if a 3.8 is a 90 degree engine could i use the v8 bell housing to hook it up to the tranny, i think i might be picking 1 up off a buddy a mine, he has a 92 bonnvileand he's getting a new engine. so i want to know if its worth the 800$ for the swap and are the wiring harnesses hard to get

 

need more details on what it's for.

remember, the the 92 engine is a 3800 Series I. the blown versions of these are just as powerful as an N/A Series II.

a little food for thought

 

Is a 92 bonnie FWD or RWD??

If its RWD, it should work.

 

FWD (and newer RWD for that matter) 3.8's use the same bolt pattern as the 60* V6

(yes, i was shocked when i found out too)

so if you can somehow get around having your starter on the wrong side (cut your tranny case maybe?, if you have a manual trans your prolly screwed because thats where the slave cylinder mounts)

IMHO its not worth all the work.......

 

if you go to the gm parts site, a replacement 3800 motor doesn't specify fwd or rwd. it fits both platforms

 

thanks alot for the info guys i'll have to think about it all the work, and all the times my dad is gonna throw vice grips at me lol, and i'm really low on $$. the starter shouldn't be a problem i'll cut a hole in the floor if i have to. and i'm gonna check the gm sites.

thanks again guys

peter

 

if you're going to go through all the trouble why not drop in a real 3.8 that's already RWD?

 

Ha ha...fly...if there is anybody out there that has actually gut a TTA, I will have them by the throat...those cars are too valuable.. Same with the Grand Nationals...

 

well my motor is a TTA motor, when they get totalled there is no use for fixing them, that's how I got mine...