anyone drive the new 3.6?

[4spdz34]

i work at the buick dealer. and i get to drive the rendevous around and about. the ultra rendevous comes with the 245 hp version of the 3.6. i didn't get to jump on it off the line but i nailed it from 30-35 a couple of times. of course seeing as it is a buick it will not downshift hard, it also weighs more than a stock w-body i think, cause they are all wheel drive. this thing would walk on a stock auto z all day long. it just kept putting me in the seat harder as the revs climbed. they have the 4t65e trans in them. well thats all i was just wondering if anyone else has drove them

[quantum110]

Yeah they have the 4t65e, but imagine how much more getup the SRX and the Lighter CTS have using the 5-speed 5L40E.

[4spdz34]

Yeah they have the 4t65e, but imagine how much more getup the SRX and the Lighter CTS have using the 5-speed 5L40E.

i know plus those cars will get the higher output version. i think 265 horse power.

[blk92z34getrag]

So someone's gonna wreck one and part it out right? **FIRST EVER 3.6 DOHC Z34 CONVERSION** Nice...

Do the new 3.6's share anything with the LQ1?

[mfuller]

Last fall I drove a CTS with the 3.6 VVT and the 5-speed auto. Plenty 'o power.....noticeably faster (and better handling) than the 330i on hand for comparison.

[4spdz34]

So someone's gonna wreck one and part it out right? **FIRST EVER 3.6 DOHC Z34 CONVERSION** Nice...

Do the new 3.6's share anything with the LQ1?

the both have 4 cams? lol thats about it and they are 60 degreee v6's. prob other similarties but there are alot more things that aren't the same. they actually look smaller up top.

[meert_01]

does anyone know if I can swap the 3.6 vvt engine in for my 3.4 dohc engine.

[Gemmer]

does anyone know if I can swap the 3.6 vvt engine in for my 3.4 dohc engine.

sure

[Lowerd1]

Yes you can do the swap. Nobody has done it though so nobody knows how easy it will be. I say its possible because anything is possible. If a V8 will fit in there then a 3.6DOHC will fit in there. It may not be a direct drop in though.

Love that motor. Especially love the Timing CHAIN part!

[Sorin]

255 hp in CTS form, and it gets a 6-speed manual this model year (2005). Now that should be plenty quick.

Do the new 3.6's share anything with the LQ1?

3.6L is completely new from the ground up. Clean sheet of paper. All they share is the angle, the cam count, and the cylinder count.

Oh and it's forged all over the place, so it should be pretty stout right out of the box for boost. Forged crank, sinterforged rods, forged aluminum pistons.