Alright so i've been wondering about doing an engine swap into my car in the near future for a while now. My friend has a 98 caviler Z-24 and replaced the stock 2.4 with a 04 malibu motor being the 3.5 V6. Is this possible? I have seen the 04 ls malibu's with the 2.2 I-4 and the V-6. Are the motor mounts the same?

I just think this would be a bad ass little car with a V-6 N/A and it the future turbo.

 

Doesnt that Malibu 3.5 only have like 215HP? Not worth the extra weight IMO.

 

It wasnt about worth it was about possibility. Although I havent ever worked on 3.5's only 3.8's.

 

different ECM and wiring...would kind of be a pain, but anythings possible

 

I have what? 130 right now? My car is slow as ***** and I would supercharge or turbo but id rather do something different. I didn't think about the weight factor though. A friend of mine is doing the cavi with the same engine and he's doing all the wiring and tuning so i was just wondering about the engine mount and trany difference if there was any and following his lead.


yeah that was the other part I was dreading, just throwing this idea up in the air. a V6 in a cobalt would be different and sound nicer

 

Go with a 3.8SC from a monte carlo/impala and a 4t65 trans... that would get up and go.

 

i herd a story from a guy back at a car show in Houston TX who claimed that his uncle swaped out his cobalt engine for a Volkswagen W8, i cant tell you if it is true or no but to me V8 means twin turbo, and the idea of a twin turbo cobalt makes me happy

 

waste of time, dont do it, u will b so dissapointed

 

alright well the feedback im getting isn't so positive. engine swap may not be the best route for me then. i just want more power. . . . stupid auto 2.2. how about any other options to look into. i know turbo and SC but what are my gains and cost?

haha yes that was my other thought

 

this thread is full of fail

 

your stomach is full of sperm

 

funny guy. have fun with your 3.5l cobalt.

 

Winner!

 

i guess the thought of a v6 in the cobalt isn't practical. people have already answered that so i'll just leave it at that

 

Throw a HP number or 1/4 time out and we could help you better. Oh and dont underestimate spray. You could spray your way to 14's with a stock 2.2 Cobalt. I plan on a nice ass Direct Port setup eventually.

 

yeah i dont underestimate the spray at all, just nervous ill **** my car up in the end. i plan on 2.4 mani/tb, full exaust with high flow cat, and a trifecta tune. I though about nitrous but how stable is it with our plastic intake manifolds, internals, excedra?

 

Nitrous is very stable as long as you do it right.

Danger: Dry kit, I dont **** with them

Safer: Wet kit, but can still **** up with part falure

Safest: Direct Port Injection, very small margin of error.

My setup is going to be a computer controlled Direct Port with a WOT switch and an RPM switch. I will be spraying between 3k-5800 since I am an auto I dont trust the spray to be out of the line during a shift so I am safeguarding it. I am also gonna be running CO2 on the radiator to keep temps down so I can go with higher shots. I plan on using 20hp jets for a total of an estimated 80hp shot although if I run c16 I will be going with 30hp jets. I am also going to throw a wideband and a EGT guage along with oil pressure to further safeguard against catostrophic detonation.

 

sounds like you know your stuff. im no mechanic, im a body man haha. let me know how your set up goes and then i may persue your tracks

 

Well since I have fallen in love with autox I am doing my suspension first so spray wont come for atleast a year or 2 but when I do it I plan on doing a writeup on here.

 

if you want to spend money get a turbo

if you want to get some good cheaper power go SC

if you want to make your car full of fail in the engine bay go with the V6. :P

i would stick with some good stable forced induction over swapping in a motor thats gonna weigh a ton.

i win

 

the mailbu maxx ss is a 3.5 v6 with 240 hp no?

 

Oh yeah because the S10 guys with 383s in them fail right

 

...a 383 as in a SBC V8? cause that doesnt really refute his V6 argument

 

its a 3.9L and yeah the hp is around 240