3.0L a rare engine???

[Pascal]

How many here has the 3.0L in their Grand am ?? :???:

[Gagt518]

Your sure its not a 3100 :???2: They never made a 3.0 V6 Grand Am

[Ralph]

Yea they did tom 85-89 its the predecessor to the 3300

[RazorDX]

I'd say it's pretty rare to find today. From what I gather, it's a Buick engine that was used as a transverse little-brother of the 3800.

[Pascal]

Your sure its not a 3100 :???2: They never made a 3.0 V6 Grand Am
My 86 has the 3.0L and my 97 has the 3100 and they are not the same ;)


Yea they did tom 85-89 its the predecessor to the 3300
Yup!! But there was no 3.0L in 88 and 89.


I'd say it's pretty rare to find today. From what I gather, it's a Buick engine that was used as a transverse little-brother of the 3800.
You are 100% right! It's a buick engine and it was also used in the Somerset, Calais and Skylark from the same era. I'm having a very hard time finding a shift cable (see the wanted section) so i guess it's kind of rare.

[Ralph]

Sry I was just going based on the years listed in the forum section. As for the shift cable have you tried www.car-part.com

[Pascal]

Sry I was just going based on the years listed in the forum section. As for the shift cable have you tried www.car-part.com

I just checked and they dont seem to have it. There is no way to search using word so i cant find it. :(

[Nighthawk243]

Yeah, its not a common engine. Alot of the GA's in that era had either Quad 4's or Iron Dukes. Its probably about as rare as the Turbocharged GA engine.

[Ralph]

can't really find any info on % of cars with the 3.0 but the quad and the 3.0 was never offered at the same time. It was just the 2.5 and the 3.0 my guess is it was probably around the same percentage as 2.3 to 3.1 or 2.4 to 3.4L we have today but the cars are getting so old that most have been crushed by this point.

[Matt95GT]

Sorry, but I wouldn't say it is rare at all. Next to the Iron Duke, I would say they are the second most common engine in the early 3rd gens. Perhaps now they seem rare, simply because there aren't many in running status anymore. Based on junkyards and what I've seen on the streets, my list going from most common to most rare in 85-88:

1. Iron Duke
2. 3.0 V6
3. Quad 4
4. Turbo 2.0

If you bring transmission into consideration, manual Quad 4's might be the most rare.

I've seen them elsewhere too... I remember a Sunbird convertible at a Carlisle show had the 3.0 V6 in it.

My ex's 87 SE had the 3.0 V6 in it.

Yea they did tom 85-89 its the predecessor to the 3300

85-88
No V6 was offered 89-91.

I'd say it's pretty rare to find today. From what I gather, it's a Buick engine that was used as a transverse little-brother of the 3800.

Yup.

[Brad97GS]

I test drove a Buick Somerset (with the 3.0L engine) back in 1997. I don't remember the model year of the car ('86 maybe).

I remember one guy on the net with a 3.0L GA several years back. Ian McLeod....he was from Canada. But I've lost track of him, and I believe the car was totaled.

[Matt95GT]

^There's an old-school name. Was that the GA that was in black primer with aftermarket wheels? Or am I think yet another old schooler?

[Pascal]

85-88
No V6 was offered 89-91.


85-87.
In 88 there was no 3.0 for the Grand Am. The turbo and 2.3 replace the 3.0L



I remember one guy on the net with a 3.0L GA several years back. Ian McLeod....he was from Canada. But I've lost track of him, and I believe the car was totaled.

Yeah i remembered him too. The car was modified a lot!!! If i remember right, he hit a deer or something... car was cool!


^There's an old-school name. Was that the GA that was in black primer with aftermarket wheels? Or am I think yet another old schooler?

Yup! With the Razzi kit too :)

[Matt95GT]

^Actually I might be thinking of someone else... Geedsman or something like that. I remember he dented a wheel once too. I'll have to look at my old GA pics... think I have pics of his car somewhere with a random topless chick. :lol:

[RazorDX]

^Actually I might be thinking of someone else... Geedsman or something like that. I remember he dented a wheel once too. I'll have to look at my old GA pics... think I have pics of his car somewhere with a random topless chick. :lol:
Pics or it didn't happen.

;)

[Pascal]

^Actually I might be thinking of someone else... Geedsman or something like that. I remember he dented a wheel once too. I'll have to look at my old GA pics... think I have pics of his car somewhere with a random topless chick. :lol:

You are right!! Geedsman (Chris Geeding).

http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/grandamle/index.html
(not updated anymore, but still a couple of pic left)

If i remember...Ian Mcleod had a blue Grand Am...

[Brad97GS]

Oh yeah, I forgot Geedsman had a 3.0 as well!

You are right, Ian's car was blue. :)

[Matt95GT]

Pics or it didn't happen.

;)

It did... I found the photos last night. They don't meet rules of this forum tho... so they aren't getting posted. (you're not missing much anyway)

You are right!! Geedsman (Chris Geeding).

http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/grandamle/index.html
(not updated anymore, but still a couple of pic left)

If i remember...Ian Mcleod had a blue Grand Am...

Yup... that's the one. Not updated cause he wrecked it sometime in 01 or 02, and kinda disappeared after that, much like many old schoolers did after the GApower/GMpower/GMpowertalk apocalypse or dec 2002.

Edit: found his engine pic...
http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/grandamle/engine4.jpg
I never noticed the "Uhhga" horn before either. :lol:

Oh yeah, I forgot Geedsman had a 3.0 as well!

You are right, Ian's car was blue. :)

For some reason I was thinking white or blue... guess it was blue.

[sunrunner_pei]

Geedsman is still around, just saw him over at j-body.org the other day with his `vert Z24.

[Brad97GS]

Geedsman is still around, just saw him over at j-body.org the other day with his `vert Z24.

Still has that convertible, eh? I'll have to head over there and see what it looks like.

BTW, I'd say this is the most action the 3.0L forum has had in quite some time. Possibly ever. :)

[Matt95GT]

That's right... damn... he must be taking care of that Z24. :)

[Pascal]

BTW, I'd say this is the most action the 3.0L forum has had in quite some time. Possibly ever. :)

Yup!!! Nobody answer my question...so i guess i'm the only one here with the 3.0L :eek:

[Ralph]

I don't see many 3.0 members posting much anymore you might see one pop up here and there

[Pascal]

Maybe...i dont have any specific question about the 3.0L.. i was curious to know how many has one.

I never saw any 3.0L (in a Grand Am) locally..