performance 3.8L v-6

does anyone know some great performance parts for my 00' firebid 3.8L V6?

Turbocharge it and put a 'Grand National' badge on the back.

why turbo supercharging is better cause you get more psi

No, turbo is better. Supercharging is easier and cheaper. Head over to the Forced Induction section of AF, you'll see what I mean.

The turbo thing was a joke. Heard of the Buick Regal Grand National?

No, turbo is better. Supercharging is easier and cheaper. Head over to the Forced Induction section of AF, you'll see what I mean.

The turbo thing was a joke. Heard of the Buick Regal Grand National?

i didnt even get it but i do now...im an idiot

Haha, anyways, the 3.8L V6 is a stout motor. There are plenty of good turbo and S/C kits for it, and a large aftermarket due to cars like the Grand Prix GTP and Regal GS. If you are on a budget, I'd go with a supercharger, but if you wanna build a maximum performance vehicle, stick w/ turbo.

About that poll thing, there is no such thing as a 3.4 Mustang.

About that poll thing, there is no such thing as a 3.4 Mustang.

yes buddy look again my aunt has an ' v-6 mustang and its a 3.4L V6 go to a dealer shiop and it will show you when you open the hood. There is then a white sticker with black bold numbers "3.4L"

Okay...

I think there was, a long time ago. :/

the 3.8 also holds up 'very' well to a hefty shot of go-go juice.

As for which is faster...i'd have to go with pretty much anything.

thier are alot of forced induction kits for that little motor
if you are serious check out http://www.thrashercharged.com/
give them a call and they will do everything you want to make your car go fast

the 3.8 also holds up 'very' well to a hefty shot of go-go juice.

does it? how hefty are we talking?

people underestimate the power of the 3800...its pretty powerful but still not as powerful as the LS1. For some reason tho I still want to make the 3800 lift up. Thats my new project. And it will be a hard one.

get some good rollerrockers and youll see a huge improvment

thanks ill look into that...do you have a 3800? im guessin you do

i had a 3800
i have an lt1 now
i had a 2.8
and a tpi also
hmmm ive had a few of these cars

awesome

Anyone know where I can get performance parts for my '02 Firebird?

yah try theses sites:

3800 V-6
www.3800performance.com (http://www.3800performance.com)
www.slpperformance.com (http://www.slpperformance.com)
www.ebay.com (http://www.ebay.com) lol


LS1 V-8
www.SLPPerformance.com (http://www.SLPPerformance.com)
www.Yearone.com (http://www.Yearone.com)
www.summitracing.com (http://www.summitracing.com)

oops im sry...

www.slpracing.com (http://www.slpracing.com)

thanks man

no problem always here to help

A couple more 3800 V6 sites
www.zzperformance.com
www.intense-racing.com
www.pfyc.com

firebirdv6.com also has a lot of information and links to sites where you can purchase parts..

people underestimate the power of the 3800...its pretty powerful but still not as powerful as the LS1. For some reason tho I still want to make the 3800 lift up. Thats my new project. And it will be a hard one.


Get a Grand National engine.

people underestimate the power of the 3800...its pretty powerful but still not as powerful as the LS1. For some reason tho I still want to make the 3800 lift up. Thats my new project. And it will be a hard one.

Get a 1989 Turbo Trans Am. Then you will think otherwise of the 3.8

Jesus christ.


Don't go to intense, they have a horrible rep for their parts all breaking and costing people engines and trannys.


firebirdv6.com fucking sucks. theres more fiction then fact there. Plus, how much faith do you have in a site that charges members $10 just to have the "privileges" of a signature and avatar.

shoot on over to www.fullthrottlev6.com... there are people running n/a, cam only, heads/cam, nitrous, cam/nitrous, turbo, turbo/nitrous, supercharged, supercharged/nitrous, and at least 1 4.2L stroker in the works... search over there and you can fine whatever info you're lookign for.


In terms of how strong the block is... Intense and ZZP both have their cars in the 9's on stock bottom ends. Nobody has ever found the power limits of the bottom end, and 9's are friggin fast.


I'd recommend you browse thunder racing, TSP, abbott racing heads if you wanna do heads or cam (Also I will be running a TCI torque converter I purchased through them), UMI for suspension (spohn also makes quality stuff but UMI has better pricing), and then either TSP or PCM4Less for tuning unless you want to learn how to do it yourself, in which case pick up HPTuners.



FWIW Swapping to a series 1 3800 is not a direct, easy swap. The only thing that's the same about those and the series 2's are the displacement and the fact that they're GM engines.

BTW stock for stock a 3.8 f-body destroys 3.8 stangs without breaking a sweat. Modified it's a little different, they have a much better aftermarket than us.

oh shit how the FUCK did this get kciked up!??!?!?!



It was at the top already, I swear to god..... and no I did not even look at who the post before me was...