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Old Nov 20, 2015 | 10:57 PM
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I Have 06' monte carlo with 3.5 liter v6 engine. i wanted to have a RWD v8 in 7th gen model . Any suggestions
 
Old Nov 20, 2015 | 11:02 PM
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This has been a common question here.
The short answer, lots of time, money and custom fabrication.
These cars were never built to be RWD and no vendor has come to bat with a conversion kit. I believe there may be 1-2 RWD 6th/7th gen Montes in existence (possibly others) and it's all 100% custom.
 
Old Nov 23, 2015 | 07:32 AM
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Ok guys,let me dream here! The MC has been out of production for almost 10 years now. I wish Chevy would bring back the Monte Carlo name; they could get the rear wheel drive platform from Holden in Australia. With all the emphasis on fuel economy now they could use a small v6 or even a turbo-charged 4.

A few years back when Pontiac was using some of these RWD Holdens I was hoping Chevy would do that. Oh well.
 
Old Nov 23, 2015 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by glasspilot
Ok guys,let me dream here! The MC has been out of production for almost 10 years now. I wish Chevy would bring back the Monte Carlo name; they could get the rear wheel drive platform from Holden in Australia. With all the emphasis on fuel economy now they could use a small v6 or even a turbo-charged 4.

A few years back when Pontiac was using some of these RWD Holdens I was hoping Chevy would do that. Oh well.

Chevy did just that..... Chevrolet "SS" is the Holden Commodore



 
Old Nov 24, 2015 | 06:28 AM
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Chevy did just that..... Chevrolet "SS" is the Holden Commodore
Yah, I now think I read that in my "Car & Driver" a few years ago. I was thinking at the time "They could have made it a Monte"! Ahhhhhh!
 
Old Nov 25, 2015 | 11:43 PM
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except the chevy "SS" was made because of Nascar,in limited numbers, 4 door, uggh! and look them up used they are still pricy as hell!! pretty cool though,ive driven a couple at work and they are pretty bad ***, but not for 40 K used and three years old IMO
 




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