Looking into engine swapping and looking for others' experiences and stories....what has worked what hasn't, what needed to be fabricated and what fit. Also any new ideas you may have from your experiences would be helpful. thanks.
oh yeah, and i'm specifically looking for experiences concerning a 2000 SC2
Thanks for your advice, input, stories, and experiences.
"Caleb Olson" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:
what are you looking to swap in??
well, that's part of the reason for the post, i'd like to hear what others have to say and then make my decision from that. I've heard the LS1 and LS6 are a nice swap, but if i'm looking at the right engine, it's seems like a hell-of-a power jump, which would require replacing a lot more than just the engine. So, this is just kind of a feeler.
bled, and
More of a tickler.
"Napalm Heart" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:
ooooo - stop it -hahahahaha that tickles!
"Caleb Olson" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:
I know someone has put the 3800 V6 in and S series and drives it every day (don't have a link / name - sorry)
If you have access to fabrication equipment, money, and time, you can make just about anything fit & work.
I've heard quite a few rumors about the 3800 v6 satty, but as of yet, no one has been able to provide anything more than that it's been done. I'm starting to wonder if it's not something that was started and "snowballed." As far as the fabrication and such, time i have, fabrication equipment i can get acess too, money i'm out of.
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A big block Chevy in a Saturn might be getting beyond 'just about anything'.
"snowballed."
Don't know what you mean by snowballed... The guy who did it visits the same dragstrip that I do in Central WI (Wisconsin International Raceway). It's an SC2, and the supercharged 3800 is stock for the most part. I've seen it run in the 13s with one-wheel traction and I believe he was on street tires. And he built it reliable enough that he drives it every day.
If you want more info, e-mail this guy:
Otherwise, a lot can be had from the current motor with persistence and determination. These guys ran 12s on a Saturn 1.9 DOHC motor with stock internals and nitrous - and it wasn't short-lived either as it got pounded on regularly at the dragstrip.
It would of been nice if Saturn had used 3800's instead of those crappy
3.0's.3 things would make my '93 SC2 a truely 'liveable' car:
I don't get why GM went off and bothered with yet another crappy inline
4 when they had the best V6 at the time (and still darn good) to drop in. With a good 4 speed automagic or a good manual, it'd make the car enjoyable. Granted, I HATE inline 4s. Might be because I grew up in a house with a Vega...Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
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