My 3400 build!

[19Cutlass94]

Thanks! Im hoping to get it in the car soon... but being cold out here and not having a heated garage kills me. Im shooting for like 2 months for the weather to be good enough.

[SappySE107]

Wow, that looks really nice In car pics are going to be even better:P

[bszopi]

That is an awesome looking engine! Keep it up.

[19Cutlass94]

BAMMMM








Sorry about the color here..I was trying something with the camera cause of the light in the garage











Here you go guys. good pictures of the motor. Next time you will see it is IN the car!

[IsaacHayes]

I know others swap the 3400 starter on to the older engines, so the teeth should be the same.

[SappySE107]

You aren't the only one running high compression. Eric is running 12.4:1 in his 3400

[Rhedalert]

Throw some High compression pistons in so I wont be the only one running 11:5:1 on a 3400/ Looks very nice! Lucky POS got a low mil. engine that nice!!!

I'll probably be joining ya in a year and a half or so

[john_V63400]

Throw some High compression pistons in so I wont be the only one running 11:5:1 on a 3400/ Looks very nice! Lucky POS got a low mil. engine that nice!!!

[19Cutlass94]

Well another update. I picked up more parts for the engine, AC Delco o2 sensor, EGR tube, TCE EGR adapter.... etc etc. I just need a few more things from my 3100 motor and then Ill have everything.... getting ready to do the swap.

Although question. Im pretty sure Ill have to buy a newer 3400 starter because of the flexplate having different # of teeth and such correct? I dont think I can use the 3100 starter at all?

[Rhedalert]

That's seks! Looks like glass beading keeps the surfaced unchanged, unlike carbide or Aluminum oxide like I've used.

[19Cutlass94]

It does! Thats one freaking clean plenum!!! I can only imagine what mine looked like when they did it as I didnt see it.

[ForcedFirebird]

yeah... well silver is a two step process so that costs more, plust the highlighting cost more as well.... say if I did black it would have cost me much less.... but wouldnt have looked as good IMHO.

But the plenum came out almost flawless so Im really happy about it all!

I glass beaded one today, looks like paint, lol...

[19Cutlass94]

yeah... well silver is a two step process so that costs more, plust the highlighting cost more as well.... say if I did black it would have cost me much less.... but wouldnt have looked as good IMHO.

But the plenum came out almost flawless so Im really happy about it all!

[ForcedFirebird]

yeah they do nice work! Its too bad the cast aluminum is like it is because it bubbled in some places... but o well. They charged me $370 for all the work I had done, with the colors that I choose.

My car has been parked for about a month now! Im like you, waiting for warm weather to drop the engine in! lol People around here will be surprised about the cars because you dont see GM's like ours!

The bubbling is caused by the preperation. Cast has little valleys in it that can cause dirt to get trapped no matter how much cleaning/beading is done. I've been looking at having a bunch of parts done (work at a machine shop) and the guys there explained to me how it happens. If you sand the surface smooth, it helps a lot. I'm having some test pcs done soon that are cast and will post results.

$370 seems as a fair price. They usually want around $150-200 to clean the machines to change colors, and the spraying is cheap depending on your volume. They recently did an entire airboat frame in translucent blue - that was cool.

[3XTurboAgain]

Yea my car needs to be done!! dam northeast! Im having turbo grand prix withdrawl.