I have an 02 Cavalier, with a 2.2 engine...big rookie at engine, but what would it take for me to swap out the enginge for a 3400 V6 from a newer Grand AM? Money, time, parts, lemme know guys, you are the ones who know how to do this
ALOT.... you have to weld in motor mounts and do all kinds of custom work to fit it in. On top of that wiring harness and linkage
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Robert Williams wrote:ALOT.... you have to weld in motor mounts and do all kinds of custom work to fit it in. On top of that wiring harness and linkage
Lower mount bracket needs to be fabricated (I know this isn't the sturdiest thing in the world, but I am pulling it to get it braced further):
Upper mount, there's 2 ways...
97 Grand Am 3100:
Or with an actual 3400 mount setup.
yes there is a mess of wiring:
(Don't let that scare you, it cleans up nicely)
But with any engine swap, where isn't there?
Once I get some time, I'll update my site with all the schematics at least from the 3400 that I used for the splicing.
As for the linkage...
Hmm... what's this? Oh, my 2.2 Isuzu tranny peeking out
the 3800 on the other hand... that's where all the custom work comes into play
Quiklilcav wrote:Robert Williams wrote:ALOT.... you have to weld in motor mounts and do all kinds of custom work to fit it in. On top of that wiring harness and linkage
WRONG. Please don't give information you don't know about. If you haven't tried or researched a swap, don't speak on it. Look at my threads in the 3rd Gen forum. It's as close to a bolt-in swap as you can get puting an engine in a car that wasn't available with it.
Actually, if he has the 2200 SFI, the easiest swap as far as bolt on is the Ecotec. no welding, no cutting, its basically plug and play and fits perfect. ask anyone that has done the ecotec swap or witnessed it.
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OH and theres no wire mess
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ahh.....thats pretty nifty that you can use the same tranny...but when he says hes a ENGINE ROOKIE, not sure he should try any swap before reading up and getting his hands dirty..
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so, f i take the 3400 engine out of my buddy's grand am, it'll be pretty much plug and play? thats what i'm gettin thus far? w/ NO tranny swap correct?
Jason Pierce wrote:so, f i take the 3400 engine out of my buddy's grand am, it'll be pretty much plug and play? thats what i'm gettin thus far? w/ NO tranny swap correct?
*** eyes up his friends 99 olds alero... then realizes it has 145K miles on it.***
Jason Pierce wrote:so, f i take the 3400 engine out of my buddy's grand am, it'll be pretty much plug and play? thats what i'm gettin thus far? w/ NO tranny swap correct?
Correct, as long as you have a 2.2/2200 to start with. Key word there, though, is "pretty much". One more note... as far as the mechanical aspect goes, its pretty universal. Electrical, so far I've counted 5 or 6 different ways to tackle it, so there really isn't a how-to on that part...
Tha01cav wrote:Quiklilcav wrote:Robert Williams wrote:ALOT.... you have to weld in motor mounts and do all kinds of custom work to fit it in. On top of that wiring harness and linkage
WRONG. Please don't give information you don't know about. If you haven't tried or researched a swap, don't speak on it. Look at my threads in the 3rd Gen forum. It's as close to a bolt-in swap as you can get puting an engine in a car that wasn't available with it.
Actually, if he has the 2200 SFI, the easiest swap as far as bolt on is the Ecotec. no welding, no cutting, its basically plug and play and fits perfect. ask anyone that has done the ecotec swap or witnessed it.
dont you need to replace the trans and wiring to do an ecotec swap? not so easy
