Where to begin...

my engine has 130,000 miles on her and i want to do performance to it but it is in really bad shape!!!!!! i want to get a Trans am or i want to do a L32 swap and i was wondering if that engine works on a stock Tranny??? and how much can u get a L32 for??

98 has a 4t65e (HD?)

I don't think your tranny will have issues w/ the L32.

I got my L32 complete with 7,000 miles for somewhere around $2000. The tranny should bolt right up. But if you have 130,000 miles on the tranny I'd do something about that.

Why dont you swap on a 3.4in pulley and get a scanner. A 3.4 in pulley will provide a lot of excitement for very cheap. You have the supporting mods, just get a scanner.

urbsnspices wrote:

Why dont you swap on a 3.4in pulley and get a scanner. A 3.4 in pulley will provide a lot of excitement for very cheap. You have the supporting mods, just get a scanner.

my engine needs alot of work right now (chipped piston and warped heads and camshaft is warped too

please explain to me how you know the heads and camshaft are warped?

How did you chip a piston?!?!

If he presses the 3.4" on, with supporting mods, and scans to see lots of KR, then what?

but he hasn't yet right?

Sorry, didn't see his news about the engine. Wonder what happened? How do you warp cast iron heads?

When i blew my first water pump Things got REALLY hot im talking off the temp gauge hot literally 300+ for sure if not 400 degrees because i wasn't paying attention and thought it was the diesel ahead of me that was smoking NOT my car but hey i thougt wrong and when my uncle took a look at it and gave it back to me a week later he said Nice car but NOT A GOOD MOVE and told me what was wrong ITS RUNNABLE but its going to go eventually

Bent camshaft? Your car would shake like a mother with a bent camshaft. Your oil would be full of metal and any thing above an idle would bend a pushrod. Your car would sound like a lawnmower mowing a field of roofing nails.

But whatever... My advice: Sell you signature rims to pay for the fix.

how much are my rims worth?

Drop in an LS4. You'll have your v8, and you'll be even more unique. It would be a hell of a project but it would be worth it the first time you mat the throttle and hear the sweet v8 sounds as you trounce your moby dick.

racinfan wrote:

Drop in an LS4. You'll have your v8, and you'll be even more unique. It would be a hell of a project but it would be worth it the first time you mat the throttle and hear the sweet v8 sounds as you trounce your moby dick.

HAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH no!!!

You'd be the coolest kid on your block with an LS4 in there.

I'd do it.

98riviera98 wrote:

HAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH no!!!

By moby dick I mean that turbo neon you're worried about beating.

I'd imagine that your costs would be lower than buying a trans am even after taking into account the new engine/tranny, install/labor costs, engine mount fab, insurance costs and other misc. costs.

Or you could sell an otherwise nice car with a blown motor for about $2,000 and hope to find a decent ls1 trans am which will set you back at least $8,000 to get a car with near 100k miles. So now you're down $6,000 with a likely stock or near stock car running 13's...

At 16, I wouldn't even consider the trans-am. Insurance costs will be devastating.

Check into your engine problems. I've never heard of an L67 damaging a stock camshaft.

Travis, another great thread I must say. Did you ever take my previous advice and watch Road Warrior? Guzzoline, Dog food, and post apocalyptic aussi hotties? Am I getting through to you at all?

WOW my dad LHAO when he read this "THEY LIED TO ME" GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR they said that they didnt think that i would believe them but IM foolish and i did!!!!!!!!! he said i need new injectors and probably newer plugs to go along with that WOW does that explain a misfiring problem???

Plugs yeah, not sure about injectors. Could be coil packs or wires.

a lot of ppl are selling stockers on clubgp.com.

- Where do I obtain a larger throttle body for the rviera? What osrt of nonsense does that entail (sensors and the like)?
- Where do I obtain a smaller pulley and the belt? What sort of tools do I need to install the thing? How about blow off valves?
- Where can I get a lower thermostat than OEM 195 degree thermostats?
- Where do I get Headers? high flow cats?
- Are cold chrome air intakes with that cone filter acceptable?
- My front struts feel like they are made of marshmallows. Where can I find stock or better than stock front struts for this thing?

I know absolutetly jack squat about new cars and v6's or where to obtain parts for them. I have raced this 383 1983 ElCamino for years and just now am taking an interest in making my riviera, which I recently purchased, faster...

- NorthStar TB will fit, but not needed until you are further along. It would require a different MAF sensor and PCM programming.
- Smaller SC pulleys can be purchased through any of our performance parts vendors. You will need a special puller to install. Belts can be found at most auto parts counters. There are no blow-off valves.
- 180º T-stats can be found at any AutoZone or Advance, NAPA, or from any of our performance vendors.
- Headers can be found on eBay or through our performance vendors. High flow cats are sold through JEGs, Summit, and other performance shops.
- Chrome cold air intakes would be acceptable if they made one that fit our cars. Currently, there are no kits available.
- Stock struts can be found at the dealer or from any of our discount parts sources. KYB and Monroe struts are available through Summit Racing.

Read through our Series II FAQ. It will answer a lot of your questions.