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  • 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

    I'm not sure if this is the right section of the Forum to post this question in, but here goes.

    In a 3.4 to 350 swap (1994 Camaro - T5 5-speed), can the 3.4 instruments be kept or will it take the instruments from a V8 car to get the tach (and speedo?) to read correctly?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

    search...no you can't keep it.

    "Money can't buy me happiness, but I'm happiest when I can buy what I want"
    05' CTS-V
    00' Camaro - SOLD :(

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      Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

      Many thanks.

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      • #4
        Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

        i kept myne the same for now
        <a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/a371/boyoi/firebird/?sc=1\" target=\"_blank\">My FireBird</a> K&N intake,Gutted cat, glass pack muffler.........Lots more to come...... <br />Getting my exhaust soon :)Rumbler Exhaust w/ Hooker\'s Headers :)

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        • #5
          Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

          Originally posted by Oi Bird V8
          i kept myne the same for now

          what'd you do about the tach??

          "Money can't buy me happiness, but I'm happiest when I can buy what I want"
          05' CTS-V
          00' Camaro - SOLD :(

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            Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

            Just wondering.. Are you putting in an 1st generation engine? Regular smallblock chevy? The rpm showing would be wrong on a 6 cylinder tach, the tach would show more rpm than the engine is actually going....

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            • #7
              Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

              hey, a fellow Quebecker! From South Shore Montreal here...let us know how your engine swap goes.

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              • #8
                Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

                I'm not actually the one doing the swap. It's being done in Rochester, NY. The donor car is a '93 V8 Camaro and the recipient is a '94 V6 Camaro. Both cars are parked side by side, so everything's available.

                What's my involvement? I bought the 65k miles 3.4 V6 & T5 and hopefully the wiring harnesses and computer so that I can do my own swap. Not into an F Body, even though I'm living about 30 minutes from the ex-location of the Camaro/Firebird plant (St-Eustache). I'm actually an MG nut and plan to swap the 3.4 into an MGA. I don't suppose anyone has a pair of Fiero V6 exhaust manifolds lying aroud? No the sexiest looking and probably most efficient, but anything else will require major hacking of the frame. A long term project, since I first have to build the 1200 sq ft garage to do the work in!

                Yes, Mike88, another Quebecker. A bit North of you but maybe we'll cross paths at the Orange Julep on Decarie!
                Last edited by Derek up North; 04-28-2007, 09:03 AM.

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                • #9
                  Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

                  sounds good. Although I must say it has been years since I've stopped by there. Do they still have car shows on Wednesday evenings?

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                  • #10
                    Re: 3.4 V6 to 350 V8 swap - Speedo too?

                    I have 3.4 exhaust manifolds if you need them.

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