is the 2.8 in the camaro and s-10 the same as the one out of the fiero? i have a cool swap in mind for a camaro im picking up in a week or 2 but i need to know if the bellhousing for a 5spd is the same.

 

The S-10 2.8 is different from the Camaro/Firebird 2.8. Oil filter mount location is different.

I'm not sure about the Fiero 2.8.

But, the bellhousing mounts are all the same.

 

I keep hearing that the starter is on the opposite side, like the fwd cars than the rwd versions. haven't heard about the oil filter thing before. Best to search then ask in V6 forum

 

yea thats my big dilema. i mean i can alwars cut a bellhousing and weld up everything in reverse to fit the starter. but it would seem odd to me for gm to make one specific block for a camaro and a million of the same block for all the fwd cars. if anyone sees a 4th gen 6 cyl. look under it for me

 

I have a 4th gen 6, 3800 Series II. Erl filter inthe front w/the pullies, and starter on driver side.

 

finnaly the ansewer i was looking for. that means the blocks are the same. my gtp is the same way, i mean if the engine was facing the way it should. hot diggity. now i can really get to work. guess that means ill need at least a bellhousing from a 4th gen

 

the third gen v6 bellhousing will fit. Even though the 3800 is a 90* engine,the tranny bolt pattern is the same for 2.8~3800.

edit for ya:

the two cars pictured have the same engine

 

even with the starter on the driver side? this is getting better and better. any special things you did with your swap? is the 3.8 you have na or the gtp engine? you can hit me up on aol if ya feel like sharing. my email is flyboy367@aol.com. i just really want to bolt a stick to my engine and really tear the whole track up

 

It's a 95 3800 from a camaro. you need to fab up brackets from the block to mounts. I had mine made to bolt to the 2.8 mounts. My engien also sits a little bit lower than most, but that's fine w/me.

What yr is camaro, as dash/gauge wiring will be emensly easier w/a car origonally equiped w/an electronic speedo. my tranny crapped, so I haven't been able to test it yet (no y-pipe hurts also ) Tach isn't working either , so that's jsut some gremlins I gotta fix. I swapped my 85 rally cluster for an 88 rally cluster, and the bastages moved gauges around on me

 

well hopefully if i can i want to use the gtp gauges. no offense to the camaro but i want to custom build a dashboard. there are some gauges i like to use and i dont like looking for them or like having them displayed for everyone.

do you have any pics or diagrams for your mounts you made??

 

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