84 REGAL 3.8L TO 350 SWAP ?'S

[MONTEMANNN]

HEY GUYS - I GOT A 84 REGAL LIMITED WITH A 3.8L IN IT - I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT CAME TO MY HOUSE THAT THE CRANK CRAPPED OUT ON MY MOTOR SO ITS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN TO sh*t - HE TOLD ME TO I'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR SO IT WOULD BE BETTER JUST TO JUNK IT OR SELL IT FOR PARTS SO IM THINKING IT WOULD BE BETTER JUST TO DROP IN A COMPLETE 350 SINCE I CAN PICK ONE UP CARB TO PAN FOR ABOUT $300 - NOW THE MECHANIC THAT CAME OUT TOLD ME THIS WOULDNT BE POSSIBLE B/C THAT transmission WOULDNT BOLT UP TO THE 350 - IS THIS TRUE? IM NOT SURE WHICH transmission IS IN THE CAR BUT SEARCHED ALL THE ONES THE FACTORY WOULDA PUT IN IT & THEY ALL SEEM TO SAY IT CAN BE BOLTED UP - PLS HELP ME OUT B/C I REALLY DONT TRUST THAT MECHANIC KNEW AT ALL WTF HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ESPECIALLY AFTER HE SUGGESTED I SWITCH BACK TO POINTS FROM ELECTRONIC IGNITION IN MY 63 CHEVY WHEN ALL THAT WAS WRONG WITH IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC MODULE

 

[81Regal]

Which 350 is it? A chevy will not bolt in to the existing transmission, Buick or Olds 350 will.

 

[jay_GM]

HEY GUYS - I GOT A 84 REGAL LIMITED WITH A 3.8L IN IT - I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT CAME TO MY HOUSE THAT THE CRANK CRAPPED OUT ON MY MOTOR SO ITS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN TO sh*t - HE TOLD ME TO I'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR SO IT WOULD BE BETTER JUST TO JUNK IT OR SELL IT FOR PARTS SO IM THINKING IT WOULD BE BETTER JUST TO DROP IN A COMPLETE 350 SINCE I CAN PICK ONE UP CARB TO PAN FOR ABOUT $300 - NOW THE MECHANIC THAT CAME OUT TOLD ME THIS WOULDNT BE POSSIBLE B/C THAT transmission WOULDNT BOLT UP TO THE 350 - IS THIS TRUE? IM NOT SURE WHICH transmission IS IN THE CAR BUT SEARCHED ALL THE ONES THE FACTORY WOULDA PUT IN IT & THEY ALL SEEM TO SAY IT CAN BE BOLTED UP - PLS HELP ME OUT B/C I REALLY DONT TRUST THAT MECHANIC KNEW AT ALL WTF HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ESPECIALLY AFTER HE SUGGESTED I SWITCH BACK TO POINTS FROM ELECTRONIC IGNITION IN MY 63 CHEVY WHEN ALL THAT WAS WRONG WITH IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC MODULE

try to find a transmission that used to be paired to a chevy 305/350 or 400 those will bolt up for sure but yeah otherwise the Buick to Chevy more than likely wont happen.

 

[LGhost]

Get yourself a TH350 transmission... I got mine of craigslist for $50 fresh rebuilt (lucky me)... To answer your question, would you want a transmission that was made for a weaker V6 (3.8) to push your stronger V8 (350)... Hopefully not