sloancallaway
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lol thats what im good at my friend... plus we have all seen the guy that wanted to go rear wheel drive with his cobalt lol I think he has experienced enough for all of us lol
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lol thats what im good at my friend... plus we have all seen the guy that wanted to go rear wheel drive with his cobalt lol I think he has experienced enough for all of us lol
cobalt123
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yes that is true maybe if someone created a mock up computer program that could actually tell us if something like that would work.
however this would be monstrous task in the making. nothing would line up. i would think about dropping a more powerful 4 cylinder from a heavier car model along with the appropriate harnesses pcm,ecu,bcm etc transmissions and whatnot .. maybe a NSRT engine into the cabalt, i think it would be lighter in weight but the cobalt would then have a better suited engine platform to work on higher hp numbers
however this would be monstrous task in the making. nothing would line up. i would think about dropping a more powerful 4 cylinder from a heavier car model along with the appropriate harnesses pcm,ecu,bcm etc transmissions and whatnot .. maybe a NSRT engine into the cabalt, i think it would be lighter in weight but the cobalt would then have a better suited engine platform to work on higher hp numbers
camopaint0707
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why not just go all out and get the G8 engine and install it then turbo and supercharge it, I can just imagine the tuning problems for that would be crazy
Aredtear
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DREAM WRECKERS ALL OF YOU!!!!! hahaha. I dunno what I'll do. Like I said this is about 3 years down the road here (and by then I'll have my skyline) So yeah. But I would have to see the measurements of the engine bay of a g6 compared to a g5. I'm sure their is a way to do this and it would be purdy awesome to be one of the only people who has done it ( I like being unique).
As for that cobalt guy, he ran into lots of trouble with shops and stuff. So that might not be a good comparison.
As for that cobalt guy, he ran into lots of trouble with shops and stuff. So that might not be a good comparison.
cobalt123
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it would most certainly be unique
Aredtear
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And I could stomp All those Civics out their. DIE CIVIC DIE!!!!!
cobalt123
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Qft
Aredtear
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I hate civics
USMCFieldMP
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They came with the 6-Speed Saab Transmission.
Aredtear
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So I would need a six speed trans instead of the 5 speed that I got now.
USMCFieldMP
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I'm not sure, but more than likely, yes. I don't know the bolt pattern on the Trans that they put into the Pontiacs, but it is basically the same as they put in the Turbo Saabs... which is basically the same motor as the LSJ.
You're gonna run into problems with mounts, fitting it (honestly... our engine bays tight enough, as is), and then having custom made axles.
You're gonna run into problems with mounts, fitting it (honestly... our engine bays tight enough, as is), and then having custom made axles.
Aredtear
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Hmmmm. We shall have to see. Could always see if a 2.7 dodge engine would fit or somethin. But more then likely this will just remain an idea
pitsnipe
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finaly a palce where there are people just as disturbed as i am! i came up with the same idea about putting a Grand Vitara H25A 2.5L DOHC V6 in my Forenza, but i got rid of the Forenza before i could even think of planning the swap. it would be very expencive and labor intencive, but with a ton of custom work and some modifing it could work. won't be easy, but it would work and it would be a show stopper
elecblue06
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what g5 do you have ? if you have a gt there are a bunch of engines out there that use the same ecm that you have that would make things a bit easier
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Aredtear
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Oh wow.... a northstar V8 in a cavi..... I think the engine bay in the cobalt and g5's are a bit bigger. But that 3800 turbo charged cavi makes me real horny........ DAMMIT I WANNA DO THIS SO BAD!!!
06ion2coup
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God Dammit I like your thinking
with FWD.....
Aredtear
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maybe make it RWD and start drifting...... hahahaha ok now I'm getting a lil crazy
ff_drift_lol
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the g6 is a delta body. drop your g5 cradle, raise your g6 cradle. bolt it in and wham-o. only thing is getting a manal tranny bolted up. you guys know they make the cadillac srx with a 2.8 turbo v6 now?
took this pic at work. yes, it is trans mounted for fwd. and yes, it's bolted to an awd drivetrain. have fun.
took this pic at work. yes, it is trans mounted for fwd. and yes, it's bolted to an awd drivetrain. have fun.
06ion2coup
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buy a RWD car... just saying FWD can only do so much =P