2.8L/3.1L AND 3.8L FWD same bellhousing pattern?

[Terryk]

I've spent tons of time on the phone with CARB. Very reasonable people
actually. Tom Angle of CARB said I needed to stick with a manual tranny
engine and system to get certified. He thought the 5.0/57L idea was great,
but didn't want to drive it..........

So the 3.8L idea is dying for the manual X-11. Maybe later on my
automatic.....

The 3.4L pushrod is starting to have possibilities. And they wouldn't need
to know.

So anyone have a 3.4L FWD pushrod block?

TK

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> From: Ludis Langens <ludis at netcom.com>
> To: diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Re: 2.8L/3.1L AND 3.8L FWD same bellhousing pattern?
> Date: Sunday, December 14, 1997 1:09 PM
> 
> Frederic Breitwieser <frederic.breitwieser at mcione.com> wrote:
> >In regards to FWD non-8 cyl engines, its a rule of thumb Buick and
Pontiac
> >have the same bolt patterns (match each other) and Chevy and Olds are
the
> >same (match each other as well).
> 
> I don't think so...  Remember, the FWD cars are all from an era of GM
> "corporate" engines and vehicle platforms.  All the four brands (plus the
> Cadillac Cimarron) match each other.
> 
> >This is why a 3.8L, 3800 Gen I or Gen II fits so nicely into a Fiero -
> >Buick into Pontiac.
> 
> The 2.8 V6 used in a Fiero is a Chevy engine.
> 
> Terry <terryk at foothill.net> wrote:
> >I considered the Q4, but the HO's are hard to find. The Buick has the
> >problem of never being mated to a manual tranny. They check that in
> >California (if they decide to look, that can bounce the swap.) I've been
> >over it extensively with CARB.
> 
> I've seen mention of a RWD Buick 3.8 mated to a stick in something like a
> Camaro.  You can't use the flywheel on a FWD 3.8 (the engine balance is
> different).  But, you might be able to use the ECM and PROM from it to
> please the CARBies.
> 
> >What's BOP?
> 
> BuickOldsPontiac.
> 
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