supercharger from supercoupe? July 23, 2006, 09:11:21 PM Ok i know for a fact that you just cant throw a supercharger on a base 3.8L V6. the 3.8L SC was built completely different but some jackass here in wesley chapel doesnt wanna believe me... :flip: i mean he's probably mad cuz he drives a dodge. he also said he had a buddy that threw turbocoupe turbocharger on his base 3.8 u . ok u know what he basically just called all you guys idiots. he doesnt know the finer points of the 3.8L V6. i was just seeing about that Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #2 – July 23, 2006, 09:25:59 PM the guy swore that you can just throw on a supercharger from a 3.8 SC motor Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #3 – July 23, 2006, 09:32:04 PM Why waste your time talking to idiots? Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #4 – July 23, 2006, 09:37:56 PM Tell him to prove it. Then watch him pick up pieces of his motor :DYes, the 3.8SC will bolt onto a normal 3.8. There are some subtle differences, but the hard points are the same. The problem is that the normal 3.8 isn't built to handle a supercharger and will very quickly grenade itself....Oh, and the 3.8 doesn't even have any fine points :D Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #5 – July 23, 2006, 09:50:07 PM what i meant by finer points is the flaws such as the head gasket issue they had for that motor Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #6 – July 23, 2006, 10:15:49 PM The other day I got out the chiltons manual and looked at the internal specs that are listed in the book. There are several differences. One being the rod journals are bigger. Also compression is 8.2 vs 8.7 in the regular 3.8. I'm sure it could be made to work but you would at minimum change the pully to reduce the boost. Even then the longevity of the motor would be greatly reduced. I'm wondering if the SC has iron or allum heads? Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #7 – July 23, 2006, 10:23:17 PM As far as I know, at least through the SC period, they were all aluminum heads, cast iron blocks. Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #8 – July 23, 2006, 10:32:39 PM yea thats it... someguy told me that since the two metals expand at different rates itll cause a blown head gasket. Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #9 – July 23, 2006, 10:42:01 PM Quote from: 87fordboyyea thats it... someguy told me that since the two metals expand at different rates itll cause a blown head gasket.It's more the fact that it is just a py engine design..... Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #10 – July 23, 2006, 11:02:15 PM The coolant passages are too close to the combustion chamber. Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #11 – July 23, 2006, 11:04:55 PM I thought the regular 3.8's had alluminum heads (sp sorry) maybe? Oh well... Quote Selected
supercharger from supercoupe? Reply #12 – July 23, 2006, 11:08:19 PM Quote from: CougarSEThe coolant passages are too close to the combustion chamber.And IIRC they're "short" a headbolt or two..... Quote Selected
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