L67's but the L67 is signifficantly more heavy than the LA1 or a 2.2

so gosh im on the fence about finding a eco and building it up and swapping or L67 :(

That there is some perty gooder english.:lol:

well im doing series 1 3800 s/c swap i have engine tranny axles engine is complete as it gets right now without the body. i also have the pcm ecm just need the wiring harness then im good to go. so far it looks like the motor mounts that attach to the side of the engine shouldnt be that hard to get to work.

u need 2 get some pics of this swap in process , gotta see how its working out for ya

i will when i work on it this winter. ill post vids and pictures dont worry.

i thought the 3.8 in the cavy was cool but this just tops it all..and i used 2 own a 6000 lol
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/431344

huh lucky to find or have money for the series 2

^^ Let us know ;)

no problem. i guess me and -alero- can be the first and make the guide heh

i dunno if i can do it now i kinda lost my job at th moment. i dunno what im gonna do now

get the gtp engine :p :p

well here is video of my engine is only short 15 sec video couldnt really show that much ill have to film more to show u it all engine tranny and axles complete
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/0...8700d201e1.htm

im going to try to figure out how to get it so i can see the engine run on the pallet. i done it with a 350 but carbed engines are so much easier to get to run on a pallet.

Isnt that the old 3800 ?

its a 95 series one.

thats not that much more hp then are 3.4 maybe just a litle more

170 compared to 225 and gonna be in car thats 600 lbs less :p anyways it depends where u look up the hp rating but the fact of the matter if it is 205 or 225 its in a car with less weight even with the engine in it and pulley and intake and exhaust then its could be at 300 before the 3.4

um correct me if im wrong but isnt the series 1 an OBD I motor?

Yep, they were only used until '95. They also have a M62 Supercharger which is kinda inadequate for a motor that size.

obd 1.5 too be exact but really it is it obd 1 with obd 2 connector.

um im pretty sufre your gonna need a little more than a connector to convert a obd 2 car to obd 1

only thing im trying to use right now is the speedometer gauge cluster from the alero. we'll see when i go through the whole swap and i make my own thread with directions :p

k have fun im sure its gonna be a piece of cake.......

That's probably not going to work. I'm pretty sure that all the Aleros get the speed information over the Class 2 data bus. I don't know whether or not that '95 computer is advanced enough to send the right signal.

i said i would try to figure it out or i would just take the speedometer cluster of the 95 buick.