3800 series II? any good?

[Ali1 10+ year member]

i'm sorry your right

they last a longass time with proper maintenance

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i had that engine in my bonneville and it was a great engine. car had 160k when i sold it. no problems at all

mom has an impala with that engine. car has a 100k and no problems

my uncle works at the GM tech center and he said it was one of the better engines GM made. hence why we bought cars with the 3800's.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i actually have an excessive amp alt for this motor for sale //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

made for a 96 bonneville. 250 amp

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

will it fit a 98 lumina 3.8L?

i asked what's the biggest alt, and he said 200amps.......

shoot me a pm of how much you wanna sell it

 

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

I've done plenty intake gaskets on these motors.
In my opinion, junk.

Thats a common problem on them, bad gasket material + dexcool = bad

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

My 3.4L went dead @ 77K and it was babied........"F" GM.

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

besides the intake gasket the 4t60e trany isin't worth a fuk... i've already replaced over 20 of them and hate it, espically with the gtp you have to take the cimplete subframe loose from underneath, its a pita and i hate it

FWD FTL

 

[Ninteens 10+ year member]

My moms 3800 Lumina van went for 208,000 before a rod bearing went down. It did that because the oil never got changed.

She bought it at about 45,000 and I changed the oil the only time!

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

My moms 3800 Lumina van went for 208,000 before a rod bearing went down. It did that because the oil never got changed.
She bought it at about 45,000 and I changed the oil the only time!

you never changed the oil besides that one time?

 

[Ninteens 10+ year member]

you never changed the oil besides that one time?

I was in another state. I did that when I was on vacation!

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

thats what i got, i love racing civics and other rice with a bone stock granny mobile. I took a civic and an accord in 1/2 mile, it was hilarious.

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

I love my 3800. It has a lot of power and plenty of mods available. Can anyone say "13 sec sleeper buick"?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

thats what i got, i love racing civics and other rice with a bone stock granny mobile. I took a civic and an accord in 1/2 mile, it was hilarious.

wat car

 

[jrouter76 10+ year member]

i actually have an excessive amp alt for this motor for sale //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
made for a 96 bonneville. 250 amp

I have a 96 bonnie se how much are you asking for the alt.?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

wat car

Hmmm, lets think about this... Perhaps, a 99 olds intrigue?