Heavy Duty 3800 Rebuild

[Big Bad James]

Well, it happened today. The engine died.

The turbo wasn't even in yet. I guess I'm glad I didn't yet.

So guys, here's my plan:

While a V8 swap would make me salivate every time I turned the key, I don't quite think I want to buy someone else's shyt-kicked engine/trans combination, especially since I now have a tranny that can handle more torque than any V6 has any business putting out.

So I want to build the 3800 SII. Where do you guys recommend I look around for internals? I'd like to do forged, since I'm going into debt ridiculously anyways.

Any sites or reviews on a 3800 build up you guys can point me to?

[97rs4life]

Well I was just the other day making a dream built motor for nitrous, you could change the cam and maybe a few other little things and it would work great with a turbo. Here is my list I made.

Item Price Bought From:

Spare Motor $300 camarov6.com (not needed, but you never know)
HP Tuners $400 HP Tuners
XP Hot Cam $300 ZZP
Comp Cams 915, 105# Valve Springs $125 ZZP
Comp Cams Hi-Tech Push Rods $96 ZZP
Low Profile Valve Spring Retainers $37 ZZP
SI Stainless Valves $0 supersixmotorsports.com
Valve Seals $19 ZZP
SSM Stage 3 PowerPack $1,600 supersixmotorsports.com
P&P heads $0 supersixmotorsports.com
P&P Intakes $0 supersixmotorsports.com
Polish heat treat Crank $75 More Power Inc. (in GR)
L32 Connecting Rods $259 3800performance.com
Wiseco Forged Pistons $650 supersixmotorsports.com
Balance/Blueprint Motor $125 More Power Inc. (in GR)
Cam Install Kit $95 ZZP
Timing Chain $36 ZZP
ARP Connecting Rod Bolts $100 ZZP
ARP Head Stud Kit $80 ZZP
ARP Main Stud Kit $50 ZZP
Clevite 77 Cam Bearings $15 ZZP
Clevite 77 Main Bearing Set $50 ZZP
Clevite 77 Rod Bearing Set $25 ZZP
Intense Oil Pressure Kit $28 ZZP
B&M Tranny Cooler $40 AutoZone

Total $4,505