95 grand am engine change....
drisghanis
03-26-2007, 04:55 PM
currently i have a 3100 v6 engine in my car but i was told that because the heads are made of aluminum they heat up fast and can overheat your engine causing you to require a head gasket job. is there another better engine that will fit into this chasis?
xeroinfinity
03-26-2007, 06:53 PM
Welcome to AF.
Not realy.
Unless you have a $2-4K just laying around.
Thier isnt realy an issue with the 3.1 or the 3.4 overheating unless you have a poor cooling system or a LIM gasket bad.
In fact almost all engines today use aluminum heads because they are much lighter and cheaper.
But with a good working cooling system and good gaskets I've not had many problems with head gaskets on these V6's.
Another thing to do is install a 185 deg thermostat to keep the engine running even cooler.
IMO the V6's are much better then thier 4cyl counterparts.
Not realy.
Unless you have a $2-4K just laying around.
Thier isnt realy an issue with the 3.1 or the 3.4 overheating unless you have a poor cooling system or a LIM gasket bad.
In fact almost all engines today use aluminum heads because they are much lighter and cheaper.
But with a good working cooling system and good gaskets I've not had many problems with head gaskets on these V6's.
Another thing to do is install a 185 deg thermostat to keep the engine running even cooler.
IMO the V6's are much better then thier 4cyl counterparts.
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