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3800 series III bone stock, modifications?



buy a supercharged 3800 from a junk yard with low miles. and buy a turbo kit. you wont need to touch the bottom end of a supercharged engine. they are bullet proff
 
Yea thats fast lol. My squad Sgt had a turbo'd mazda speed 6, it was fast. but he wound up blowing the engine. And im afraid of that. auto trans + turbo = boom lol
 
Travis2244 said:
No the L26 is aluminum, it should handle 10psi max although Id take it to someone whose more experience with boosting to confirm anything before I do it. The last thing I want is to push a rod or bend valves.
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The L26 is a iron block, same as all 3800 motors.

The rods are the weakest out of all the motors. It can handle some power but are more prone to breaking in higher HP builds.

I'm going to be blunt, the NA 3800 is not going to be a power house, you would have to add boost to make it something worth while.


If I was you, make this car cool sounding and lower it and make it handle good. Do a NA cam with supporting mods.

There is tons of info on this site for mods and what you'll need to make it happen.
 


Yes a turbo can always work, you're just at the will of the motor.

Having the correct mods and a good tune is always wanted to make sure it can survive.

If it ever blew up, swap in a L36 or L67 bottom end.
 
Sweet thanks for confirming. Ill search around the forums before I make any other threads(after I do my rounds, im at work lol), How much do you think I would have to invest to get maybe 260-280HP?
Going to do rounds ill Be back in 45 minutes. thanks you all for the advice Im now pointed in the right direction.
 




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