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bo58gardner Nov 6, 2010 09:39 AM

3800 grand am?
 
Would it be pheasable to put a 3.8 in a 01ish grand am? the trans' are the same i thought so I would just have to mount it like a grand prix and computer swap right?

Danthurs Nov 6, 2010 09:55 AM

Same trans helps a lot. You will need the correct PCM and wiring harness. You may need to change motor mounts, not sure though.

bo58gardner Nov 6, 2010 09:57 AM

So its not an insane idea, it looks like I could use the same mounting as a gp

Danthurs Nov 6, 2010 10:00 AM

You might need to adjust the exhaust, not sure. I've never done it, but it should be very doable. You dropping in a L67 or a L36?

bo58gardner Nov 6, 2010 10:04 AM

series 2

StealthGXP Nov 6, 2010 10:04 AM

Super Charged hahaha

Jonpro03 Nov 6, 2010 10:45 AM

Motor mounts are completely different. You will have to fabricate your own mounts.

bo58gardner Nov 6, 2010 11:25 AM

they looked the same at a glance. I guess I'll just stick to finishing my 95 before I go and do something custom

BillBoost37 Nov 8, 2010 07:35 AM

Search around ... it's been done many many times. There's tons of info out there.

StealthGXP Nov 8, 2010 08:11 AM

Wow them boys on the GA forum are a bunch of .... hahaha

Here is a car domain with pics of the swap, if your considering this, this guy at the time of posting had 100+ hours in it

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/246061...anhattan-ks-us


Wow they seem to have something against the 3800 there


It takes time to do things right. And besides I would like to see you build a setup like mine any faster while making 7.75 an hour and paying for college.

3800 = fail and anyone here who supports it should gtfo and go join clubgp. /thread


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