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Frogman016 · 05-11-2014, 08:24 PM

What's up guys? I have a 94 3.4L v6 and the engine has a lot of miles on it. I'm thinking about getting a used engine from craigslist or a salvage yard because I plan on selling it in a year for a v8. What's the biggest engine I could just plug in and play with? I just want as much hp as I can get until I sell this car and get a v8.

stevey_frac · 05-11-2014, 11:26 PM

You might want to ask in the 4th gen forums.

My $.02 ... Engine swaps are pretty serious deals. Lots of work to do right.. If you want HP, why not just save yourself the money and go buy a V8 now? Then, You can drop cams in it relatively easily and inexpensivey and have gobs of power.

If you can't afford the V8 yet, I'd be tempted to buy a $500 beater car for a year than soak money into a car you already know you don't want.

--Steve

lscamaro · 05-12-2014, 01:07 AM

I've seen a lot of LQ9 engine swaps into the 4th gens. They're also not very expensive to buy at all. No idea what the work involved is but I've seen those and a big turbo on them a lot

05-11-2014, 08:24 PM	#1
Frogman016 Drives: 94 camaro v6 3.4L Join Date: May 2014 Location: United States Posts: 1	need engine advice What's up guys? I have a 94 3.4L v6 and the engine has a lot of miles on it. I'm thinking about getting a used engine from craigslist or a salvage yard because I plan on selling it in a year for a v8. What's the biggest engine I could just plug in and play with? I just want as much hp as I can get until I sell this car and get a v8.

05-11-2014, 11:26 PM	#2
stevey_frac Drives: 2010 LT2/RS Coupe Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 349	You might want to ask in the 4th gen forums. My $.02 ... Engine swaps are pretty serious deals. Lots of work to do right.. If you want HP, why not just save yourself the money and go buy a V8 now? Then, You can drop cams in it relatively easily and inexpensivey and have gobs of power. If you can't afford the V8 yet, I'd be tempted to buy a $500 beater car for a year than soak money into a car you already know you don't want. --Steve __________________ ------------------------------------------- Mods so far: MRTv2 Exhaust 275 / 40 / 20 Continental ExtremeContact DW's on all corners Next up: Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe (Purchased but not installed) EBC Redstuff street pads Carbotech XP8 / XP12 track pads 1LE Track Pack Note: This car built by JDP Motorsports!
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05-12-2014, 01:07 AM	#3
lscamaro Drives: 2011 CGM Camaro LS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 10,305	I've seen a lot of LQ9 engine swaps into the 4th gens. They're also not very expensive to buy at all. No idea what the work involved is but I've seen those and a big turbo on them a lot __________________ Click Picture for Build Thread