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  1. #1 L36 to a L26 whole engine swap 
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    so i have a 2006 Pontiac grand prix that was totaled but the engine is ok, im wanting to swap the l26 3800 series 3 out of the Pontiac and put in a 2005 Impala with a L36 series 2. is this even possible, and how much would i have to swap over?
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    Whole bottom end swap and thats it really.

    Straight forward, minor things like maybe a sensor or something or bracket is different but not much.

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    you can. the only thing different is the tb and the upper intake, you re use those parts off the l36. at all due to the 06 has no throttle cable, the l36 does.

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    If you wanna, you could get an L32 and swap all that over too, then you got boost
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