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    Sister-in-law drove my car (before I owned it), never changed her oil, eventually it had no oil in it and it died. now it has a horrible knock and I think the bearings have spun. I picked up the car for 200 bucks, but from what I have found price-wise, it's a lot cheaper just to get a new engine than it is to rebuild this one, so that begs the question: If I am going to replace the engine, should I just go back with a Northstar V8 or something like that or should I stick with a V6? What is everyone's thoughts on this? Full garage at my disposal for this, but I don't want to spend too much, but if my engine has to be replaced, I may as well upgrade while I am in there, right?
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    is it a gt or gtp?
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    Just an SE. Has a 3.1 right now.
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    I'd find a L67(supercharged) engine/trans combo, a wiring harness, and get a tuned PCM and you'd be golden

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    Eh, I just grabbed another 3.1, swapped 'er out, and running good as new.
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    You thought about putting a v8 in, but then didn't even put in a 3.8
    2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT : Stock and slow and SOLD.
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    Yeah, got a cheap 3.1, didn't want to change anything but just rip it out and throw another one in, and I don't care about high-performance, it is good enough for me as it is. If I wanted a speed demon, I wouldn't start with a 4 door family car!
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    just for the record,you could replace the 3.1 with the 3400,wiring and all is the same
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