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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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3.8 ?

IS A FWD 3.8 THE SAME BOCK as a rwd 3.8
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

No.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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will the 60* 700r4 fit the 3.8 and whats the bolts size that gos in to the tranny on a v6 700r4
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

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will the 60* 700r4 fit the 3.8 and whats the bolts size that gos in to the tranny on a v6 700r4
No. The 3.8 uses the same bellhousing as a 350.
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 11:38 AM
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ok what wouldbe the cheaps and easyist i hve my 3.4 that runs 14.87s or a gnx 3.8 turbo motor or a 5.7 tpi or a lt1 or ls1motor in the end i want 500rwhp and low 12s i have been on this furm for soe time now and i know what the 60* can do its just that im not to crazy about the fwd swap soany input from u guys would be liked thank u o and its a dd so i like alittle mpg
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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Re: 3.8 ?

You can either go through the hybrid swap or basically swap in a V8 just to keep a V6. You'd need a trans, custom ECM tune, custom or modified wire harness, custom mounts, etc... At a much higher cost because you're swapping in a Buick engine. Not to mention you have to do some sheet metal work just to get the thing to fit in the car. And, still, replace the cylinder heads (like was done with the TTA).

For the same price, or even less, beef up your existing trans, swap in the hybrid heads, put on a turbo (or even 2), tune your own ECM... With no sheet metal work required. Either way, you still require FWD heads (TTA used FWD heads on the RWD block to fit in the car).

Save your money... You already swapped to a 3.4. Don't just toss it aside. If you were going to do that, I would have waited and gone from a 3.1 straight to the 3.8...
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

so what about the v8s i listed and can i get say 300 rwhp for now
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

dont build "for now" build for later or your just going to waste a lot of time and money...thats why it took me so long to build my 3.4 i built it to handle everything i planned to throw at it. make a choice and take your time and build it
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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Re: 3.8 ? help

so what about thi point i had a 84 upra it ran low 11s buti got hit in the rear buy a honda guess he was trying to race any way i run with 04 cobras and other cars like that well this camaro is my dd but i want it to be fast i was thinking big v8 but i just looked ast gas and im not so shure now but all the motor i would wnt to run are efi so any tips any is there any turbo guys around de any more i know dave moved to the mide wast
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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Re: 3.8 ? help

are you using google translator?....
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

Unless you're a carb and tuning expert, which, by the questions you keep asking, you're not, you can't make decent reliable power with a carb, so EFI is the way to go. EFI generally delivers a nice even shot of power out of each cylinder, to balance the engine. Carbs are hard enough to balance out on a non-boosted application (which is why some older power house engines run 2 or more carbs). I hate to say it, but small-displacement 4 bangers can and do make decent power with turbos, but still retain halfway decent gas mileage (as compared to say a supercharged 572).

And we all know that the Ford V8 is weak... Hanging with Cobras and 5.0 Rustangs doesn't take a genius. If you're looking for power adders, one, be prepared to pay for it, and 2, go to the power adder board, as dave and project89 left and firstfirebird isn't on a lot any more.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:10 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

dave and project89 are the same people
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

I was thinking dave12secV6...
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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yeah....same person
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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You sure about that? The one guy left while project was still here... Unless he forgot his s/n...
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

10000000000% positive, what he told me was he forgot his password on daves12secv6 but who knows. course im sure jt couldve reset it if asked
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

1 i was asking about the 2.8 block its the one with the weak crank right
2i tune all my cars
3 i seen that youtube vin is the rwd 3.4 realy into the 11.80s with rwd heads
4 sorry for bad spelling
5 i have been on this for a long time
6 whats the cost of the turbo heads of can i get a pix and some specs to make my own i am keeping the a/c its a ttop car and a dd as of now i run 14.80s i guess its time to put boost to it
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

The early 2.8 had the small journals, 1985.5 and later had the large journals.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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ok well what about the othrs as for dave runing 11.80s thats (project89)or(dave12secV6)
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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where did you see a youtube video of him running 11.80...only one i have ever seen was a 13.0
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

Originally Posted by 92camarorv6
ok well what about the othrs as for dave runing 11.80s thats (project89)or(dave12secV6)
EVERY 60* V6 block and crank produced after 1986 (for a full year number) has the large journal crank. Don't worry about the 2.8's as you have a completely different block altogether (2.8 block won't hold to the 3.4's bore size without problems).
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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Re: 3.8 ?

ye its on youtube i seen it i thot the rwd head cars were stuck in the high to mid 12s and im swaping the old 2.8 for a 3.4 to start my turbo/maybe hybrid


my ods as of now cam i want way biger the one i got is two tam
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and some other stuff that i dont feel like listing at 11 at night
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