i been wanting to get the most out of my ls 2005 engine but is it worth it? should i buy a l36 and top swap? or should i just save up for a l67?

 

https://montecarloforum.com/forum/en...61/#post414122

swap is probably more cost efficient and power efficient. I cover just about everything needed in the post above.

 

Personally, I would save for a naturally aspirated 3800. Then mod from there. There's a lot more available for the 3800 engine.

 

Yea, I would suggest the l67 swap.

 

thanks!! im leaning toward saving for the l67 swap or the l36 top swap because it seems that modding the 3400 would be expensive.

 

L67 wooooooo

Then twin charge it!

Or block off the s/c and turbo it to the moon!

 

This^^

 

In my opinion, unless you have a personal attachment to your car, I recommend saving as much as you can, selling your current car and buying one either with a N/A 3800 and modding that or spending some more money and buying a SC 3800 (whole car not just the engine for a swap)

As crazy as it sounds that might be the most cheapest and painless way of getting more power in the long run.

JMO,
Joe

 

If you just want to get a few extra horses out of your 3400, you can get an air intake and an exhaust system. But if you want to start getting some serious power out of your car, you need to make a plan.

Start with what your goal is, and work back from there. Let's say you want to get 300 horse's out of a 6th gen Monte. You're not going to get that from a 3400. You'll most likely want to start with a 3800 powered Monte. From there you're going to need to figure out what you want to do. Mod a supercharged L67 or start with a naturally aspirated L36 and maybe go the turbo route?

With the 3800 engines, your options are only limited by your wallet. Which is why you need to plan everything out before you start. So you don't waste your money buying something, then ripping it out a few months later because it doesn't work with your future plans.

Just my opinion though.

Edit: Or you can fall in love with the 7th gen body, and get yourself a 06/07 V8 SS. (303 hp)

 

This is a good plan and then start modding.