Hi!, i want to know what mods (besides the normal ones, cold air intake and so on) can i fit in my stock motor and transmission. I have in mind on installing a supercharger/turbo (as well as a quick, cheap tune), and i want to know, besides what other mods can i do, if my idea is possible. thanks!

 

What year and engine?

 

If you are going boost, an intake doesn't make sense right now. The turbo would replace the intake, the supercharger would still need an intake, but you haven't committed to that yet.

It really depends on what you want to go with for a build to say what you should get.

 

My monte is a 2003 Montecarlo SS, engine: 3.8l V6 L36

 

i'm going for a lil more power, and i want it to be by forced induction, so, i was wondering, a supercharger/turbo would fit in my L36 stock motor? (obviously changing the intake manifold for the supercharger), and i was thinking as well, with the forced induction mod, i'll do a tune, for increasing gas and so on

 

https://montecarloforum.com/forum/fw...n-3800s-10942/

"3800 top swap" is something you may want to look into.. Do research and get the parts from a junkyard or something.. Dont go ordering a kit from ZZP or something like that.. WAY too much money.

 

When asking engine related questions, you should post them in the engine subsection instead. You'll get more traffic there for people that are into engine mods (vs OT which is generally anything either not monte related or that doesnt really fit anywhere else)

Adding forced induction + a quick cheap tune is a good way to blow the engine up. The tune is what's going to determine how it drives, how much power it makes, and most importantly- if it blows up or not. Theres a reason the OEMs put so much time and money into the tune, it's not a place to save a few bucks.

That's a bit contradictory TBH. If you only want a little more power, why go through all the expense of forced induction? Even a basic top swap is going to be $500+ (assuming you do 100% of the parts sourcing and install) all the way up to an aftermarket supercharger or high end turbo kit which can cost 2-3X what the car's worth once you include all the necessary support (fueling, charge cooling, etc).

The upside with the 3800 is that boost options are plentiful - there are options for just about any setup besides TT, you've just got to decide what you're looking for.

 

YIKES $500 for a basic top swap! I wish lol

 

There's a reason those pre-assembled $1k top swap kits are long gone. No one is paying that kind of money when the average W body car value is well under $5k. Given you can buy a complete running GTP at this point for about $2k-2500, a totalled GTP with all the parts you'd ever need is only a few hundred dollars in scrap value.

Even buying the parts themselves is fairly cheap too as they're ultra common and not particularly desirable. There are way more totalled L67 cars out there than there are people seriously considering a top swap on their L36. Buying extra parts from other 3800 enthusiasts or from the local junkyard on sale day, people have claimed to pull it off for <$300 including fluids.