ok...ive got a wrecked 98 gtp runs great and all...was wondering if the motor will work in a mid 90's camaro car and if the m5 in them will bolt up directly. if i change the wiring harness and computer will it work??

 

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that doesnt really apply to my application

 

isnt a gtp front wheel drive???
then the motor fits a completly differnt way in the car.....

 

yes the GTP is a FWD car and the engine is transversely mounted. However, all you have to do is mount it longitudinally in the camaro and use a regular trans.....and bada bing

 

I do not see why you could not put the GTP engine in the camaro. The engine in the 3.8l camaro is the same engine, less the supercharger. Best was to find out is to pull the engine out of the camaro and the engine out of the GTP and set them side by side to see if the trans bolt wholes are the same on the back of the block.
It would be sweet if it works. I have a GTP and with the right set up, those engines can be quick.

 

yeah i got a wrecked one, i want to pick up a mid 90's 6 banger w/ no engine or a blown one..with a 5 speed
i think it would be pretty quick...i read somewhere they have 240 hp 280 ft. lbs of torque

 

you need to have a RWD block. other than that everything is pretty much the same. just have to make a intake elbow to go from the back of the charger to the side for a throttle body

 

how easy is it to just install the supercharger off one on a stock 3.8 car

 

like swaping an intake. pretty easy. you just have to resolve the throttle body issues

 

i thought the 3.8's in the gtp's had something different about them?

 

They indeed do. The SC 3.8l is quite different internally than a NA 3.8L. I do not remember all of the differences (been a few years since I sold my '98 GTP), but the SC engine is more than just the SCer.

As for the bellhousing bolt pattern, most GM fwd applications use the same pattern. The fwd 3.8 shares this common pattern. I know it will bolt up to a 2.8l 5 speed from an S10 for example. If the F-body application doesn't use the same pattern, I would be surprised...

 

oh yeah the internals im sure are way different as well as the compression

 

Check out www.clubgp.com . There might be a thread or people there that can help you out.

 

i registered and am waiting for them to ok it....im thinking about just buying another gtp with a blown motor and just swap motors....there is one on there for 500 bucks with a toasted motor