can you supercharge a 3.8 v6?
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Yes you can..
Here's a link, to where you might find some more answers: http://www.3800pro.com/forum/
Here's a link, to where you might find some more answers: http://www.3800pro.com/forum/
Which 3.8 V6?
Buick 3.8/231 or the Chevy 3.8/229 The answers yes to both, but what type of supercharger?
Buick 3.8/231 or the Chevy 3.8/229 The answers yes to both, but what type of supercharger?
Yes, theres a guy that has a kit to put a weiand or a 6/71 blower on a 79-87 buick 3.8. You can't use a M90 (front wheel drive GM 3800) as the seals wont survive the gas. Unless you use a 86/87 GN lower intake and build a mounting plate and run E85 on it. Good luck on the drive.
If you want to use a 3800 L67 you can do a RWD swap, Im doing one into a 4th gen Fbody now. But that takes a ton of fab work. A scary amount actually.
If you want to use a 3800 L67 you can do a RWD swap, Im doing one into a 4th gen Fbody now. But that takes a ton of fab work. A scary amount actually.
1985cutlasssupreme said:
They are eaton m90 (essentially the same as the 3800 fwd superchargers), but keep in mind they were designed for fuel injected applications. You would have to have a good aluminum welder to be able to mount a carb ontop of one of those blowers, but if you could get a oem grand national fuel injection take-off from a racing guy for peanuts, you could make it work. They aren't the most efficient blowers out there...but I went low 13s on one in a fwd monte, and dipped into the 12's on good gas and a 75 shot (wet). The best of that style eaton blower came on the 2004+ grand prix and was referred to as a "genv"
If you want to keep it carbureted....probably easiest way would be to get a centrifugal supercharger head-unit (vortech, paxton etc), and make a bracket to mount it to your motor, and blow it through the carb....but it would be a little overkill for a stock 3.8 unless you have played with blow-through carbs before. all and all its in the tune. If you know what your doing and can piece together a setup...you could run low boost on the cheap (relativly speaking), and have a fun street car.
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