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AustinWithrow · 08-06-2014, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem

You are gonna learn a lot. Are you going with the manual trans?

Yes I am!

pickwithaustin · 08-06-2014, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by oldfriend

Please do not compare a 70's car/engine , to a 2012 car/engine !

The point simply was that "where there is a will there is a way." I only question... why? Buy an SS. I know, broken record.

CamaroTom · 08-06-2014, 07:12 PM

Why not just turbo the V6 to get the same power as a V8? All this work to gain 100 hp doesn't seem worth it.

DagoCountyGee · 08-06-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 1LEMayhem

Why not just turbo the V6 to get the same power as a V8? All this work to gain 100 hp doesn't seem worth it.

He wants the rumble of a v8.

AustinWithrow · 08-06-2014, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DagoCountyGee

He wants the rumble of a v8.

Thank you so much! It's not the power I'm worried about I want sound, and to be able to procharge a v8. When you supercharge or twin turbo a v6 you're done. You only get the same amount as an ss. If I go with a ss then I can get way more supercharged!

DRKnight1SS · 08-06-2014, 09:14 PM

Definitely not an easy task. Good luck to you, I hope it turns out the way you intend.

dgriddick · 08-07-2014, 06:01 AM

a V8 will fit... its called an SS already been done....

mp51998 · 08-07-2014, 06:26 AM

I'll be following. I did something similar about ten years ago. Put a turbo straight six on a Toyota P/U. Took a while but I got eveything to work as it should. I did have the online support of someone who had done it before. It will be fun, nerve racking and expensive. You will learn a lot. GL

TPAJETSKI · 08-07-2014, 06:35 AM

If you are doing this for the adventure of it, that's cool. If you are doing it to save money on insurance I don't think it will happen. While insurance on an SS for a 17 y.o. is probably insane, overall I still think you come out cheaper just getting an SS. Title it in your parents name and add yourself as a driver. You are going to ruin the resale value of a perfectly good LT. But again, if you are doing it for the satisfaction of saying you did it then go for it!!

xnuyokr · 08-07-2014, 06:45 AM

Enjoy the V6 and save yourself some headaches and money. You have a great car as is! At 17 years old and a fairly new drivier, chances are pretty good that you'll wreck it anyway, (which is why insurance rates are so high for you)!

omgitsmikeyC · 08-07-2014, 06:46 AM

Don't forget the little stuff too. There will be a lot of supporting mods needed, like brakes, suspension, fuel system, computer system, traction modules, sensors, cooling, vacuum system, etc etc. Enjoy the experience. Hoping for the best.

omgitsmikeyC · 08-07-2014, 06:47 AM

Hell, take that V8 and put it into an older Camaro (2002 ish), a GTO, or a truck or muscle car. Same experience, bump in power and the 2LT won't be a project for the next 3+ years.

Steven13 · 08-10-2014, 04:46 AM

wow, only about 1% of the people here were saying go for it. negative nellies

if there aren't car loans to consider I would say go for it. make sure you have a daily driver though, this could be lengthy.

hypothetically speaking. if this was a honda forum and you were all like "J series in my 6th gen civic" you would get tutorials and praise from people, not discouragment.

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Originally Posted by omgitsmikeyC

Hell, take that V8 and put it into an older Camaro (2002 ish), a GTO, or a truck or muscle car. Same experience, bump in power and the 2LT won't be a project for the next 3+ years.

thats a good plan too. but, why not move the 3.6 into an older car? then youd have a 1st/2nd gen revving up to 7500 with 350bhp. which would blow lots of old restos off the road AND you would have that new SS.

Squillo · 08-10-2014, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Steven13

wow, only about 1% of the people here were saying go for it. negative nellies

1% of the 41 replies before yours???

So, about 0.41 people?

08-06-2014, 07:12 PM	#31
CamaroTom Drives: 1/70 2013 BRM 2SS RS 1LE NPP NAV Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Parrish, Florida Posts: 1,082	Why not just turbo the V6 to get the same power as a V8? All this work to gain 100 hp doesn't seem worth it. __________________

08-06-2014, 09:14 PM	#34
DRKnight1SS The Dude Drives: 2013 Camaro 1SS M6 Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Diego, Cali. Posts: 364	Definitely not an easy task. Good luck to you, I hope it turns out the way you intend. __________________ CAE intake, Borla Type S exhaust, TSP LT headers, stage 2 CMS cam tuned by Ryne, MGW short shifter, Carbon fiber Anvil trunk spoiler, Havoc rear diffuser with carbon fiber insert, GM GFX side skirts, ACS T4 front lip spoiler, 20" MRR 228 Gloss Black Wheels wrapped in Nitto INVO rubber, carbon fiber radio fin, Wilpak black rear window louvers.

08-07-2014, 06:45 AM	#38
xnuyokr Drives: 2012 1LT Drop Top Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Yardley, Pa Posts: 745	Enjoy the V6 and save yourself some headaches and money. You have a great car as is! At 17 years old and a fairly new drivier, chances are pretty good that you'll wreck it anyway, (which is why insurance rates are so high for you)! __________________

08-07-2014, 06:46 AM	#39
omgitsmikeyC Drives: 2014 CTS-V- totalled/ 45TH ss- SOLD Join Date: May 2013 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,096 View My Garage	Don't forget the little stuff too. There will be a lot of supporting mods needed, like brakes, suspension, fuel system, computer system, traction modules, sensors, cooling, vacuum system, etc etc. Enjoy the experience. Hoping for the best. __________________ 2014 CTS-V... with some go-fast bits coming

08-07-2014, 06:47 AM	#40
omgitsmikeyC Drives: 2014 CTS-V- totalled/ 45TH ss- SOLD Join Date: May 2013 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,096 View My Garage	Hell, take that V8 and put it into an older Camaro (2002 ish), a GTO, or a truck or muscle car. Same experience, bump in power and the 2LT won't be a project for the next 3+ years. __________________ 2014 CTS-V... with some go-fast bits coming

08-07-2014, 06:01 AM	#35
dgriddick Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Vriginia Beach Posts: 338	a V8 will fit... its called an SS already been done....

08-07-2014, 06:26 AM	#36
mp51998 Drives: Black 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: S. Texas Posts: 1,817	I'll be following. I did something similar about ten years ago. Put a turbo straight six on a Toyota P/U. Took a while but I got eveything to work as it should. I did have the online support of someone who had done it before. It will be fun, nerve racking and expensive. You will learn a lot. GL

08-07-2014, 06:35 AM	#37
TPAJETSKI Drives: Camaro Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 710	If you are doing this for the adventure of it, that's cool. If you are doing it to save money on insurance I don't think it will happen. While insurance on an SS for a 17 y.o. is probably insane, overall I still think you come out cheaper just getting an SS. Title it in your parents name and add yourself as a driver. You are going to ruin the resale value of a perfectly good LT. But again, if you are doing it for the satisfaction of saying you did it then go for it!!