the impallas and the malibu that i have seen at the dealer when i got my suspention fixed. both ls and lt have the 3600 for the 10-11 mosel years they come with the four speed basic ls model and 6 speed lt model. i think thats great. but i am wondering can us 3500 guys get the 3.6 and slide it in our monte's. just to make them a true monte rating like the 3-4 gans have with there v6. i am considering the swap i just want to pay off the monte first. the dual cam 24v i think is beater than the push rod motor because i have seen alot of the ohc gat beater gas and beater hp at the same time as well as beater breathing.

 

The Impala's DO NOT use the 3.6L they use the 3500, or 3900 for 2010, and they are all mated to 4T65E 4 speed tranny.

The Malibu gets an Ecotec 2.4L for the LS, and some 1LT's, which comes standard with a 4 speed automatic, or has the option of a 6 speed auto. The 2LT's and LTZ Malibu get the 3.6L, and all of them have a 6 speed auto.

 

but still can we fit the 3.6 with the 6 speed in our cars i know we would need to change the pcm and the tcm

 

I honestly don't know. I would guess that with some modifications, the 3.6L out of the Malibu would fit as long as you did an entire transmission and engine swap. But i'm sure its not a direct bolt in.

 

it should i would like to do some thing like that if there is an aftermarket as well for the 3600. the cradel which the 3600 sits into on the malibu looks the same as the cradel for the 3500. you know what i am talking about the botom of the power train it looks like part of the frame but it is what is holding the engin in under the car. but it also looks like the 3500 and the 3600 shares the same engine mounts as well. do it would be a little easier but interesting thing to do. also the swap from a 3400 to a 3800 isnt a direct thing either but it is always a good thing after it is all together and running and having fun with it.

 

I would doubt it would be a bolt in. I cant see it sharing the same engine mounts and dimentions. Im sure if you got and engine/transmission with all the mounts still attached and removed the old engine/trans you could slide the 3600 in there and fab up some brackets for the new mounts. Shouldnt be a big deal. The problem would be finding an axel to fit. You would need the engine side of the axels from the 3600 and the hub side from the car its going in and make a hybrid axel of the correct length. You would also need a PCM and engine wiring harness from the 3600 and use that under the hood.

 

i know about what has to be done it is like swaping for the 3800 the driver side axel has to be swaped as well as one of the hubs. also the power management as well as in pcm the tcm and the harness as well

 

well it is official there will be no after market options for the 3500 other than what is out there now. the 3600 took its place and there is a growing seen for the 3600 for the things us 3500 is looking for. the 3600 is already getting prase over than the 3500 i just wished that the 3500 would get it the same way of the 3900. it is like the two motors are like a red hering wich gm and the after market does not want to tuch being there is two versions of the 3500 the vvt and the non vvt. some after market places say the 3500 non vvt and the vvt are the same vehicle. also others stop listing both all together what i am saying is why is the 3500 and the 3900. the red haring of gm in and the aftermarket sene and why is the 3600 seem like it is taking the lime lite from the 3500

 

The 3.6L is offered in the new Camaro, which instantly makes it worthy of aftermarket options. People that buy Camaro's V6 or V8, are more likely to mod their cars.

The 3.5L has been MAINLY put in the Impala (at least the largest amount of 3500's is in the Impala) and its the base engine. People that own a base engine Impala are much less likely to mod then people owning a performance car. Those of us with 3500's in other cars (even cars where the 3.5L is the "BIG" engine, like the G6) and want to mod our engines for more performance are just to small of a population to make it worth anything to aftermarket companies to be intrested in producing parts for.

 

thats the reson why after i am done with the loan on my monte i am thinking of doing a swap in it for some thing with more umph but i hope there will be some thing for the 3.5 before hand.