Monte Carlo & Lumina Since the 1970s, the Monte Carlo has been an icon of American stock car racing. A 4-door version, the Lumina, was produced in the late 90's.
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Supercharger on a stock 3.8

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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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Default Supercharger on a stock 3.8

Hi i got a 2000 monte carlo ss anybody have an idea of what i need to do to run a M90 supercharger and do you know of a company that makes aftermarket chargers
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 1:05 AM
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just remember to do all teh calulations right or ull end up with some blown piston rings or head gasket or sumthing worse lol
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 7:58 PM
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Its called a top swap. If you want more info, let me know
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 5:17 PM
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Besides the charger what what other major parts do i need to make it work.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 6:43 PM
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I would suggest buying a donor vehicle to save the odds & ends problem. There are other things to consider since your N/A 3.8 will make more compression with the supercharger then a stock supercharged engine does. This can be a good thing if your careful. An engine swap might be easier.
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Old Jul 7, 2020 | 1:10 PM
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Originally Posted by HotSauce6226
Its called a top swap. If you want more info, let me know
top swap can you give me the information on what aisle I would need I've got the soup with the M90 supercharger and I just needed the information on what to do to put it on my 3.8 SS
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Old Jul 7, 2020 | 7:38 PM
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the info can be has at Grand Prix Forums for step by step instructions or https://zzperformance.com/?gclid=EAI...SAAEgKvKfD_BwE
price it all out before hand....sometimes its cheaper to buy build car. a stock comp g has better suspension, trans, higher diff ratio,
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