Hi guys,

I'm an off road addicted, from Romania, Europe. I'm competing in the off road championship, bla bla... I'm considering to do an engine swap in my comp car and I need something to don't have a huge consumption (as I must drive at least 700 km = 350 miles self sufficient...), to have about 220-280 hp, to can be able to put a "stick" transmision and behind that a transfer case...
And, of course, to find the donnor vehicle here...;-))

So, I thought that the 3.8 V6 could be the solution...

And here I came with the questions:

- can I directly bolt a transfer case (NP208, or a NP241, Chevy Blazer t/case) behind a 5 speed manual gear box that came with the 1997 Camaros?! Because I found a 1997 Camaro in good shape for a resonable price...which happens to be a stick g/box.

- what sort of improvements can I do in order to gain few more "ponnies"? I do have a Vortec 2 supercharger that I could use...

Many thanks in advance,

Gabi Nicolae
www.dtrn.ro

 

Hmm. As you may already know, the 3.8 V6 F-body application was backed up by a BW T5 manual tranny. Now, from some researching I've done relative to working on my Bronco II, I know that T5s are used in some 4x4 applications, so there are definitely adapters out there to allow you to put a t-case behind the T5. I just did a little searching in an attempt to find such a device, but I didn't find anything right away- but I didn't do much digging at all either. I believe such an adapter would take the place of the T5 tailhousing.

As far as gaining HP, the 3.8 F-bodies were rated at 200 HP stock. Since you'll be doing a fabbed install, you've got lots of opportunity to free up power via well-executed intake and exhaust components. I know of a few guys who have done SC installs on 3.8s, but from what I recall, it's a serious undertaking- although you may again be benefitted here by the nature of your install.

For some more info on V6 tech, check out www.camarov6.com. They've got a much more focused community and will probably have better details for extracting power from your 3.8.

Good luck!

 

IMO, if you can fit it in your application, I would consider putting in a supercharged 3.8L series II. They are factory supercharged and in a large variety of vehicles.

Or maybe just use the shortblock and put the heads, intake of an f-body on it and put your supercharger on it.

jsut some thoughts. They are rated form 240-280 hp stock depending on the year/model. And very interchangeable with the f-body v6 motor.

 

Thanks guys,

I'll try to fond out in what 4x4 that g/box where factory installed.

Another question: anybody knows the weight of this series 2 3.8 engine?And what torque this engine has?

Thanks again, Gabi

 

I don't know about weight, but the torque is 225 lb ft.