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So my friends 3.1 motor in his 200? malibu siezed up. i have a spare older 3.1 motor from a 91 olds. Can i just swap the intake, valve covers and all the bolt on stuff and drop in that motor or are they too different?
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i would imagine you could. i would swap the heads too. that may be the only way to get the intake plenums on[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
[u][b]88 Beretta CL[/b][/u]- 13.641@102.76mph (rwd LS1/t56 conversion in progress)
[B][U]77 Celica GT[/U][/B]- 3400/3500 swap in progress (engine from the beretta) -
When you say 200?, do you mean it's 2000+ 3.1 in a malibu? If so, then no, stuff from a 3.1 91 olds will not work. They are totally different generation engines, the 91 is called the 3.1 but after 94 they became 3100 motors, much different heads/intakes/etc.
Just get a 3100 from the junkyard and swap it in, their a dime a dozen. Or even a 3400 if he wants some more powah for a bit of extra work.[URL="http://www.spudfiles.com/"]SpudFiles[/URL]
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[B] 1996 3500GP Coupe, "Bright White".[/B]
3500 swap, 60degreeV6 1393 Cam, Ported Intakes, Comp Cams Valve Springs, 65mm TB, Custom Pushrods, S&S Headers, 97 PCM with DHP Powrtuner, 2.5" back to dual Hooker Aerochambers, SS Brake Lines, Addco swaybar, KYB's, Intrax Springs, STB's, etc!Comment
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i always thought you could swap out the 3.1 heads for some 3100 heads and if you do that the intakes would fit.. weird[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
[u][b]88 Beretta CL[/b][/u]- 13.641@102.76mph (rwd LS1/t56 conversion in progress)
[B][U]77 Celica GT[/U][/B]- 3400/3500 swap in progress (engine from the beretta)Comment
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The 3.1 cannot be controlled by obd2 due to the SFI. You must stay 3100 or <.[SIZE="2"][FONT="Arial Black"]Lifting my front wheels, one jack at a time.[/FONT][/SIZE]Comment
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It'll work but throw multiple trouble codes, lack of a cam position sensor and a 24x crank sensor would be the big ones.
bad idea, just grab another 3100 for it.Past Builds;
[url=http://www.v6z24.com/registry/SuperDave]1991 Z24, 3500/5 Spd. 275WHP/259WTQ 13.07@108 MPH[/url]
[url=http://www.v6z24.com/registry/superdave/5]1989 Camaro RS, ITB-3500/700R4. 263WHP/263WTQ 13.52@99.2 MPH[/url]
Current Project;
[url=http://www.v6z24.com/registry/superdave/6]1972 Nova 12.73@105.7 MPH[/url]Comment
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all this aside from that fact that it's illegal to put an older motor into a newer car. :P i mean if the design is the same it's ok but you can't put that old of a motor into that new of a car. it's 3x00 or bust, according to the feds lol[IMG]http://www.v6z24.com/jbodyforum/images/signatures/v6bluebird.jpg[/IMG]
Cammed 3400 --> 224whp 210wtq
Cammed 3500 --> ???
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thanks guys... prolly just pick up another motor....Comment
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