my first post please help

[youngdeezy]

i have a 1983 cutlass supreme that i just bought last week. its a v6 with 3.8l 231 engine and im tryin to find out if theres any do it yourself mods i can do to the engine for better preformance. im also looking for a site that sells headers or a site for the v6 g-body cars. i dont care what it is as long as its preformance spit it out.....thanks guys

 

[ONE EYE]

most cam companies sell cams for v6's and edelbrock sells intakes, GM sells all the stuff also. alll the internal parts from V8's will work as it is basically a 305 with the two front cylinders cut off. a mold stall, some gear, a shift kit , intake cam and headers an you will like it.

 

[KMac]

Summit racing also offers alot of parts and are very good with service. But there is several things you can do the car to improve the performance. A new carb would also be a good addition. For now i would stick with doing upgrades on the outside of the engine instead of doing vavles and cams and such

 

[gman]

First a little clarification on your engine. A 3.8 is a buick design motor. It is not a Chevy small block with 2 cylinders cut off. That would be a 4.3 which is a 350 with 2 missing cylinders. That said, how much do you want to spend and how much performance do you want?

 

[clean8485]

You're right, The Buick 3.8lt engine is a 231 cubic inch, and the 4.3lt Chev V6 is a 350 with 2 cylinders chopped off. But Chevrolet did make a 3.8lt V6-it is a 229 cibic inch V6, and it is the precursor of the 4.3lt V6.

 

[betsy84]

Welcome, IMHO, I think the best mods for you is, new rear end gearing, maybe some bent up duals, leave the manifolds on, and save up for a 8cyl engine. In Super Chevy they did some dyno tests, and apparently you pick up some power by doing an open element air filter swap opposed to the snorkel.