yeah this will be way more satisfying then dropping a sbc in the car nor would i ever do so given that olds buick and pontiac shared alot and this just felt like the right thing to do to make my 442 move like it should've and i'm not going to lie I've always wanted to do a turbo build. Looking...
this is going in my 85 olds 442,Also thanks blacknight80 for th info, this will be my first turbo anything so this will be a learning experience for me.
I just picked this up for 300 and i have a few noob questions One I thought hot air turbos don't have a oil line running to it because this one does and it looks to be coming from a T on the lower part of the motor also question 2 does any one have good photos on how this engine is set u...
thanks for the info, would chiltons repair manual for each car have the wiring diagram ? Im picking up a hot air 85 3.8 Monday with the ecu and harness so ill be cracking at this very soon {:
I'm looking into buying this engine I just need to know what I should look for And to make sure this is really out of a 84 ? He has the computer and wiring for it I just need to know what do I need to look for when I see it in person?
Like all the wiring ? Also finding a donor tr is like finding a damn unicorn or the Fountain of youth . Ecu and wiring I can get idk if I can do the entire wire harness haha
ls1 (04) or ls2 (05-06) ? I my self own a 04 and i will say the gto community is filled with young D bags that give are cars a bad name and bring there own cars down in value i mean 04 guys dont get along with the 05-06 guys because they thing there 10000x better.
so my original idea was to take a ls1 or 5.3 and drop it in the olds then turbo it down the line but then i thought to my self why not and try to see what it would it take to install the turbo 3.8 from one of the best G-Bodys with that said i can score a engine and trans which the trans is just...