440Clark
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- Jul 20, 2020
Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen!
My name is Mark, my buddies call me Clark.
I am in the process of swapping a 1987 3.8l into a 1986 Regal that had a v8 and 700r4.
Here is what I have so far;
-Pretty complete 3.8l engine with turbo, intercooler, intake and exhaust manifolds, slightly hacked wiring harness.
200 trans with stock converter
A few things I know I need;
-Complete fuel system. I was thinking of going aftermarket because I have a feeling it might be easier. What is the target fuel pressure?
-Hydro Boost for brake booster, is there any economical way to make the brakes work without it? Manual brake swap perhaps?
-driveshaft
-head pipe (the down pipe off the turbo)
-transmission cross member
-ECM
I've got the engine and trans in the car already and here are some issues I'm already having;
-Can't seem to find the right grommet for the PCV valve. It's in the intake manifold. Anybody got a part #?
-Stock shifter cable bracket that was on the 200 trans doesn't seem to want to put the end of the cable on the trans linkage in the correct location.
-Can't get drivers motor mount bolt through, real close but looks like engine has to come down literally an 1/8 of an inch, this might happen once I get the trans actually mounted to a crossmember, however it looks like a stud from the frame mount is hitting the motor mount.
-Does the GN have a different front sway bar? The intercooler is sitting on the sway bar so I can't drop it in deep enough to bolt the intercooler to the bottom bracket on the front of the engine.
Anything else I should be aware of? I am a total newbie to the GN scene!!!
My name is Mark, my buddies call me Clark.
I am in the process of swapping a 1987 3.8l into a 1986 Regal that had a v8 and 700r4.
Here is what I have so far;
-Pretty complete 3.8l engine with turbo, intercooler, intake and exhaust manifolds, slightly hacked wiring harness.
200 trans with stock converter
A few things I know I need;
-Complete fuel system. I was thinking of going aftermarket because I have a feeling it might be easier. What is the target fuel pressure?
-Hydro Boost for brake booster, is there any economical way to make the brakes work without it? Manual brake swap perhaps?
-driveshaft
-head pipe (the down pipe off the turbo)
-transmission cross member
-ECM
I've got the engine and trans in the car already and here are some issues I'm already having;
-Can't seem to find the right grommet for the PCV valve. It's in the intake manifold. Anybody got a part #?
-Stock shifter cable bracket that was on the 200 trans doesn't seem to want to put the end of the cable on the trans linkage in the correct location.
-Can't get drivers motor mount bolt through, real close but looks like engine has to come down literally an 1/8 of an inch, this might happen once I get the trans actually mounted to a crossmember, however it looks like a stud from the frame mount is hitting the motor mount.
-Does the GN have a different front sway bar? The intercooler is sitting on the sway bar so I can't drop it in deep enough to bolt the intercooler to the bottom bracket on the front of the engine.
Anything else I should be aware of? I am a total newbie to the GN scene!!!
