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0235th · 04-20-2012, 05:28 PM

Hey guys. I don't get on very much. I mostly do some lurking about 5th gen news. Something has gotten me very excited, though. I got a call from my sister and she is literally giving me her 2002 Camaro Convertible. It has a cracked block, though. Otherwise, the car has 55K on it and is in absolute mint condition. Question is, what should I realistically do with this car? Should I go get a donor Z28 and do a driveline swap or should I just sell it, etc. Appreciate the help. Any questions will be answered.

demonspeed · 04-20-2012, 05:31 PM

Cracked block? From a 3800? That's pretty uncommon. I'd fix it and sell it.

0235th · 04-20-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by demonspeed

Cracked block? From a 3800? That's pretty uncommon. I'd fix it and sell it.

Yeah. I was surprised as well. I wish it wasn't cracked because then I could have had a free,running, low mile Camaro. Haha.

Lee0123567 · 04-20-2012, 06:32 PM

What's the story behind the cracked block? Engine blocks don't crack under normal circumstances..

insidethreat07 · 04-20-2012, 06:47 PM

Hell if she just giving it to fix the motor and enjoy it or an LS1 swap

0235th · 04-20-2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee0123567

What's the story behind the cracked block? Engine blocks don't crack under normal circumstances..

I have no idea. She's not much of a car person, so maybe it's something else.

0235th · 04-20-2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by insidethreat07

Hell if she just giving it to fix the motor and enjoy it or an LS1 swap

I really want to do an LS1 swap, but I heard they're a pain in the ass. :(

demonspeed · 04-20-2012, 08:41 PM

Get some more info about what is actually wrong and perhaps you'll be able to figure out the best way to approach it. Intake gasket is common for the 3.8 - cracked block, especially with this low miles is not.

Zabo · 04-20-2012, 08:57 PM

Worst comes to worst all you have to do is just find a donor Z and go from there. Basically unbolt the K member with the engine still attached and just change everything over. Transmissions are the same if it's an Auto, and the harnesses are just plug and play along with the ECU/PCM.

Only hard part would be taking the car and getting the computers to run as well as resetting the odometer to read the car's chassis miles (can be done at the dealership, had it done with a replacement cluster in our '04 Silverado).

Just takes time.

0235th · 04-20-2012, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zabo

Worst comes to worst all you have to do is just find a donor Z and go from there. Basically unbolt the K member with the engine still attached and just change everything over. Transmissions are the same if it's an Auto, and the harnesses are just plug and play along with the ECU/PCM.

Only hard part would be taking the car and getting the computers to run as well as resetting the odometer to read the car's chassis miles (can be done at the dealership, had it done with a replacement cluster in our '04 Silverado).

Just takes time.

I kind of wanted to go ahead and toss the T56 in there if I was going to swap to an LS1. How much harder would that make it?

xXSilencerXx · 04-20-2012, 09:59 PM

I'd take it and do a swap if you're getting it for free.

Zabo · 04-20-2012, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 0235th

I kind of wanted to go ahead and toss the T56 in there if I was going to swap to an LS1. How much harder would that make it?

...Hard. BUT if you find a T56 car you might as well try it. Just saying that just dropping everything up front and plugging the LS1 into your 4l60 would be easier.

I was going to leave my T56 in my T/A and go with the built 700R4 in an 89 GTA roller I found had I not decided to rebuild my T/A.

2010 SSRS · 04-20-2012, 11:12 PM

put a V8 in and keep it

cnwalden24@gmail.com · 04-26-2012, 08:50 PM

just fix it and sell it and buy a v8 it takes too much time and money for a swap

04-20-2012, 05:28 PM	#1
0235th Lol wut Drives: 2010 Cobalt LS Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hattiesburg MS Posts: 152	Acquired a V6 Camaro. Hey guys. I don't get on very much. I mostly do some lurking about 5th gen news. Something has gotten me very excited, though. I got a call from my sister and she is literally giving me her 2002 Camaro Convertible. It has a cracked block, though. Otherwise, the car has 55K on it and is in absolute mint condition. Question is, what should I realistically do with this car? Should I go get a donor Z28 and do a driveline swap or should I just sell it, etc. Appreciate the help. Any questions will be answered. __________________ Current vehicles 2010 Cobalt 2 door 5 speed 2002 Camaro V6 blown engine :(

04-20-2012, 05:31 PM	#2
demonspeed not afraid of the wall Drives: Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 2,148	Cracked block? From a 3800? That's pretty uncommon. I'd fix it and sell it. __________________ 2023 1LE 1SS BCD GCF JF5 MN6 SIA SLN UQT 10/13/22: 1100 Past Camaros: 13 1LE\|02 SS\|01 Z28\|00 SS\|91 1LE\|91 Z28\|89 IROC-Z

04-20-2012, 06:32 PM	#4
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04-20-2012, 06:47 PM	#5
insidethreat07 Drives: 2001 Camaro 3.8 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Continental Ohio Posts: 11,108 View My Garage	Hell if she just giving it to fix the motor and enjoy it or an LS1 swap __________________ 2001 Camaro V6 2016 Camaro 2SS

04-20-2012, 08:41 PM	#8
demonspeed not afraid of the wall Drives: Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 2,148	Get some more info about what is actually wrong and perhaps you'll be able to figure out the best way to approach it. Intake gasket is common for the 3.8 - cracked block, especially with this low miles is not. __________________ 2023 1LE 1SS BCD GCF JF5 MN6 SIA SLN UQT 10/13/22: 1100 Past Camaros: 13 1LE\|02 SS\|01 Z28\|00 SS\|91 1LE\|91 Z28\|89 IROC-Z

04-20-2012, 08:57 PM	#9
Zabo Gunning for Sixth Drives: '03 ZR2 Blazer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodhaven, Michigan Posts: 9,358 View My Garage	Worst comes to worst all you have to do is just find a donor Z and go from there. Basically unbolt the K member with the engine still attached and just change everything over. Transmissions are the same if it's an Auto, and the harnesses are just plug and play along with the ECU/PCM. Only hard part would be taking the car and getting the computers to run as well as resetting the odometer to read the car's chassis miles (can be done at the dealership, had it done with a replacement cluster in our '04 Silverado). Just takes time.

04-20-2012, 09:59 PM	#11
xXSilencerXx Butter Bar! Drives: 2011 SS, 1998 Trans Am Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Patrick AFB, FL Posts: 1,364	I'd take it and do a swap if you're getting it for free. __________________ 2011 Camaro SS, White/Orange, LSR Short Throw, CAI 1998 Trans Am, Red, H/C/I, 3200 CircleD Stall, full suspension 2004 GSXR 1k, Matt Mladin Edition

04-20-2012, 11:12 PM	#13
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	put a V8 in and keep it __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

04-26-2012, 08:50 PM	#14
cnwalden24@gmail.com Drives: Black 99 Camaro V6 5 Speed Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 39 View My Garage	just fix it and sell it and buy a v8 it takes too much time and money for a swap