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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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Cool Looking forward to swapping out my 3.1 for a 3.8

hey guys wussup, tryna find me a 3.8 wit less than 100,000 miles on it, tryna figure out what do i need. will i still have alot of room in the engine bay???
 
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What you need will be listed in the swap thread- basically the whole powertrain from the new car. As far as space to work on the engine- the 3100 and 3800 are both virtually the same size externally. I mean, you gain an inch or so here, lose an inch or so there- its really no different.
 
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