Car RamRod Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I was just at my neighbors house and he was working on a buick regal. It had the gm 3.8 v6 with the factory supercharger. Has anyone ever swapped one into an MJ? I am just wondering because he said he has a friend selling one and I though it may bolt up well in the spot of a gm 2.8. And it's an efficient and power little engine; easy to make power out of, but I never would want more than stock. What are your thoughts? Thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 It has an annoying bolt pattern on the bellhousing. BUT: I'm pretty sure you can bolt it to anything that had the buick 231 in it, IE, older CJs. So, you can easily get a T18 tranny and D20 transfer case. That is, if you're 4wd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Physically its close to the same size as the 3.4l Camaro motor But it uses a different transmission and require that swapped also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car RamRod Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 I can't get a bellhousing adapter? I am 4wd, what's the story on the other trans? Hard to find/pricey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I've been thinking... very dangerous ,usually. But the 700r4 came behind this motor in some years. Which is available in a 4x4 configuration. Yea, its heavy. But its plenty strong. And I'll bet Advance Adapters either has, or can make one for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 No 4wd version of the 700R4 would have come behind that motor. A 4wd version of it would have the wrong bellhousing pattern. So, you're looking at a rebuild to make it work. Now, the T18/D20 combo I talked about is cheap and readily avaliable. Any CJ guy probably has three or four of each behind their garage. Any junkyard will have a couple too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car RamRod Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 yea the 700r4 would be a bit too much trans for this I think. How would the d18 fit into the mj? Need alot of modding? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Probably not too bad, they fit in CJs and those things are small... Worst case you'll have to cut a bit of flooring or 'massage' it. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 No 4wd version of the 700R4 would have come behind that motor. A 4wd version of it would have the wrong bellhousing pattern. So, you're looking at a rebuild to make it work. I'm pretty sure the S-10 Blazer came with the 700R4 behind the 2.8, once the 2.8 got FI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 yes but the 700r4 that it got was a different bolt pattern on the bell housing. Yes there is adapters available to adapt the 700r4 to a d300, so I am sure they are out there for other trannies as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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