I would like to replace a v6 3.4 liter with a v6 3.8 liter in my 95 camaro.

[portland5]

"And the fourth-gen vehicles: The RS was special for 1996/97 and is a better performer because it includes the 3800 Series II V6, whereas the normal Camaro previously had the 3.4L 60-degree V6. It also had a more aggressive look with factory ground effects and special wheels."

I would like to get my regular 5 speed 95 camaro updated to more of an RS like performance. It has a normal 3.4 liter v6 and I would like to have a mechanic take it out and put in a 3.8 liter v6. How much would this cost and would I need to replace things like rear suspension or transmission.

[Savage Messiah]

You would need:

engine
transmission
k-member and motor mounts
wiring harness
PCM


and a bunch of labor hours.

[cuda_dude]

if you're going though all of the work you might as well put an lt1 or ls1 in it...

[philly rs]

yeah going from a 3.4 to a 3.8 is like going from a snail to a turtle! big ass wast of money...go for the 5.7

[stone_mound_camaro]

Originally Posted by philly rs

yeah going from a 3.4 to a 3.8 is like going from a snail to a turtle! big ass wast of money...go for the 5.7

2ndededed....

[scoobytuff]

V8, if your going to go to that trouble. I read on some site about a 3.4 that used internal parts and the intake from a 3400 grand am. The guy said it made more power, dunno. It would be a lot of work, but still less than a full on swap. I thought about doing it to mine when I decide to go into the motor.

[philly rs]

hell build it..forge it then spray it...be done! cheap easy and u get power! stays a 6banger for gas, but when u wanna get u sum, its just a flick of a switch away! system armed, spray'er, get u about 10 seconds of fun, then go back to cruising! thats just my 2 cents..but if u wanna get more power, for all that work for another 20 hp.....go for the ls1 swap. the lt1 swap is a damn wast too...go balls. hell i wish i still had my ls1 i built, i would have droped that sumbitch right in the f1.....480hp b4 spraying the 250 shit....damn that would have been sweet.....

[Savage Messiah]

Yeah, even though I'm probably just about the biggest V6 f-body supporter on this entire site, I'd have to say it's the same amount of work to go from a 3.4 to a 3.8 as it would be for a lt1/ls1 swap (except then you have to do diff. shocks/springs in the front... no big deal though). Unless you've got the money to spare and want to build up a 3.8 for fun, I'd probably be looking into doing the v8 instead. Just don't tell your insurance company :P

[philly rs]

hell yeah...v6 thats really a v8 = low rates lol....i should tell my insurance company i swaped a v6 engine into my car

[wrightz28]

Maybe we should start a new opinion thread:

Which is faster: A V8 F-body with a normal sized dirver, or a V6 with a elf driver?

Sorry Kasey, it was just screaming to get out there. No doubt the the 3.8 V6 can hang with some work.

[philly rs]

lmao....on that one!

[Savage Messiah]

Originally Posted by wrightz28

Maybe we should start a new opinion thread:

Which is faster: A V8 F-body with a normal sized dirver, or a V6 with a elf driver?

Sorry Kasey, it was just screaming to get out there. No doubt the the 3.8 V6 can hang with some work.

Hehe. Just wait till I get the stuff that's in my garage into my car.... give me a month of so cuz once it's in, I have the HPTuners learning to do. Nothing crazy but should be pretty decent.