Your welcome

Thats good to hear.

what engine and carb do you have in your el camino?

@@gaspoweredgarage SBC 350 (ZZ5) and Sniper ver 1 EFI

@@ActualCustomer kickdown cable length ive used for sbc engines is 38inch total length and 37 13/16 cable length. part number -CA1933 from pioneer inc. which ive gotten from my local oreillys auto parts. now for the dipstick are you needing the length of the dipstick tube or the dipstick itself or both?

@@gaspoweredgarage "dipstick are you needing the length of the dipstick tube or the dipstick itself or both?" - If you can supply both, that would be great and thanks for the cable measurements. Great thanks!

@@ActualCustomer the dipstick tube measurement came out to 28 1/2 inches long. the dipstick total 29 inches long. Hope these measurements help.

use car-part.com. its a free website to find car parts from your local junkyard or salvage yards. Then your grand prix can have the proper front end and get back to looking good.

Yes

@ thank you I’ve been trying to find a video on this

Your welcome

Fuel system and tuning is going to be explained in a upcoming video for both supercharged and turbo applications.

Yes those wheels will fit and also work with the blazer brakes.

It depends on a few factors. One is wheel size. Second is how your setting up your el camino is going to be made for drag racing or protouring or street car/daily driver that usually the three categories. I go over in depth front and rear brake options with what cars to get parts off of. Heres the three video to help you decide what route works best for you. Video 1- kzbin.info/www/bejne/qImZpYaipLKan9k. Video 2-kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6vamah9mbyWd6c Video 3-kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5Kvm6Z-e9yUZ7s

Yes its worth if your goal is under 400 horsepower and your on a budget. If your goal is over 400 horsepower I would go the turbo route. I made a video about turbocharging a 3800. Heres the link so you can see the other option and figure out which works better for your goal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKqQmpanbLamkMk

Your welcome. Glad the video is helpful.

Glad the video was helpful. Supercharged transmission internally is different. Supercharged transmission has a hd differential/hd diff cover, longer passenger cv axle, different final drive ratio , bigger torque converter / flexplate. After you top swap your n/a 3800 I would run your factory transmission till it starts acting up or goes all the way out. Then get it rebuilt and add a hd differential/ hd cover and supercharged passenger cv axle. Then convert to a external transmission cooler so its not ran thru the radiator anymore to keep trans temp down.

Thats a good daily driver or cruiser combo a 305 sbc with a 2004r especially if it has a carburetor. Have you done any mods to your caprice?

Return style fuel system is the best for performance and keeping your fuel cool. Non return style is what 2004-08 3800 cars had from factory. but is best to convert to return style when your power level is around 350 and up horsepower.

Supercharged fuel rail

@@gaspoweredgarageawesome, thank you for the reply, I had to do some research because I have an 05 but it’s still a series 2. Looking to supercharge it over break! Have everything except the fuel rail now that I know I need to pull that too

Your welcome. Also a helpful hint all series 2 3800s came with cable based throttle bodys. All series 3 3800s came with electric throttle bodys.

Your welcome. Heres a playlist with 3800 content to help you. Heres the link- 3800/LS4 Content: kzbin.info/aero/PLtEwSkoASm-RoLTE0WvE6YFU5wegADtYf

Appreciate it.

@@GodlikeGTZ i would love to build a tempest either to protouring or big tire specs.

Are you using a short tail 700r4 from like s10 or camaro or using a long tail 700r4 from a pickup? Also what rear end are you using 7.5 , 8.5 or Ford 9inch?

I got it off a 1988 chevrolet van. Like the g10 vans but it was longer. The g10s are short vans.

There was two talked about in the video. First one is from aeromotive item #16307. Second one is from racetronix item# fpwh-006

The hydramat solves the problems associated with stock fuel pick-ups in stock fuel tanks. During hard cornering, acceleration, stopping, inclines, and low fuel conditions fuel runs away from the fuel pick up which introduces air into the system resulting in poor engine performance and even stalling and wears the fuel pump out faster.

To fix that you need to buy adjustable upper rear control arms. Which will let you adjust the rear end left and right allowing you to be able to center the rear end and have the same distance on both sides. The ones I like to use are from umi suspension item number 3025.

@@gaspoweredgarage ok I’ll look into that. Thanks for the help.

Your welcome

Yes

@@T.-14 yes

the two sensor bracket setup is off a 04-08 supercharged 3800. which has two map sensors on it. one is vented to atmosphere and the other is hooked up inline for vacuum originally. using the two bracket map sensor its is a plug and play for 97-03 n/a 3800 when doing the top swap and you only need one of the two map sensors.

Thats a good deal.

I would like to make a video on turbocharging a old school small block chevy like a 283 , 305 ,350 engines on a budget. But the only thing I haven't found thats budget friendly and don't require tons of modification is the turbo exhaust manifolds/turbo headers. Once I find a good turbo manifold/headers I would recommend then that video will in the works maybe next year.

Hey man find a 350 don’t waste money on a 305

@@andrewcumbia5623 I already have a complete running 350 in a truck and another in a parts truck, also a 4 bolt block in my garage. I want to turbo charge a 305 to prove a point. and that is displacement doesn't matter if you have boost. Trust me I know why 305s are the least desirable engines ever made. I might be wrong but it doesn't matter, I will just pull all my turbo stuff off the 305 sbc and use it on a 350 sbc.

My favorite small block chevys for boost are the 265, 283, 267. Since they love high rpms and low rear gearing like 4.10 to 4.56 when built right. Turbocharging whatever engine you have and have fun with it should be the end goal. Now if your going for all out performance that different I would skip any small block chevy and go all the way to a big block chevy for your engine then add a turbo or two.

@@gaspoweredgarage I didn't realize you were the guy with the channel. Ok, so then why are you messing with a V6, just get a V8, lol. Anyway, I used to be a big block guy and now I want to be a turbo small block guy. but I know nothing about boosting an engine. Part of the reason I am going to turbo charge a 305 is because I don't want to be scared to blow it up. I have never ran a boosted engine and from my understanding is that getting the carb to act right might be a problem. So why not do it on a worn out 305 first and then one that I built and did ring gap on. Before I ruin a 350, and maybe a 305 on boost might just be good enough for me. I don't know I'm just trying to get in to it and mess with some engines.

To help make your swap easier look for a wrecked 2006-16 impala ss or 2006-07 monte carlo ss to get the whole engine with transmission, engine wiring and interior parts cheaper.

@@gaspoweredgarage thank you found out not a lot of people have a video on it

@@gaspoweredgarage let me ask you this is it possible to put the 5.3l V8 in a 97 Monte

The reason alot of people don't do the swap is the ls4 engine doesnt have alot of aftermarket support and harder to find compared to 3800 engines.

Yes a ls4 will fit in a 97 monte carlo. If I was going to do that swap i would use a 06-07 monte carlo or 04-08 grand prix aluminum cradle, engine,transmission, wiring. So you could just unbolt the original whole cradle from the monte then roll it out of the way. Then roll ls4 cradle with everything in place and lower the 97 monte carlo over it and bolt it together to make it a simple swap just needing to focus on the small stuff like exhaust downpipe,wiring hoses ,etc.

Yes and all the parts talked about in the video will work to top swap your n/a 3800. Since your car has a electronic throttle body use a 2004-08 supercharged throttle body when you do the swap.

Okay thanks

El camino and malibu share the same hood for perfect fit. The cutlass hood would bolt up but not line up or fit properly. now if your el camino has a cutlass or regal front end then the cutlass hood would line up correctly.

@@gaspoweredgarage thanks. Salvage yard near me had 2 79 cutlass hoods. I’ll search around for Malibu

Best two places I would look to find a hood is either facebook marketplace or car-part.com

yes i did know about the chrome version which were 17inch used on like the jeff gordan, tony stewart or ss intimidator monte carlos and some impala ss's. I have a playlist with suspension, brakes and engine performance to guide you in the right direction your wanting to go. here's the playlist-kzbin.info/aero/PLtEwSkoASm-RoLTE0WvE6YFU5wegADtYf. i will be adding some additional videos coming soon.

@@gaspoweredgarage love your work man never stop. You inspired me to do all of the work I have done myself and even when my ac bracket snapped in half and one of the bolts snapped in the block I’ve never felt like quitting because I know how special these cars are to a lot of people myself included. You rock man seriously🤟🏻

Its a 1984 cougar. That will eventually be a project for the channel.I also love 80s fords but out of the bunch ford made my favorites are the foxbodys car like cougar, thunderbird, mark 7, Fairmont/ durango.

Yes 18x8 with a 4 1/8 backspacing will work. If you want the same tire all around i would use a 245 width tire. If you want staggered tires I would use a 245 width front and 275 width rear.

if your goal is under 600 horsepower and your going to freshen up your 3.4 i would leave the bottom end stock and just upgrade the top end with 3.5 parts and a turbo. then run e85 if its local and available to you. I'm in the process of making a video about what is needed to turbo the 3400, 3500,3900 engines. that video will be out soon.

the longish mounting piece is the lower idler mount and pulley. since the supercharged 3800s used two idler pulleys to put tension on the belt that runs the supercharger. the lower idler mount and pulley mount to the block with three bolts and the second idler pulley mount to the coilpack / dogbone bracket for cars with dog bone mounts. for your lesabre your going to not need the dogbone/coilpack bracket from a grand prix/monte carlo/regal/impala. but instead look for coilpack bracket off a bonneville supercharged or your existing n/a 3800 and then add the two idler pulleys and mounts and supercharger tensioner. if your ok with buying used parts use the website car-part.com to find the parts at junkyards/salvage yard that are local to you.

​@@gaspoweredgarageCurrently looking into taking the "eTorque" mild hybrid system from a 2019 RAM truck and bolting it in place of the alternator on a LeSabre. Basically half of a top swap (need 8 rib pulley, idlers, high performance tensioner, and probably a totally custom mounting solution for the hybrid motor) but it's certainly going to be unique.

@@jeanpierreremond2565 yes you can reprogram your computer yourself using hptuners software. If your computer savvy then it shouldn't be that hard for doing the basic things like transferring a l32 engine file onto your l-26 ecu or the simple questions that just require turning on or off in hptuners. Now the more advanced stuff like the fuel mapping/ timing or adjusting transmission shifting kind of things. I would either pay to have tuned by someone /company or do small adjustment at a time and hope your not in the market for a new transmission or engine due to making the wrong tuning adjustments.

@@gaspoweredgarage thanks you

Your welcome

Since your 03 monte carlo is cable based throttle body the l67 throttle body is the one that will work. You will need the throttle body adapter also so It will bolt to either your plastic intake or the 2004-08 metal intake. Heres the link to the adapter- ebay.us/bNpUq6

2004r is a 4 speed automatic transmission. If your current transmission is a turbo 350 3 speed automatic then yes the flexplate and driveshaft will work in the swap to 2004r. If your using a manual transmission with a flywheel then it won't work in the swap to 2004r.

@@gaspoweredgarage yes it’s a turbo 350. Tired of driving a 3 speed on the highway . Need an extra gear to go lol . Thank you for the reply !

Your welcome. Once you do the overdrive swap. highway driving will be more fun and enjoyable especially if you have a healthy or modified engine.

@@gaspoweredgarage how do I install overdrive? Or is it already apart of the transmission when I install it . Never had to swap a transmission before

Overdrive is part of the transmission. You will just need the lockup kit i explain in the video so your transmission will shift into overdrive when you get to about 55mph.