What cars will a GM 3800 L67 Series 2 Supercharged motor work in? 10 POINTS?
Supercharged 3.8s will work in any front wheel drive GM car, provided you can adapt the halfshafts from the old transmission to the 4T65E. I've seen them in Cavaliers, Citations, Celebrities, Berettas, Malibus, Luminas (including one in a Lumina van, sleeper from hades!) Grand Ams, Grand Prix, Reattas, Olds 88/98, Cutlass Cieras, LeSabres, mid-80s Eldorados and downsized Fleetwoods... Basically the only two I haven't seen them swapped in is Northstar Cadillacs and Auroras, and it'd even work in those if you really wanted it to. So, basically all GM Front Wheel Drive cars from 1982-2003 will all accept the 3800SC with a little parts chasing and wiring work. It's a huge pain in the rear, but they can also be swapped into 4th Gen Camaros and Firebirds. Huge pain, though, to make the blower fit and adapt the throttle body so it's not sticking out through the dash, haha. I've also seen 3800SC motors swapped in VW Golfs, at least one Honda Civic, a VW Bus and there's a whole bunch of people who put them in Fieros.
2000 Buick Century engine swap?
Yes the 3.8 SC would be first on my list, I also own a Buick 3.1L and don't expect much out of it after all its designed for an older driver, They don't give Grandma 400hp like they use to.
I have a 98 Buick Century with a 3.1 V-6 and I want to swap it for a supercharged 3.8 3800 is that possible?
yep,its very possible,depends how much you want to put into the project. a couple of things you need to do prior to making the swap, make sure you get all the harnesses that go with the 3800,check the deck height on the hood of the car its going in,being as it is supercharged & not turbo,you don't have to worry about the exhaust,as far as the spin up,how ever i am sure your going to install larger exhaust on the car. just make sure all the clearences are enough for the swap and you have all the harneses,the century should be a good swap,good body style,and can be made to really look good,what is the 3800 coming out of?i always wanted to take a ch. celebrity 2 dr. and put a tube frame under it and put a small block in it w/rear wheel drive. let me know how it gos good luck
How do I bypass power steering pump and completely get rid of it?
What do you mean when you say that the pump can't be repaired or replaced? If it's a matter of not being able to afford to fix it or you can't get the parts, then you are probably going to be without a truck for a while until you can get it fixed properly. While it may technically be possible to do away with the power steering, it is most likely going to be more difficult and more expensive than making repairs (if you want it to be safe at all).Vehicles that have power steering simply aren't designed to be driven without it. You will cause damage to other steering components such as the rack or gearbox. Not only that, but vehicles are geared differently now. The steering on a non powered vehicle was designed to function without hydraulics. Without power, a modern system's steering radius is affected greatly, they literally can't turn as far without power.The heavier the vehicle, the harder it is to steer without power. In particular, I would not attempt to drive any pickup(or larger vehicle) on the road without power steering. There's simply to much risk.There are only two times when I would even consider driving a vehicle with failed power steering:In an emergency. Either I need to get the vehicle home, or I need to get someone to a hospital and have no other options.It's a farm vehicle, the only thing I use it for is moving a few tools around a field.I've had to move two modern vehicles with failed power steering. The first was a Honda Civic that wouldn't run. We dragged it about ten miles with me steering the car. It was really hard to turn at all, and that was with a fairly lightweight car. Afterwards it felt like I'd spent the entire day weightlifting, just from a short drive.The other vehicle was my friend's Dakota pickup. I went out with him to get the truck. The pump had failed and we needed to get it back to his house so that we had space and tools to work with. We got it started, he hopped in to drive, and I followed in my car. I followed him right up until he plowed into a tree on a particularly sharp turn. He simply couldn't make the turn without power steering. He ended up with a tow bill, body shop bill, the repair bill for the pump, and a hospital visit on top. That's why I will never recommend doing away with power steering on a vehicle.
How long does it take to repair a head gasket?
You don’t repair a head gasket, you replace it.Once I had a rally car - a bit of a ratty old junker if the truth be told - that had a 2.3 litre overhead cam engine. It was a bit like this, only this one is way nicer:Anyway I was heading off to do a rally on some Friday night. On the Thursday, the day before, I took it out for a blast around the lanes to shake down any last-minute faults, and blew the head gasket. It was too late to do anything about it that night, so next morning, I got up at the crack of dawn, stripped the engine down to the point of having the head off (it was OHC, so that involved also removing the cambox, timing belts, etc. plus the exhaust manifold, inlet manifold and carburettors) By then it was almost 9am, so I drove to the nearest big town - 25 miles away - to get a replacement head gasket set. 25 miles back, and by 10am had the head all cleaned and ready to be reassembled. Engine back together and running by 12pm, I then had to drive it 250 miles to where the rally started. It all went smoothly and I made it with plenty of time to spare.So the answer to your question, for me, on that occasion, for this car, was about 6 hours, including an hour to fetch the parts. Sometimes what you need, apart from the basic skills, which in my case don’t amount to all that much, is a great big incentive!As I recall, the rally ended in disaster, but that’s another story.