I need some opinions....

BlackFirebird · #1 03-07-2006, 05:08 PM

Ok I was talking to one of my friends who owns his own body shop and we were talking about my car and makeing it faster ... I mentioned to him that I wanted to put a turbo in it ... he looked at me and said it would be much easier and cheaper to just buy a new engine ... So hear is what I need an opinion on would it be cheaper to just put a v8 in my car and do all the work myself or to put a turbo ????? Thank you for your insite .....

Fuzzy_C · #2 03-07-2006, 06:44 PM

if your doing all the work yourself, i'd say get a new engine, it would be cheaper depending on what you put in, as for easier, i don't think installing a v8 in place of... a v6? would be easier then slapping on a turbo.

Mr. Luos · #3 03-07-2006, 06:55 PM

More info on your car please.

Im3good4u · #4 03-07-2006, 07:02 PM

The truth is i would not waste my money on doing anything to a v6...and considering that if u get a new engine you need wiring, transmission, new computer, and a bunch of stuff i believe your best bet is to save up and sell your car and get a V8.
Ofcourse it completely up to you, but if i had the funding(it sounds like you do considering you want to buy a turbo and thats a few thousand dollars) i would go with a motor swap.
Dont forget all the other things besides the actual block that you would need to buy, and if it is your daily driver you going to need another car or a bike...

97cavalier · #5 03-07-2006, 08:23 PM

and you still have to do internal work on the v6 to handel the turbo, depending how much psi you run, and if you do it, i would HIGLY recomend metal head gaskets, otherwise you will bolw them left and right.

BlackFirebird · #6 03-07-2006, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

More info on your car please.

My car is a 2001 3800 series 2 and its completely stock .... if you need more please tell but as for now thats all I know to tell you...

Mr. Luos · #7 03-07-2006, 09:06 PM

Either way is going to be quite expensive.

Honestly...cheapest route would probably be to sell your current car and find a V8 car.

BlackFirebird · #8 03-08-2006, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

Either way is going to be quite expensive.

Honestly...cheapest route would probably be to sell your current car and find a V8 car.

Well i got my car about a year ago ... I wanted a T/A but the insurance was to high sooo i settled for this .... sooo i still dont know what my v8 insurace would be tahts why i was thinking just drop a v8 and in my car ....

CreepingDeath94 · #9 03-08-2006, 04:40 PM

So rather than spend the money on the insurance, you want to spend it on a motor swap? I think you would still be better off just spending the difference for the V8 from the get go. The difference betweena V6 bird and a V8 can't be more than the motor swap/turbo project.

BlackFirebird · #10 03-08-2006, 05:26 PM

Yeah that is true .... Im going to deff look into the T/A's then ....

blindeyed · #11 03-08-2006, 06:33 PM

If you have the money and are wanting to put it into your car, then I'd say that your best bet would be finding a totaled 98-02 Trans Am and swap everything over to your car. That way you'll have absolutely everything you're going to need. That's what I've seen most guys with V6's do when they're wanting to upgrade to a V8. Check out Autotrader.com. I see some totaled Trans Am's on there every now and then.

blindeyed · #12 03-08-2006, 06:36 PM

Also, forgot to mention the fact that your insurance will still show up as you driving a V6. So if your insurance is relatively cheap compared to what it would be if you drove a V8 then whole swap would eventually pay for itself.

doodad · #13 03-08-2006, 06:43 PM

get a v8 man.. it doesnt worth to do those jobs on a v6. also insurance will not be so expensive. l got a v-8 and l pay 100 bucks full coverage!

Mr. Luos · #14 03-08-2006, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by blindxeyed

Also, forgot to mention the fact that your insurance will still show up as you driving a V6. So if your insurance is relatively cheap compared to what it would be if you drove a V8 then whole swap would eventually pay for itself.

While this is true...

IF something happens to the car (accident, gets hit, etc...) and the adjuster comes out and sees the V8 under the hood...they COULD deny your claims.

giddyup50 · #15 03-08-2006, 06:49 PM

Did you see Horsepower TV when they took out the engine from a Z28? They had to drop the front suspension, steering, wheels. EVERYTHING FROM THE FRONT END AND THE ENGINGE TOGETHER!! SCREW THAT!!

Like the guys said it would be cheaper and easier to just buy a V8 car in the long run.

The thing about your insurance, if you take out the V6 and put in a V8 and you do not tell them, then your car is still insured as a V6 car. Sounds great untill the car is wrecked or stolen and THEN YOU TELL THEM you put in a V8. They will say you should've told them before and they will only pay you as a V6 car NOT a V8 car. And they may make you pay the difference of what you should've been paying.

Alot of people ask the same thing about Mustangs. If they have a 87-93 with a 4 cyl. or newer with a V6 they ask if they could swap them out. Basically it's the same answer. You're going to be swapping out more than just the engine. You're looking at the trans., rearend, suspension, computer (unless you use a carb.) and possably the brakes as well. I'm tired of just talking about this....just think if I actually did all that work!

SAVE YOURSELF A MAJOR HEADACHE, JUST BUY THE T/A.

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