2000 swap from 3.8 to 3.8sc from gtp
#1
10-17-2017, 05:55 PM
2000 swap from 3.8 to 3.8sc from gtp
ok I found a 05 series 2 motor from a Pontiac Grand Prix got for sale decent price very low miles comes with trans as well and it is the sc well I have a 2000 Monte Carlo will I be able to do a swap with that motor and if so what all would I need is it a basic unbolt, bolt in plug and play or more difficult
#2
10-18-2017, 07:36 AM
Its pretty straight forward and plenty have done it..
Need l67 wire harness, (driver I think) side axel, coil packs maybe, and fuel injectors maybe..
Heres a very thorough guide.
https://montecarloforum.com/forum/fw...67-swap-14610/
Need l67 wire harness, (driver I think) side axel, coil packs maybe, and fuel injectors maybe..
Heres a very thorough guide.
https://montecarloforum.com/forum/fw...67-swap-14610/
Last edited by wht02monte; 10-18-2017 at 07:47 AM.
#3
10-18-2017, 02:19 PM
Gotta figure something out with the throttle body also, electronically controlled instead of cable IIRC. You don't need an entire wiring harness if you already have a 3.8, but you will need some adapters that are probably available from ZZP.
#4
10-19-2017, 08:17 AM
Its the 5.3 thats EC.
#5
10-19-2017, 01:20 PM
Sorry, I misread... An 05 GTP shouldn't have a Series II though, I thought it was a Series III, which is an L32 with electronic control.
#7
10-19-2017, 03:41 PM
Thats what ive always read also.. Mines an '05 ss with a series 2..
@Scott Mckinney
Where are you getting this car from? Which state I mean..?
#8
10-19-2017, 04:25 PM
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This is just for the Grand Prix. The Monte and Impala kept the Series 2 for the whole life span.
#9
10-19-2017, 07:47 PM
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I've always known "Drive By Wire" to be a throttle body controlled electronically. I believe "cable drive" is the method of a cable from the pedal to the throttle body.