3.4L L32 Hybrid Pics

[Firehawk94]

Thats awesome thanks a bunch!

[bszopi]

I'm actually just going to make a photo gallery on the 3x00swap site... So I will be saving all of the included photos onto our server.

[Firehawk94]

This one is for the mods......Would it be ok to make this a sticky? These pics could be good reference to anyone in the future looking to do a hybrid build. This is just a suggestion so what you guys want to do is up to you. You may change the title or edit anything in the thread if you so wish.

[Firehawk94]

Yea Im aware of the shaving that has to be done on the 3400 UIM....I might get a little creative with that, but we will see. With the 3500 UIM I wouldnt want to sacrifice everyday dependability by shaving and making it incredibly thin, thats risking a crack just by the normal heating and cooling of the engine, so yea Ill just use a 3400 upper and call it a day.

[ForcedFirebird]

Thanks! That was the goal. To look stock, but have a performance look to it. Sort of like the Corvette beauty covers for the LS1, only the manifold would be the cover.

You could chop the brake booster part off, weld it up, and tap the side somewhere... I think that was mentioned in the thread somewhere?

Sorry to burst bubbles, but it will take more than that...

Pics were deleted on this one, but on of the guys I worked with had milled the 3500 plenum to fit, and it was starting to get mighty thin. Even the 3400/3100 UIM needs the lettering shaved off to not rub the cowl.

[IsaacHayes]

Thanks! That was the goal. To look stock, but have a performance look to it. Sort of like the Corvette beauty covers for the LS1, only the manifold would be the cover.

You could chop the brake booster part off, weld it up, and tap the side somewhere... I think that was mentioned in the thread somewhere?

[Firehawk94]

Very nice! Looks clean and stock. I really like the design of the 3500 UIM but unfortunately I dont think it will work on the camaro because of clearance issues with the cowl. Ill just have to settle for the 3400 UIM.....

[IsaacHayes]

Ok, I need to get some current pics, (more factory looking vacuum lines, etc) but here it goes:

This is a L82 3100 (small port intake originally), with the following parts:
LA1 3400 Lower intake ported
LX9 3500 Upper intake ported - custom chevrolet painting. (I masked the letters off)
LX5 3.5L DOHC Throttle body - 64/65mm to match the 3500 upper. From Olds Intrigue.

[Firehawk94]

Don't stop now guys......post some pics of the FWD hybrids too!!! Im not partial!! Although the main reason I started this thread was for the RWD platform, but why not through FWD hybrids in too? Bring the pics!

[IsaacHayes]

Man I could stand sideways between the radiator and engine! LOL

[ForcedFirebird]

Sweet. Keep the pics coming. John your engine looks tiny in your car compared to the later models! LOL

Gives me more room for extras

I plan on filling the space between the radiator and engine with an air to water intercooler.

It's getting tighter elsewhere though lol...





Still a lot of plumbing to finish up. Maybe by the end of 2010 it will be done

[IsaacHayes]

Sweet. Keep the pics coming. John your engine looks tiny in your car compared to the later models! LOL

[Firehawk94]

Here is what I have



Sorry for the small picture I dont have a photobucket account yet.

[Firehawk94]

Very awesome to say the least. I love the design of the 3x00 topend, and why in the hell didnt GM do a better job designing the L32 topend? I mean this is a no brainer IMO.

Im gonna take a picture of the current set up in the Camaro...its just a bone stock 3.4 but I would like to take some pics for yall to see as well as have some perspective of what i have to deal with.

Edit: Forced I forgot to mention that i like your 3rd Gen. A 3rd gen bird was my first car, it had the 2.8L MPFI and was also the first 60 that I rebuilt, I was 16 when I rebuilt it and man was it a learning experience. Haha Im almost ashamed to say this. I thought everything was going good went to fire up the freshly rebuilt motor only to find out that i didnt have any compression on 3 cyl. 1 on the left bank 2 on the right bank. I had to pull the motor and tear it down and the culprit was I didnt have the piston ring gaps properly spaced. Once i did this it fired right up! Man that was the good old days!!!

[ForcedFirebird]

Oh yeah, mine isn't running, but I have a mock-up engine in the car to build the turbo kit around...