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Mods for 3.6 Pulley?

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SPL

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Hello, i am new to this forum, i have a 2002 GTP and am kind of tight on money because i bought this car all stock except i believe its a 3.4 pulley that was on it, and it obviosly broke a rod or something because of no supporting mods at all, im hoping i just spun a bearing, so i am currently in the process of rebuilding it and i know i cant just leave that pulley on there with no mods when i get it going again, i am kind of on a small budget so what my question comes down to is if i get the modular pulley system and get the 3.6 pulley...will i be safe running a 3.6 with a 3'' downpipe, intense pcm, autolie 104, 180* thermostat, and a fender well intake?...i just dont have money for headers and really dont want to buy the $200+ scan tool right now anyway to keep the 3.4...so with those simple mods be good enough for a 3.6 to be safe?

thanks for any help!
 


Should be ok but headers are only $200 how are you going about rebuilding? You likely have a chipped piston
 
Yes those supporting mods should be fine ONLY if your engine is good working order. And agree that you probably chipped a Piston, pull the heads and post the carnage.
 
My aunt is a mechanic and is helping me go about rebuilding it, we just got the engine out, and now i just have to start tearing everything apart..hoping that i dont need a whole new block...i just found out about the front powerlog and rear ported manifold from zzp, i might do that and still keep the 3.6 to be safe untill i can afford a scan guage to check my kr...does anybody know if a simple shop scan tool or anything can scan for kr?
 
You can buy a set of headers of ebay.

Lots of people roll with these, they work good, you should snag them up:
Racing Manifold Header Exhaust Grand Prix GTP Buick Regal Impala Monte Carlo 3 8 | eBay

And for scanning KR, if you have an Android phone you can buy an App call "Torque" its like $5 and youll also need the Torque OBDII attachement, likes $25 on ebay. Once you buy it, change some settings (google how to cause i dont remember) then uninstall it, then re-install it. Then you can successfully check for KR rather than spending the money on an Aeroforce.
 
Hrmmm....

So we have 3 responses to a New Member with a post count of 2, who is asking about modding.... any nobody thought to mention the Safely Modding Thread?

again... up to me.
http://www.grandprixforums.net/safely-modding-your-3800-a-67580.html

http://www.grandprixforums.net/ultimate-cheap-mod-thread-free-50-a-49055.html

Also since you're new and all... check over these and make sure the car is good to go before you throw money at mods and break something else.
http://www.grandprixforums.net/97-03-w-body-buyers-guide-common-problems-60802.html

Good luck, and WELCOME!!!
 


If you do the SD headers pcm plugs you could almost run a 3.4 pulley but should definitely be able to run a 3.5.
 
ok thanks to everyone!..and for the android phone deal..does that only work for androids? if so, will the Droid X phone work?
 
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