Hello guys im new to this site i currently own a 2000 camaro and having trouble with the motor however its a v6 3.8 i found a used lt1 used and was wondering if i could replace it with the v6 if not what else would i need to change.

 

It can be done but you will basically need a donor car because you will need the wiring harness, PCM, engine cradle, tranny, rearend, etc, etc, etc. Unless you just want a BIG project, you can replace the 3.8 with a donor 3.8 from a salvage yard or get your rebuilt. What type issues you having with it?

 

Trade it in for a Z28.

 

car overheated and messed up the heads and i figured why not get a bigger motor ,im not looking into getting another car payment as i currently have a impala and a ram srt10 to pay off

 

Your best bet then would be to replace the 3.8 with a donor from a salvage yard. They don't have to come from a camaro. There are several front wheel drive vehicles that have the same 3.8 block and you can change over everything external from your origninal motor. I did see a post, I think on here somewhere, where someone swapped the engine to a V8 and I believe they said it cost 5K when it was all complete.

 

i might just do that and add some power to it

 

I definitely agree that swapping out for another 3.8 is your best bet. Obviously, finding another donor Camaro or Firebird would be easiest, because it would just be plug & play, but FWD 3800 engines are plentiful and fairly easy to find.

 

Come on guys, let the new guy perform the V8 swap.

 

if youre going to do the v8 swap do an ls1 not lt.... itd just be realllllll weird having the lt in the wrong body style

 

If you are fully funding your project then I say do it. I would really do some research (analysis) to see what you are going to need because there is a lot involved with changing out a 3800 V6 to a LT1. You will have to find a donor car (93 to 97) in order to find the correct wire harness, cross member, etc...I thought about doing that myself but I realized it would be easier to find a car with an LT1 in it. I figure I would just take the time to learn and gain knowledge about the 4th Generation Camaro's.