Help?
Or are you the kind of guy that is just going to ignore all the advice?
Overdrive Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,354
From: Spanaway, WA
I second what Gorn said. I hope the engine comes with a whole car. I dont know how much I and others here can stress this... THESE CARS ARE BUILT AROUND THE POWERTRAIN!! Nothing much is the same! Look at the sticky in the V6 forum, visit other Camaro Forums and see what I, and others here are talking about. 3rd Gen, 2nd Gen and 1st Gen it is a simple matter of moving a few wires, 4th gen is just as complex as the cars built today.
But if you are not going to listen and you know it all already then go ahead and give it a try... good luck to you... cant wait to see the post about the engine mounts not fitting or the oil pan hits the K-member, or why wont my wiring work... I could go on but you will need to find out for your self.
Massey
But if you are not going to listen and you know it all already then go ahead and give it a try... good luck to you... cant wait to see the post about the engine mounts not fitting or the oil pan hits the K-member, or why wont my wiring work... I could go on but you will need to find out for your self.
Massey
Newbie
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 10
Why do people with minimum mechanical experience (so they seem with the questions asked) ask for advice and then when given tend to ignore it and still think its possible? I've worked on cars for a while now.Ive done 4 cyl to 5.0 swaps in my fox bodies before. I recently bought this fourth gen and its the first camaro Ive owned. Ill admit before joining here a possible V8 swap was in my mind. I did a little research, read on here tons and realize...ITS NOT WORTH IT! Take these V6's for what they are. They can be a very reliable car with great gas mileage (I'm getting around 30). They have decent power and can get a little more with some simple bolt-ons. If you want a V8. BUY ONE.
In the Staging Lanes
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 99
From: Quakertown
Um... There is alot of differences in the L67 compaired to the L36. While the SC will bolt on to the L36 the L36 will not handle the SC properly and you will never get it tuned to run right. You need a proper SC cam, lower compression and the fuel injectors need to be the proper flow rate for the SC. Also the fuel pump would need to be able to put the proper volume of fuel to make it all work well. I have been researching this swap for a while now and I am pretty confident I can make it happen including the fabrication. It is great being related a machinist that can run a machine that is not CNC with CNC percision.
Massey
Massey
Yes this is true. I didn't mean to make it sound like a cakewalk, but it still sounds a LOT easier than a v8 swap isn't it now?
Also, my dad does operate a CNC machine shop, and has several non-CNC machines at home, and has experience rebuilding engines in the shop. I myself posses none of this skill though... so dont get me wrong there. haha. it's just a really good place to go if I get stuck on something...
Last edited by BigCat2010; Dec 4, 2010 at 09:30 AM.