Where can i get step by step instructions on engine swaps???
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Where can i get step by step instructions on engine swaps???
I am doing a 1988 oldsmobile cutlass ciera 3.8 international series and droping a 2.8l v-6 from a 1987 pontiac 6000-le
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Start here http://www.60degreev6.com/index.php?p=sections&sid=34
Then search google. '3.8 engine swap' gave tons of links?
Then search google. '3.8 engine swap' gave tons of links?
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there aren't any step by step instructions for that kind of swap. It'* something you do when you KNOW how. You'll need the Engine, Trans, Wiring harness (complete from the engine, PCM, and dash) and the PCM. And I'm not sure the halfshafts could work with the suspension. The lengths may be different. Motor mounts might be custom.
You may have nothing 'off the shelf' to help you at all.
You may have nothing 'off the shelf' to help you at all.
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there aren't any step by step instructions for that kind of swap. It'* something you do when you KNOW how. You'll need the Engine, Trans, Wiring harness (complete from the engine, PCM, and dash) and the PCM. And I'm not sure the halfshafts could work with the suspension. The lengths may be different. Motor mounts might be custom.
You may have nothing 'off the shelf' to help you at all.
You may have nothing 'off the shelf' to help you at all.
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Engine swap books at a library? This is sort of like riding a bicycle. You won't find a book on it. You'll find books on basic mechanics, but this is a MAJOR undertaking. You need to be an accomplished mechanic with experience in swapping LIKE motors....REPLACING a 3.8 with a 3.8 for instance. Then you need a full understanding of the engines and controls. Both of the engines you're talking about. You also need alot of electrical and controls experience to make all the sensors work with the swapped wiring harness.....and on and on.
I've been working on cars for 25 years, and I wouldn't bother with that swap if I was GIVEN both cars. Could I do it? Probably. It'* not worth the grief, headache, and cost. The hidden costs will be more than twice the value of both cars combined.
I've been working on cars for 25 years, and I wouldn't bother with that swap if I was GIVEN both cars. Could I do it? Probably. It'* not worth the grief, headache, and cost. The hidden costs will be more than twice the value of both cars combined.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Engine swap books at a library? This is sort of like riding a bicycle. You won't find a book on it. You'll find books on basic mechanics, but this is a MAJOR undertaking. You need to be an accomplished mechanic with experience in swapping LIKE motors....REPLACING a 3.8 with a 3.8 for instance. Then you need a full understanding of the engines and controls. Both of the engines you're talking about. You also need alot of electrical and controls experience to make all the sensors work with the swapped wiring harness.....and on and on.
I've been working on cars for 25 years, and I wouldn't bother with that swap if I was GIVEN both cars. Could I do it? Probably. It'* not worth the grief, headache, and cost. The hidden costs will be more than twice the value of both cars combined.
I've been working on cars for 25 years, and I wouldn't bother with that swap if I was GIVEN both cars. Could I do it? Probably. It'* not worth the grief, headache, and cost. The hidden costs will be more than twice the value of both cars combined.
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