putting a camaro engine into a firebird

[JumpInTheFire.com]

putting a camaro engine into a firebird

so i have a 97 camaro 3800 series ii automatic and a 98 firebird 3800 series ii 5-speed.
i wanna put the camaro engine into the firebird. is it just a simple swap?
everything stays the same? what modifications need to be done?
the transmission is staying the same on the firebird.

[Blizzard242]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

Uhm.. I'm not being a smartass or anything but what is the point of swapping the same engine with the same engine? There's a reason you're doing this that you haven't mentioned right? I'm just curious.

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

the current engine in the firebird is a piece of crap.

[Blizzard242]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

lol, thanks.

[UDLOSE98]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

no changes necessary, you have a direct swap on your hands

[SilverRS96]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

its the same engine...nothin differnt

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

anyone got a link or can someone tell me what all has to come lose?
2 motor mounts? how many bolts between the transmission and engine?

i'm confused cuz i know alot of things are located in different places in the 2 cars.

and how come when i tried my egr valve off the camaro on the firebird..it ran like crap? the egr's arent interchangable?

[97rs4life]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

just drop the kmember/engine/trans all as one and swap that over to the car. A lot easier than pulling everything apart

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

im keeping the 5speed though

[Dawizman]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

Take some pictures of the engine bay in the 98 please. If it was produced late enough in 98, then it could have the same engine as the 99+ meaning that the intake manifold is defferent, as are a couple of connectors on sensors.

[97rs4life]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

Take some pictures of the engine bay in the 98 please. If it was produced late enough in 98, then it could have the same engine as the 99+ meaning that the intake manifold is defferent, as are a couple of connectors on sensors.

I have never seen a late build 98 with the straight tb, they all have had the angled tb and therefore a direct swap from a 97

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

they're the same engine

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

will the engine bolt up the same to a 5'spd transmission?

[Blip55]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

idk man..

[nascar24jd]

Re: putting a camaro engine into a firebird

Should be a direct bolt up simple swap.