Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
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Car: 1991 firebird/1990 firebird
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Axle/Gears: 3.23:1
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From: Hurst, Texas
Car: 1983 G20 Chevy
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 14 bolt with 3.07 gears
Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
There are atleast 3 different 3.8 engines.
Carbed Chevy 3.8 which is a 305 with 2 cylinders hacked out.
Early Buick 3.8 = Debored 350 Buick V8 with 2 cylinders chopped out
Late Buick 3800 = Early model V6, refined with SFI, DIS, and the 60*V6 bellhousing to mate up to the FWD transmissions. This same engine was used with the 60*V6 version of the 4L60E used behind the 2.2/3.4/and 3.8.
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From: Tallahassee, FL
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Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
Fast355 is correct. The 3800 series II uses the same bellhousing bolt pattern.
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From: Casselberry, FLA
Car: 88 V6 'bird/89TBI bird/85 T/A
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Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
All of the front wheel drive Buick V6 engines (GM 3.0, 3.3, 3300, 3.8, 3800) and the 4th gen 3800 rear drive engines use the GM Metric bolt pattern. It's pretty easy if it's automatic, it's the standard shift engines I am having a problem with. Finding a flywheel is hard work!
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From: Fairhope, AL
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Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
ohhh i had a 91 caddy with a 4.9, all it had done to it was an accel coil, and it would wax azz and fry tires, it had a multi port port injection, with a throtle body on it, looked like the TBI to multi port conversion that edelbrock sells,but it was stock. i think putting one in a camaro would be cool, a 3800 would be sweet also, didnt thay have a supercharged 3800??? that would be even sweeter.
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From: Casselberry, FLA
Car: 88 V6 'bird/89TBI bird/85 T/A
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Axle/Gears: 3.42 open/2.73 open/ 3.27 9 bolt
Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
Get going on it, then! I'm too garage challenged to get my project rolling for now; I'm dying to see more hybrid projects!!
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From: NJ UNION
Car: 1992 firebird
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Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
Yeah the v6 does suck but u can just drop in a 350 with all that room under the hood .... mmm but with my V6 firebird i beat many *****s with soup can mufflers.... but now with the 350 im beating them faster 
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Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
Y'know, this is the v6 board. Comments like that should stay in the v8 or engine swap boards.
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From: Hurst, Texas
Car: 1983 G20 Chevy
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 14 bolt with 3.07 gears
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From: Pennsylvania
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Re: Tired of 4 cyls. kickin' my a**.
Tired of getting beat by 4 cylinders I've got a solution that won't cost a dime find a 2.3 mustang lx and race it. Just remember it could always be worse you could be driving a mustang.
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