Master list of 3800 decisions and options (Page 3/3)
MulletproofMonk MAY 19, 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by Lou and Blue:
Do I have to move the coil pack?



I didn't have to relocate the coil packs... I did rework the hinge.

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-Brian

My 87 GT Poly Suspension Upgrade (all pics) thread
Removing the roof panel
My HUD install thread
Modified stock air canister and base to 3.5 inch for 3800na

Isn't it strange that after a bombing, everyone blames the bomber, his upbringing, his environment, his culture, his mental state but … after a shooting, the problem is the gun?

Lou and Blue MAY 20, 07:54 PM
And you didn't move the battery either, but that's the na not the sc. Can you post pics of your sc ?

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===Always trying to find time to work on cars===
Louis Duet
Baldwin, Long Island, NY
Where driving hard is SOP.
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"Blue" <= '85 Fiero GT
Stock V6---Stock everything. Trying to keep it 'mostly' that way. But I just got the 3800sc to swap into it!
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"Boo" <= '81 Delorean DMC-12
The "DuetLorean"
VIN #5835
Stock PRV engine
Robertson Equipped
Neiland/Delman Engineered
Carbed and loving it! (Peugot 604 manifold) ---"Sorry purists"

jholda SEP 16, 01:19 PM
PARKAV 96-99 6-231 (6-231, 3.8L), suprchrgr opt, (VIN 1)
IMPALA 04-05 3.8L, VIN 1 (8th digit)
GPRIX 97-99 6-231 6-231 (3.8L), suprchrgr opt (VIN 1)
GPRIX 00-03 3.8L, suprchrgr opt (VIN 1, 8th digit)
MONTE 04-05 6-231 3.8L (6-231), VIN 1 (8th digit)
OLDS88 96-99 6-231 (6-231, 3.8L), suprchrgr opt, (VIN 1)
BONNEV 96-99 6-231 (3.8L, 6-231), suprchrgr opt, (VIN 1)
REGAL 97-99 (3.8L), suprchrgr opt (VIN 1 8th digit)
REGAL 00-02 3.8L, suprchrgr opt (VIN 1 8th digit)
REGAL 03-04 (3.8L), suprchrgr opt (VIN 1 8th digit)
RIVIER 96-97 6-231 (6-231, 3.8L), suprchrgr opt, (VIN 1)
RIVIER 98-99 6-231 (6-231, 3.8L, VIN 1)
PARKAV 00-05 (3.8L), suprchrgr opt, (VIN 1, 8th digit)
BONNEV 00-03 (3.8L, 8th digit), suprchrgr opt, (VIN 1)


could be important for anyone trying to find a 3800 sc car
Lou6t4gto SEP 17, 01:44 PM
"Do I have to move the battery and coil pack ?" NO, you do NOT have to Move either the battery OR the coil pack.
joesfiero SEP 19, 03:11 PM
I did my build about 4-5 years ago and it has been a blast to drive around town. I actually did my 3800 swap twice, see my build thread as I went through the whole procedure and then was unhappy with it so I pulled it and completely redid the build with lots of new parts.

Many if not all of my decisions on what parts to use, where to locate stuff, what quality of work I wanted etc. were based on two things - money and skill level. Since I am a self proclaimed cheap-ass I wanted to do the entire build myself with very little outsourced work (which only turned out to be the exhaust work). I am an ex-master technician with a full set of tools and toolboxes worth about $30,000 sitting in my garage so I was pretty well equipped to do the work. I welded up my own mounts, wired the whole thing from scratch myself and saved money be doing these things that can cost $$$ to buy premade stuff. After the first build I had fuel delivery issues (rusty gas tank) and never really got to drive the thing too much but I learned a lot from the experience so when I pulled the motor back out and redid the swap I used my knowledge acquired from the first swap to make things much better without driving the cost up.

If you don't mind paying good money to buy premade mounts, alt. low mount, exhaust, wiring, etc. (which I am in no way trying to talk down upon, I know many members here offer these parts that are good quality and worth their money, I just am very stubborn about being cheap) then you can read through a few build threads and be just about ready to do your swap fairly easily. If you are like me and want to make these things yourself then be prepared to possibly have to do them twice. My first set of mounts and the perch I made on the cradle made the engine sit crooked so I redid that during the second swap. I was very happy with the wiring harness I made because I was able to hide a lot of it since I custom made it, but I had to move a few pieces for the second swap because I went with the Gen V supercharger and N* throttle body with 6.0 GM truck MAF - all different than the basic setup I first used.

I also chose to go with some high performance goodies the second time around. I don't know if it just wasn't enough power for me the first time or I just had a few extra bucks laying around the second time but I am very pleased with the upgrades I added.

-Joe
richard in nc AUG 20, 02:33 AM
its always disappointing when these useful topics just end without the answers.