difference between 3800 and stage II 3800??

[93rgeal87gn]

what is the difference between a 3800 engine and a stage II 3800 engine
and if mine a stage II its in a 93 regal and looks exactly like the stage II in every way! i want to know because i can get a cheap supercharger out of the scrap yard and i wana put it on my car and the engines look exactly the same sitting next to each other... the one from the yard is blown!

[tman]

they aren't stages, but series.

Your 93 Regal had a Series I 3800 V6. In 1996, GM introduced the Series II SC 3800 V6. The regal wasn't redesigned until 1997.5, so that car recieved the Series II. Any GM product from 91- ~1995(few exclusions, such as the 1995 base Park Ave, but thats another post) that has any 3.8 liter engine is a variation of the Series I.

[93rgeal87gn]

whats the different in them? does anyone know the technical side ?

[tman]

2 variations to each engine:

Series I:

N/A- 176 hp 225Lb ft
SC- ~210hp 235 lb ft

Series II

N/A 205 hp 240lb ft
SC- 240hp 260 lb ft

[93rgeal87gn]

so i can sc it! sweet now als i need are pontiac honeycomb wheels for her and she will b set off from the rest even more! already got 5,000 in upgrades

[tman]

Whoa there Cowboy, noone said you can just throw a SC on that thing.

The N/A and SC engines are internally different. The Computer is different, as are the piston rings, compression, and the accessopry drive belt assembly. You'r looking at a HUGE job to "add" a supercharger. You'd be better off swapping out for a Series II SC V6 entirely.

BTW, would you car to list this $5000 in mods?

[93rgeal87gn]

ill post pics when i get my pc fixed.... from suspension to sound sys and engine my buick is set apart from the rest and it still looks like a granny car... and it kills mustangs and camaros and its only a v6!... im going to transplant the supercharged engine i have into her or a cadilac fwd v8! ill tell yea what iv done when i have time to type it all ill post soon... thanx for the insite
dyno test was 265.4 hp at the front wheels!

[tman]

Have you ever wondered why the engine compartment is so big? I think GM wanted to leave their options open, incase they wanted to drop the Cadillac Northstar engine in there, from the looks of things, It should fit easily.

I feel bad for you, noone in my school has ever seen a Park Avenue, so I've got the Ultra Grille, Piaa 1500xt driving lights, and a removed throttle body screen. I've surprised Z28's and mustang GT's before.

[93rgeal87gn]

hell yea i get the greatest feeling when i kill a v8 !