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    So I done some looking and cant find a good answer, I need a new motor and my dad found a normal 3.8 n/a. What he was told was any 3.8l 97 to 03 sc or n/a will work is this correct? also if the 8th number on the vin is a number one then you can swap out for any 3.8 is this also true? lastly any thing extra required when adding all your s/c parts to a n/a ? thanks!
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    First. What motor do you have? Or car?

    Second. Buy a motor that you car needs. Supercharged L67 and NA L36. If you are SC now, buy a L67 short block.

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    the easy thing to do is to just get a s/c engine and swap it, but if you cant find one, you can find a N/a block, and top swap you parts to it, heads manifolds, and the whole front of your engines pulleys and parts. but you would also want to add headers to your rebuild to let the engine breath better, being that you at now using a high compression block. and a get the pcm tuned.

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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    I have headers on the car 3.4 pulley 3800performance pcm. I have a 2002 3.8lt sc found a low mile 3.8 n/a for $300
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    top swap it with your parts, get a 3.8 pulley back on it, and have your pcm re tuned. done deal.

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottydoggs View Post
    top swap it with your parts, get a 3.8 pulley back on it, and have your pcm re tuned. done deal.
    well I dont have a pulley puller and where would I go to get a tune ?
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    i would call 3800 performance and see what they could do for you if their pcms are locked you may have to send it back to them. but i see you are in ohio, so you could be close to a # of people from here who tune. if you have your stock pcm, they could tune that one.

    there is a guy selling pulley pullers in the for sale section take a look there. he makes them and sells them at a fair price it seems to me.

    heres the link to the puller. http://www.grandprixforums.net/pheno...ler-42711.html

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    I still have that l67 short block laying in the garage if you interested.
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
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    Quote Originally Posted by dsmuts View Post
    I still have that l67 short block laying in the garage if you interested.
    I am just had my girlfriends 2001 Taurus take a sh!t transmission wont shift so now its all about fixing her car lol
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