Thread: Top Swap Info and Faqs, Also lots of 3800 Info

Where would be a good place to get all the bolts to hook up the different things like the pulley bracket and supercharger.

The car you get the brackets off of.

Yeah I got all the stuff on ebay and none of it came with it. I am going to the dealer tommarow I will ask them. Anyway I was looking at the supercharger today it is the L67 supercharger so I need to get a adapter plate any ideas where I can get one?

make your own thread.

this suddenly go too complicated.

Originally Posted by matt5112

Thin ring landing more likely to fail. Any kr is bad. It means damage is being done to the piston. Takes while for the landing to fail though.

If I run my car with 0 KR will there still be damage to the pistons? Im about to put quite a bit of money into my car and don't want to waste my money if I'm going to chuck a piston later down the road. This is my daily driver and I will be driving aggressively. Will I be okay with the higher compression if I make sure I have 0 KR? Or should I do a lower compression?

Well it should be fine.

I've beat the crap out of mine at the ~200-270 whp range for two years now. Still together.

But you could be that guy that has it explode instantly. Its not out of the question.

Originally Posted by matt5112

Well it should be fine.

I've beat the crap out of mine at the ~200-270 whp range for two years now. Still together.

But you could be that guy that has it explode instantly. Its not out of the question.

Damn, thats a tough decision. Do you think changing pistons for a lower compression would be worth it?

No.

The M90 is a terrible power adder.

Run a larger pulley and keep the suck to a minimum.

Originally Posted by matt5112

No.

The M90 is a terrible power adder.

Run a larger pulley and keep the suck to a minimum.

Is yours top swapped? What are your mods?

Yup, headers and a ported top end.

Originally Posted by matt5112

Yup, headers and a ported top end.

stock cam? what size pulley? Ever take it to the track for a 1/4 time?

Originally Posted by Steven Monteith

stock cam? what size pulley? Ever take it to the track for a 1/4 time?

Yes, 3.4, no.

Ok If I do a top swap on a l36 can I use the l67 pcm?

When you only have a cell phone to use its a little easier to just lol.. I read as much as I could I just didn't see it haha

After reading this I'm seriously considering doing it

Originally Posted by Bio248

twist the head on the line and itll pop right onto the L67 stuff like normal. make sure the lines arent rubbing on anything, mainly the EGR that'll burn right through them.

What exactly do you mean by twisting the head? Do you mean twist and pull the connector off, then replace with L67 connectors?

Read the whole thing for the most part, but still have a couple of questions on top swapping my 02 GT.

First of all, I bought a whole motor out of a 97 gtp, but wanted the higher comp, so im top swapping.

1. I've read that the injector clips changed from 97 to 02. Can i just cut the clips off the 97 harness and solder them on my 02?

2. I'm looking at the top end gasket set on rock auto from fel pro, it appears to cover everything as far as gaskets go, is this correct? I plan on ARP headstuds and rocker bolts.

3. Do i need to switch the MAP sensor clip?

I think thats all the questions i have for now. Im sure ill come up with a few more though

Thanks!