97 3.8L V6 Turbo Camaro Build

[hugovelasquez12]

i dont get why there is people that hate when they fix v6 engines.....when there is people that fix v4 engines

[russobro]

sweet, whats this song??

[farhenheit628of1200]

nice setup man. what are you using for fuel management???

[Unavalivle]

song name?



[andwele101]

what part of NC are you in?

[bricefstr1]

fuck ya bro!!!!!! my 3.8 just has headers but ive pretty much got the money for a turbo kit just gonna be carful what i get, where did you get your set up???

[xaploq1]

how did you swap the front fascia what did you have to do to it i know they are similar but i wouldnt want to half ass me 96 front end swap

[dragracer19]

was it hard to convert the fuel pump to a walbro?

[DJMC5ive]

@dragracer19 It's usually not hard to throw a 255lph walbro in tank version in there

[infamousbeam]

Excellent!!!

[muije21]

where did u get the turbo manifoild from i cant find one any where

[94CamaroMan]

nothing personal but how much did ur engine and tubro cost all togetter i would like to know so i can get an estamate to save... Check my camaro out EVEYONE!!!!!!

[bumpjumper99]

I love beefy 6ers

[blackericdenice]

If i wanted to hear music i would cut on the damn radio

[MrElectrobuz]

could you help me turbo my v6 firebird?

[govna47]

any problems with that intercooler and a 4th gen front bumper?

[301chaos]

yep thats the same eng thats in my 96' firebird thinking about puting twin turbo in it.

[efishe22292]

why wouldnt you just get the v-8?

[comeradeweepy]

@efishe22292 what sounds better my v6 beat ur ass or my v8?

[ch3rok33jo3]

@efishe22292

30MPG vs 20MPG

the 3800 series motor starts with 200HP, that's nothing to sneeze at

I've seen them destroy so many Mustang GT's stock, even on 5-7 psi they hang with a 5.7 liter any day

[Trock365]

What kind of turbo? And on you engine it says serise 2 what is the difference

[150peacemaker]

@Trock365 it says series 2 cause its the second gen of the 3.8l 231 ci 200hp buick v6. first gen were in the old grand nationals. the main difference is that the series 2 has aluminum heads and the first gen had iron i think. lol

[exeat5]

@150peacemaker series 2 as iron head tooo, the only difference between series 2 and 1 is the balance shaft

[frankie440mopar]

is that an automatic?

[AstroDeathZombie]

May as well ask- where did you get that valve breather? I want!

[giantcornhole]

350 hp? nice thats more than a ls1 and you dont have all that weight up front. With a turbo 6 u can basically make this an american roadster. Handling handling handling!

[blah1752]

You are my hero!

[pewpscoop]

is that thing reliable? 

[Cotyp94]

how much was all the mods except for the stall.

and now is u put about a 75 shot this thing would be z06 worthy and u didn't up grade to forged pistons?

[vfres1]

Were did you get headers from that fit?

[dantae666]

please tell me where how did you fit it

[TURNEROFFROAD]

What exhaust manifolds are you using?

[AlecFootball75]

Alright, I have a 1996 Rally Sport. 3.8 Liter V6, Where did you get the turbo from, or what is the turbo called, and what else did you do to it???

[nicdaking]

do you do any mods to the engine?

[a2sonbull]

1987 buick grand national 3.8 turbo.swap that engine in camaro that would be sweet.

[reaper621993]

how much did this cost?

[hondakid182]

The engine look dirty

[psoutrage]

its funny reading people talk shit about 4 banger, v6's and v8's. I once owned a 2002 cavalier (4 banger) and all the videos ive seen, people dissed it and told them to go buy a v6 or v8, now i own a v6 camaro and now its go buy a v8. fucking lame shit talkers. you can make anything of any cylinder go fast, and it doesnt matter WTF IT IS 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and or 14. fuckin stupid

[xKillerKanabisx]

sounds great, looks good. props making a project car out of something besides a V8. who cares if everyone else wants a V8? all the more reason to build something like this.

[steve97camaro]

ima fan of the turbo 3.8 but not of the front end conversion .. may i ask who did all ur custom pipeing for the turbo? if u could lead me in right direction i might be looking to do same ,, and how much on total build?

[10jmsoccer]

what all of the front end did you swap, and how much did it cost?

[camarolt1386]

help me out does anyone know where i can get 3.8 turbo manifolds from??? pleaase someone help me out my email is jetshot@netzero.com

[artfoolman]

can some1 tell me where i can get a turbo from? im not looking for anything serious, i just have a 95 v6 camaro, and im just looking to give it a little for kick, thats all.

[ErastoVallejo]

i have beat v8 with my 97 camaro rs. i smoked z28 with it

[mrtnsolo]

does anyone know if a LS1 motor would go in a 97 v6 camaro without much problems???

[Breakinhowie]

@mrtnsolo It will go into a 97 camaro but most likely their will be some problems doing the swap unless youve got all the components off a junked v8.

[vinylcollector08]

How many PSI's do you have?

[Lastwordismine]

nice work...nice car...most people don't appreciate the turbo 3.8...but if they've ever seen a 7 second turbo regal they'd change their tune

[pewpscoop]

@Lastwordismine lol i didnt used to like my 3.8 until i saw the gn's

[TJDeadkid]

@Lastwordismine i love my 3.8 gp!

[MBCamaro95]

Hey i have a 95 camaro 3.4 and i wanna put a turbo in it, could you help me? like wat kind of turbo would i get and wat other stuff do i need to put one in my car? and about how much would it cost like an estimate? Thanks and thats an awesome camaro by the way i wish my engine was like yours. i got mine looking pretty good but i wanna start doing stuff to the engine like yours

[arnoni11]

How much it cost total i have a 1996 camaro 3.8l v6 its got 154k i want to do it to mine

[gamerchad1]

How much of that kit was custom fab, I know they don't sell any that are a factory fit

[jesman1985]

i had always thought v6 camaros had the same 3.8 as the buick regals, grand prix ect.. guess not.. the engine looks nothing like the one in my regal.

[brewerturbo]

@prochargedTransAm

from what i was told, rear mount turbos wont produce as much power as the normal ones.

[loya213]

nice i have a 97 camaro rs looking to do the same but looking at prices so around how much was ur rang for all that?

[bkbklowrider]

where did u get all the parts? do u know anything on a 3.8 rebuild kit? ive got a bunch of turbos but no place to put them

[CamaroCruzin217]

Nice. You got yourself a sleeper.

[chazz19]

How much of a difference did that Transgo shift kit make?

[MIZQUITLI]

Sounds mean, not a big fan of that style of camero but it's respectable great motor GM still uses those since the 80's

[NUNPUNCHER714]

i bet changing plugs on that is a bitch

[RedWoulf88]

nice car was woundering if you can turn the manifolds bacwards was thinkin about a remote turbo but i would like to have a biy more power

[Jakethysnake93]

Where can i get a supercharger for my 3.8L 97 Firebird?

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

i dont think it will fit cuz those are front wheel i believe and the s.charger will not fit correctly

[shooter275]

@SuperNena34 no.. well u can but.. its ALOT of work only like a couple cars out there that actually pulled it off.. you need to cut the back half of the supercharger and reroute your throttlebody.. all in all not worth the work lol

[hallal55]

can i just bolt on a turbo or s/C on a v6 3.8l firebird? if so do i need to change anything like intake, suspension, bolts, ?

[erikcanada]

Maannnnn, thats a pile of money right there to do that. Cool thing though.

[evilsadvocate]

my god

[sctflasher379]

would a 3.4 or 3.8 camaro be able to handle a 50 shot nitrous kit??

[mtscorvette]

you can but you have to modify the back of the supercharger. the air intake for those will hit your firewall. it has been done before. if you search around a little bit you will find some that curved the back of the sc so it doesn't hit. i have a 2000 camaro too so i used to wonder the same thing lol.

[schuoo]

Did you have to change anything in the motor for the tubo or is it factory ??

[Curt705900]

wonderful sound! and that engine looks pretty clean too!

cleaner than mine of course. i should polish my engine to look like that, unless he used something to make it shine so nicely.

[Kstang09]

that is one of the best sounding sixxers ive ever heard! do u have power #'s?

[reap62]

well its still no v8 but seriously for a v6 that thing sounds like it has some serious balls

[hotvenue]

@reap62

honestly, they do. theyve got a helluva lot of torque

and a turbo really picks up the hp

[reap62]

yeah ive seen people do builds like this, if you get the compression right and you have everything tuned those v6s will put you back in your seat without sucking your gas tank dry but they still cant get that sound you get when you turn over a v8 big block =\

[hotvenue]

i know. i personally ran a 3.8 in my chev monza

they can really kick, but its almost like all the 4 cyl cars running around. they can put out a good 250-300hp, but i doesnt sound like it ha ha

[JeepCherokeeKid]

@reap62 same engine as a grand national, those are unbeatable in a drag

[rockerdude29]

@reap62 i would much rather have that than an LS1.just saying. lol

[reap62]

@rockerdude29 thats a pretty kickass 3.8 and the way that one is i might take it but a factory 6 over an LS1 with a 6 speed no contest

[SuperBrandango]

@reap62 If it was a 4.3 it would sound just like a v8 at idle lol

[DjCincinnatus]

@SuperBrandango Ameh to the 4.3 pwnage.

[SuperBrandango]

@DjCincinnatus fuck yea lol

[bosox2591]

How much boost is it running and at what rpm does it hit full boost?

[BigMikeSS420]

boost? lol

[bosox2591]

ya...boost, psi, lbs, etc...

[StevewiththePbass]

you sold this car didn't you? wonder how long the bearings held up...

[95greenz28]

nevermind i saw that u have a conversion

[95greenz28]

not a 97

[BigMikeSS420]

yeah im sitting here like uhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I've got a 97 RS and thats NOT a 97 RS. 98 maybe :P

unless they put a new front end on it.... but why lol

[DLoza100]

Ur right. he put a 98+ front on it. just look at his other videos.

[BeaZt28]

yes it is, it has a ls1 front end conversion

[nswiss1975]

Ls1 are boring v6 turbo rocks!!!!

[grafitti0807]

all that money... coulda been an LS1 :[

[CantBeatMuscle]

thats wut i should of done i can keep up with my dads trans am in my sts Firebird, but still a u cant beat a v8's sound

[mtscorvette]

Hey i was wonderin how big of a pain was it to tap ur oil pan for the return line? i have 2000 3800 and am building a turbo setup for it and am gettin ready to tap the pan.

[Chris7Shuman]

how did you fabricate the turbo manifold?

[dandan678]

uh, its not a 97. look at the headlights.

[dweisch319]

Yes it is. I swapped the front end.

[dandan678]

oh wow nice, sorry about that.

[LonewolfG36C]

@dweisch319 Don't you love it when people try to tell you what you own?

[shobney]

@dweisch319 Where di you get that turbo at? and how much was it?

[subykid13]

@dandan678 ya it's a 1997 camaro but the dude put a front end from a 98+ camaro on his 97.

[ErastoVallejo]

dude u cant know more than the owner of the car. specially wen all u seen is a short video lmao

[elderbro06]

Does anyone know what kind of air intake that is? I'm looking for one for my 96 Camaro

[shibbydude54]

roughly how much did this end up costing you? and are the FFHs custom?

[juggalo450]

what will it make the v6 engine if you put turbo on it an added the flow masters onto it would it add hell of alot more power or will it either drain the power from the flow masters or will the flow masters drain power from the turbo????

[ledyardlax45]

do you know anything about cars? that is the most retarded question I have ever read.

[blakew04]

What the hell does flowmaster exhaust have to do with a turbo. Wow.

[cburn67]

It will add more horsepower because flowmasters help your engine breathe better. Its pointless to have a turbo if your trying to push all that air through small stock piping and muffler...

[Chris7Shuman]

but then again think about this. you need back pressure. if you just let it breath like a hybrid then no power gain :\ its like what happens when you blow through a straw vs when you blow through the toilet paper roll. which has the air going faster? Not easier, faster.

[cburn67]

True, I have headers and full exhaust but thats why I still have the stock converter on my car so I can have that back pressure.

[mustangwner2003V6]

nice example. simple but very effective

[originaldriver]

Thier hushpower mufflers are excellent..

The Flowmasters (aka Chokemasters) on the otherhand are not the best flowing mufflers on the market.

Thier delta baffling design is not very good for outright performance cars. They do at least sound excellent though.

[CoolbreezeX82X]

waste of money

[mptimothyp]

i second what you said. plus with the money he saves on insurance yearly he can invest more and more muahahahha

[LyuboLove]

insurance is relative though

the difference in insurance between a turbo charged saab when i drove it and the v8 mustang i have now is only like $7 a month...

[mptimothyp]

not really it goes by the Vin number, i put a turbo on my old cavalier( i was bored) and it was about 70 bucks a month cheaper then my z28, unless your saab wasnt turboed from the factory then i need ot knwo who you have fo rinsurance lol

[LyuboLove]

mpt,

the saab was turboed in the factory, but i get a whole bunch of discounts for being a good student, safe driver, etc.

i got state farm, in case you want to go talk to em, haha

i'm happy with the way the insurance is.

[gittyupalice96]

the 3800 is the 5.0l v8 with 2 less clyendars, i wish i had this much time for mine lol

[thorracerpedey]

this thing is wicked how much was it for all the parts and was it worth all the work??

[westanonan]

No man I bought my Camaro with them...I took them off and put on chrome RS badges. The older camaro RS's were v6s with SS packages just like the 2010 camaro RS so whoever knows about camaros will the get the idea. But no more SS badges.

[congas1989]

love the camaro! i have the same model and year and would love to do it to mine!

[mitchellberry]

nice. i had a firebird v6, traded it for a z28. i considered doing what you're doing, but figured i'd be better off starting with a v8. MOSTLY because it seems to be easier to find parts, and because the suspension made for more horse. Difference between my v6 and my v8 on the road is NIGHT AND DAY in handling. but much props. sounds nice!

[masterSe7en77]

i think he did a great job, ya its not a V8 but its turbo'd id let him hang out with my V8 Crew, after all, its still an F-Body so he is an F-Body Brother :)

[dweisch319]

I have that same amount of power with the forward header setup, and I didn't pay that much for my kit, and it wasn't off ebay...

[MBCamaro95]

Where did you get the kit from?

[dweisch319]

sts rear mount? no thanks. LT1 with optispark? no thanks. 93-97 body style on a camaro? no thanks.

[wawawiwa19]

Car sounds sick :D but the earlier 4th gens look much better than the 98 +

[joe735]

all that money for 350 HP!? Fuck that, go buy a fucking SS, turbo that beast, and make double that while barely pushing 7lbs.

[dweisch319]

"all that money"? i think youd spend a LOT more if you bought an SS and turbo'd it, and with barely 7 lbs good luck pushing 700+.

[SySTeM4T1c]

@dweisch319 not to rain on your parade, but actually, joe has a point..tell me how much you spent on the car and the setup..a 6 speed z28 with full bolt ons could most likely beat your v6 for a lot less money..

[SySTeM4T1c]

@dweisch319 but ill also say, that car is a beast!

[Bruker6]

He must be running a cheap Supercharger and intercooled system. With the right stuff and decent investment he could be between 410-425. I agree...he wasted his time and money and shoulda either had a pro do it or just by the V8

[vfIskullangel]

You act like an SS would be much cheaper to build.

[sergateway]

can you give me the website where you got your turbo. id like to do something like that to mine

[dweisch319]

google fast fed fabrications

[8thcylinder]

Wow your expectations are high for a piece of shit fart v6. You know that if you would have put tha mucht on a v8 you would actually be fast. Nice Job wasting your money

[dweisch319]

It actually made more than I expected originally as stated here in the video. thanks though.

[supraturboLBJ]

I have a friend with an 01 impala 3.8L T3/T4 turbo spanking the shit out of V8s.......on another not I'll put my 6cyl against anything you own....oh and you might want to check out my profile and see my car and what is done to it before you start talking stupid

[cbr600rx7]

There is a lot of room up there on the 3.8. Not a bad set up at all.

[westanonan]

you guys seem to know alot about tubocharging a 3.8 camaro...I have a completely stock 3.8 SS clone and I'd like to turbo it so it can contend with the 5.7. How much would you say it would cost to turbo a 3.8 if I pay someone to do it?

[Surlyman03]

To much, go buy an SS

[averrett]

it would cost a bit, but not more than going to buy a SS.

[camarolover2001]

please don't tell me you put SS badges on v6 camaro... the ss hood would be ok to do but not SS badges unless u swap the engine.

[dweisch319]

there is no SS badges.

[v6camarobaby]

so if i have a totaly stock 3800 right now what do i need to do to make sure the engine can handle the turbo???

[TamiyaDude]

Read up on the v6 forums.. ive read that stock can handle 6 psi for a dd.

[dangerjakeray]

yep looks like you did what i was planning to do minus a few mods whats the power band on the turbo, is it a turbo cam also do you have the same pistons and push rods?

[verz22]

The cam is actually a blower cam but works well with turbos. Id think the turbo is on the large size for a 3800 but atleast he went with a smaller turbine ar to spool a little quicker.

[dangerjakeray]

haha nice..

so turbo lag, what size turbo?

thats cool that the blower cam works, same concept i guess.

[jetmike747]

I'm guessing GM didn't use the plastic intake for these 3800 SII's did they?? I know they used them for 3800 SII FWD applications.

[sucker3600]

yea your about right

[Master1557]

I have a 1995 3.4L V6 Camaro and i was wondering if it would be cheaper to buy a new engine or just rebuild and supercharge what i have...message me about it

[insaneABOT]

Just sell your car and buy a 3.8L Camaro. Because the 3.4L is gonna need Megasquirt and it cost a fortune. The 3.4L engine pcm is not tunable so you would need to buy megasquirt. Just sell your Camaro and buy a 96 model or later year and you can either supercahrge or turbo charge it. If going supercharge you are gonna have to make alot of modifications to your engine. So just sell your 3.4L Camaro and buy a 3.8L Camaro.

[oreosNmilk850]

how much was all this

[Stevenhiggles]

im guess 2000 for the turbos and about 2000 more to make the engine handle the turbos.

[insaneABOT]

LOL it actually takes less than $1000 to make these cars turbo charged. The car can be pushed to 12psi on stock internals. It all comes down to tune.

[djtwd]

NOT a 97, Unless he converted the front end. The headlights are 98-02. Sweet car, im hoping to turbo my 97 camaro soon. Info on where to get the parts would be helpful. thanks.

[dweisch319]

yes, its a 97 with a front end conversion.

[SIRHC45]

why forward flows?

Very nice tho.

[xxWOODYHAYESxx]

I hate you that thing is sweet!!! You got too much money though.

[3000gtvr4turbo1000]

i dont think so if he money it would be a v8

[shinpaj]

I have a stock 2000 3.8L Firebird (except for k&n air filter and Dynomax exhaust). I was first thinking about a supercharger, but I can't find any that are manufactured for my bird now. So I am thinking of a turbocharge setup... and I dont know where to start.

my idea is to start w Fast Toys Ram Air induction, new exhaust (ready to be replaced), and the turbo. Should I be doing some other mods with this - $ is tight, but looking to go faster.

[shinpaj]

Nice!

[Mouth4effinwar]

Get up with me dude, I wanna turbo the fuck outta my car, but know where the fuck to get a turbo for a fuckin 3.8...

[pootietang420]

ever find out?

[Pro60modman]

Wouldnt the hot cam advance the timing and screw up the turbo with all the overlap? I dont know much about single cam engines, im more of a dohc guy lol. Nice setup BTW, I made a custom turbo setup myself. Just completed it, check out the vids.

[TamiyaDude]

How much money/effort would it take to turbo a 3.8l camaro with just custom parts like you did. Also did you install everything yourself. thanks

[bonezy09]

could you turbocharge a 94 Camaro 3.4L?

[dweisch319]

sure, with enough custom work