v6 upgrade?

[96greenmachine]

any good v6 engines of today that would be a good upgrade from our v6's? someday im thinkin bout gettin a newer v6 with more power and so forth... what v6 of today would be good for our cars?

[Smoke Panther]

Re: v6 upgrade?

are you talking about doing an engine swap into your current f-body?

[96greenmachine]

Re: v6 upgrade?

are you talking about doing an engine swap into your current f-body?

yeah with a new v6 from todays new cars

[badinfluenceRS]

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2009 Camaro V6?

I dont think there's any...

[96greenmachine]

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ah cmon theres so many good v6's now u guys gotta have a good suggestion for me lol like a 3.6 250hp v6 out of the g6 gxp...or any other v6's with more hp then ours

[acwolfpack07]

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the way i see it is for instance the engine you picked the 3.6???? thats smaller than the one you have now(3.8) why not just build the current one up? it has more potential as far as power goes.just my opinion

[96greenmachine]

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more potential? how? the 3.6 has 250hp already after a cam and basic bolt ons u would be in lt1 territory i would think it be more hp potential in the 3.6....is there any new 3.8's in new cars? with more hp then ours?

[CHEVYINSIDE]

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your forgeting that may put you in the horsepower range but not the tourqe range .

[96greenmachine]

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your tellin me the tq is way less then the hp on the 3.6?

[v6mOtOrhEAdftOp]

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your tellin me the tq is way less then the hp on the 3.6?

There's a few problems with the gxp:

1.) It's designed for fwd. The engine and tranny are designed for fwd cars. The only tranny mounted to date is the old 5 spd. getrag tranny that came from older gm v6s and the very rare 86-88 fieros. Smaller displacement=lower torque. Our engines are virtually indestructable. Your best bet is to just upgrade your current engine. If you dont wanna spend the cash to go more displacement, then why swap? You can get more hp and tq with a cam, exhaust, maybe some FI for the price a swap would cost.

[josh98bird]

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with the money and time to swap the engine, you could have a fast 3.8!!!

[JohnnyC]

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build the 3.8... if gm made a dohc vvt 3.8+ liter v6, id say go for it.

[96greenmachine]

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kinda upsetting that our v6's didnt come with more hp and tq then they did...being that there was v6's with more hp in the late 90's and 00's

[JohnnyC]

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It is upsetting, but it would look pretty bad if, in 1997, the fastest V6 Camaro, a Y87 v6 5speed hard top, outran their slowest V8, their convertible LT1 automatic with the tallll gears. 220HP v6 y87 5speed hard top could probably eat an LT1 auto convert on the 1/4 mile

[Harrison]

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if they made the engine power of the v6 and v8 too close together, there wouldnt be enough justification in buying the v8? It's also about being able to use that engine platform in other gm vehicles to cut cost. You would be crazy to go with a v8 if it only had 40-50 more hp than the v6? The lower Insurance and better gas mpg would outweigh the extra hp. stock for stock i dont think the best v6 y87 could "eat" the slowest stock lt1 auto/convert.