Can you put a 3.8 into a 93' Grand Am GT?

[shellygirl_nm]

I have a 93' Grand Am GT with 3.3 and I want to put a 3.8 w\supercharger into it, I need to know if this is possible, and how much altering is it going to take?

[1995grandam]

wow, a girl wanting more power...thats hot...lol

but im not sure it can happen. ive looked at grand prix gtp engines and theyre quite a bit bigger than mine, i just dont know if it would be able to fit in the engine bay, and if you could somehow squeeze it in there, it would take a lot (and i mean a lot) of work. you would be better off trying to swap a 3.1 or a 3.4 grand am engine and then supercharging it.

and if you put the 3.1/3.4 engine in with a s/c, you would be putting out more hp than a gtp engine. i think the older gtp's put out 240 stock, while the new ones are 260. you would be somewhere around 260 with the grand am engine.

[ccarr8705]

there is a 3400 turbocharger kit on ebay. I wish i had some money I would get it

[dearim]

Aside from possibly having some hood clearance problems, a Gen I 3800 SC would likely fit. I have no idea about the tranny, etc., though.

[ironray75]

No offense to anyone, but I wouldn't buy a turbo kit off of E-bay..That is something that is best left to a shop..

I am thinking that the 3.8 would fit, but you miht have to play with it a little..I know you would need a custom hood. But if you have a 3.3, wich I have never heard of, then I would bore it out as much as possibe, and then SC that..Just get a few componets like Forged Pistons, heads, cams, rods..It would save ya some time and money trying to do that than an engine swap.

[jazzman]

your forgetting that she has the 3300 which is a debored and destroked 3800. Just like how the 3100 and 3400 are related. I would say try it. There is a guy over at www.gmperformancetuning.com/forum that did it to his 92 grand am.

[shellygirl_nm]

I appreciate all of the advice that you all have given. Does anyone know where I can get performance mods for the 3.3?? I have found it near impossible to find anything for this engine.

Thanks again for the help, and keep the comments a commin' I'm takin notes!!!! :D

[jazzman]

performance for the 3.3 is almost non existent. Almost everything you do will have to be custom. Thats why i'd reccomend the engine swap.