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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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I've done some appearance mods to my car and want to do some performance mods to my car now. I have a 96 camaro RS with a 3.8L V6 engine. I am not positive but I am fairly sure that it has a L36 engine (like 95% sure). I was wondering if this kit would be worth the money. This car has had no performance mods whatsoever. This car was driven by an old lady for 10 years before I bought this december when it had like 53K miles.


http://www.zzperformance.com/grand_p...ts1.php?id=382

Or do you any other supercharger kits that would be better? I am not sure if I can post the link because its not a sponsor but I assume this wont be advertising since most of you guys have bad *** ls1 engines anyway.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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The M90 will not fit under the cowl. Notice your car is not an option on the pull down list. That is why. You might want to try www.camarov6.com for more info on going SC with the 3.8
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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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cool thanks a lot
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Old May 3, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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Remember that your car has its motor mounted front to rear while all the front wheel drive GM's have them mounted sideways. You will be better off thinking of your V6 as 3/4 of a V8. Most of the hardware for a V8 will attach to the front of your motor, but a lot of your accessories are different, and your drivetrain is weaker (tranny, driveshaft, rear, etc.)

It might be cheaper in the long run to sell your car and get a used V8 to start with.

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Old May 3, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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Remember that your car has its motor mounted front to rear while all the front wheel drive GM's have them mounted sideways. You will be better off thinking of your V6 as 3/4 of a V8. Most of the hardware for a V8 will attach to the front of your motor, but a lot of your accessories are different, and your drivetrain is weaker (tranny, driveshaft, rear, etc.)

It might be cheaper in the long run to sell your car and get a used V8 to start with.

Jim
I agree, LT1 camaros can be had for a very reasonable price (5k or so?), and LS1s are coming down - around 9k now for a descent one.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 01:28 PM
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Or you can throw a turbo on there. There is a guy here on the board with one on his V-6.
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www.fullthrottlev6.com

I think you can hit 12's with a turbo V6, need to look around. Ask yourself if you should put $5-7K into your car or get a V8.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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The Turbo V6 idea is great. Just be ready to upgrade the drivetrain though.
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