Here are some great reasons to do a swap, v-6 to v-8

1. You cant use v-6 transmission, causing you to build up a new one the right way.

2. You get to learn how to replace motor mounts.

3. You learn alot of new language puttin new motor mounts in.. ha ha

4. If it is a 90-92, you can use stock cooling system.

5. It will fit right in there.

6. The rear end still SHOULD hold up.

7. you have a spare v-6 for the kids to work on.

8. Gives you time to bond with your buddys and prove your buddys wrong who say u cant do it.

9. Much more power.

10. Insurance rates are half as cheap.

Hope ya like them. This is for all you guys who are thinking about doin the swap, its not hard and very streight forward.

 

Reasons not to do the swap

1. your lazy

2. its cheaper not too

3. less gas consumption

4. less speeding tickets

5. you get to keep the stock tranny

 

You forgot getting beat on by a V6 after you do the V8 swap

 

11. The previous owner didn't put antifreeze in the radiator, the block froze & cracked letting water into the oil, and now all the internals (as well as the block itself) are wiped out.

12. The rear-ended V8 donor car is the same price as the T-boned V6 donor car.

 

6. You've got $1150 invested between the V6 driver & V8 donor cars, a month later the V8 engine/tranny are suspended on the cherry picker in the driveway getting cleaned off before going into the V6 car, and your neighbor drives up in the '87 350 TPI Formula that he just bought from his boss for $950. One more month later, after replacing the entire front end wiring and splicing the '86 front harness into the '82 rear harness (not a one-for-one process), you actually drive your car for the first time.

 

Best reason to swap v6-v8:

Drumroll.....


Paying 90 bucks a month for full coverage because your car is still a v6 .

Woops, just noticed ya already put that .

Well, seeing a guys face after he see's your RS badges thinking your an easy kill is one .

 

bets reason not to swap-

your insurance company refuses to offer coverage after an incident, after finding out that you were commiting insurance fraud and probably several local and state laws by changing the engine to a bigger one.

 

This insurance stuff varies from state to state. Personally, I wouldn't want my insurance company thinking I have a V6 because that's what the VIN says, then have somebody run a stop sign/light in front of me and the adjuster coming by and saying, "That's a V8, which isn't what you declared you had, therefore your coverage is null and void." And, yes, that has happened to people. When I called my agent to get insurance on the Camaro, I told him right up front it had a V8, even though the VIN said V6. Of course, at my age (old) and with my driving record (clean), that probably doesn't make any difference at all, but I'd rather be up front and honest.

FWIW, when I go in for emissions inspection/testing, they scan the VIN and don't modify anything from what their computer says (even though the under-hood stickers are for the '86 V8). The printout has said "1982 V6 2.8l" all three times, which means the standards to which the sniffer is judged are for the 1982 V6, not the 1986 V8.

 

Thats why I love texas .

 

yeah - emmisions stnadards will for now be only the ones that were requiered for such a car...

Steve

 

connecticut emissions $ucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

My friends mom works for an insurance company, and I had her poke her nose around a bit. She said that, at least in PA, you have to tell your agent that you swapped the engine. Even though you have to tell them, at most companies the rate is calculated by the computer, and no one bothers to tell it youve got an extra two boom-tubes under the hood

 

Try doin anything in california....
If your washer fluid is low, you've broken 5 emmision laws and 10 insurance laws.

 

I dont know about you guys, But I'll take the beefy sound of a V8 over a V6 anyday.
That and theres a lot of comfort knowing if u ever really need to turn left and traffic is comming you only need a small gap in traffic to get through

 

Now that the v8 is in I got some performance upgrades your insurance will love LOL

 

amen to that, *** knows how im gonna get my car through... gonna have to swap an lt1 cam into it or something lol

Steve

 

depending on your insurance coverage you will not have to worry about engine swaps,the concern is damage,if you have a v6 carconverted to a v8 and it gets hurt enough to hurt the engine they will cover the replacement cost of a v6, been there !

 

Yea, thats pretty much the way it works.

 

So you won't get passed on the Interstate on-ramp anymore.

 

Idaho emmisions are the best. NONE AT ALL and the ******* cops think loud cars are cool so you can do basically whatever you want

 

Damn dude, must suck where you live, just went to my insurance provider today and I told them i got a v6 vehicle i swapped a v8 in, she told me well if I havn't changed the vin, I still have a v6 occording to them. I also asked about reimbursement for modifcations (rims, engine, etc...) she said bring the receipts and the insurance will cover it without raising my premiums. Man I love Texas.

 

when the camaro still had insurance on it... i was told by the insurance company that it didn't matter what engine was in it due to the liability insurance.

this is in ohio, so it is advisable to check with your insurance agency in your state to see if there's any similarities or issues.

 

For me it goes by model of car. Since I have a berlinetta they charge me the same rate they did when I had a station wagon even if I have a v8 in my berlinetta.

 

Hey thats one of the reasons I did my V8 to V6 swap

Steve

 

And going and going...

 

Wow, and to think, my lt1 is much faster than my neighbors TPI, not to mention I have a sixth gear.... .