2.8l to 3.8l buick

[flip]

can you put a buick 3.8l into a 1988 s10 blazer which has a 2.8l in it now.need to know about bolt pattern to transmission,motor mounts mods,and anything else that might be useful also its a 4 wheel blazer

[Guest]

RE: 2.8l to 3.8l buick

Completly custom. You'd need to use the BOP tranny, which may or may not work, since I don't know of any BOP tranny that was in a 4x4, make custom mounts, among many other things.

[firechiken]

RE: 2.8l to 3.8l buick

A BOP tranny, RWD?

[geoffinbc]

BOP = Buick Olds Pontiac. You got one choice and that is the TH2004R. Like raven said all custom nothing fits you will have to make it all work. Unless he is talking about a 3800 from say a Camaro. In that case the tranny will bolt up but again all custom stuff.

A 3.4L swap will yield more power with less money and is a bolt in.

[sharkey]

BOP cases were also made for the th350.

we realy need to know weather you are reffering to a 3.8l rwd or a 3.8/3800 fwd to give any sort of answers.

[geoffinbc]

Yes that is true. But who wants a 3 speed this day and age.

[firechiken]

Yeah, I knew what BOP was, I didn't realize they made a RWD version of the 3.8. I guess it is an old engine, though.

[RebelGT]

very old, here's my '65 oddfire buick (cj5 frame)

[bszopi]

I didn't realize they made a RWD version of the 3.8. I guess it is an old engine, though.

Are you serious? Ever hear of a Grand National?

[firechiken]

Duh, had a brain fart...

[corvettejon]

Yeah, I knew what BOP was, I didn't realize they made a RWD version of the 3.8. I guess it is an old engine, though.

The 96 and up f-bodies have 3.8s in them. I have a file I can send you that talks about doing this swap into a 2nd gen s10 and what's needed.

This is a decent swap the 3.4 makes @160 hp out of the box and the f-body 3.8 makes 200hp.

As a side note the 2.8 700r4 has the same bolt battern as a 3.8. I would suggest taking the whole set up from a wrecked Camaro or Firebird and swapping it in.

[X11_STE]

Corvettejon, Send me the info as well, please. I am very interested in learning about this.
Jeremiah

[geoffinbc]

The F-Body 3.8L only makes 200 hp with its EFI system in tact. The 160 HP from the 3.4L crate is with a Carb and stock manifolds.

There is lots of cheep thing that could be done to a 3.4L that would easily out power the 3.8L.

Because of the simeple fact a 3.4L is a BOLT IN. Makes it very much worth while. Take the time and money you save then take a quarter of that and apply it to a 3.4L and your making over 200HP. Moneyclip over on s-series had 187 RWHP with only a Holley TBI and Headers. Jonh is probabalyl making that or more out of his 3.3L with a 272 cam and some other goodies.

Seriously consider the whole picture and nothing looks better than a 3.4L except and LSx engine.

[snake70]

what transmisssions with overdrive had a bop bolt pattern?

[Superdave]

what transmisssions with overdrive had a bop bolt pattern?

you should start a new thread in the transmission forum instead of bringing back one from 3 years ago