GM 2014 3.6L twin-turbo V6 Build Animation

Here's how GM's new-for-2014 twin-turbo 3.6-L V6 goes together, component by component. Animation created directly from GM's CAE files on this hot new V6.

[@ardailsmith2626]

Why is it that we can see great animations like this online. But when you spend $250.00 for the shop manual they are filled with drawings done by a 3rd graders.

[@Kelavarus]

Because this was probably done by an enthusiast, whereas shop manuals are done by people trying to get paid for the least amount of work!

[@bobocaterpillar3697]

*LMFAO* that has to be the BEST comment i've ever seen!!!!! lol .... so sadly true!!!!

[@fivepointeightnate]

🤣

[@HandMadeWrath]

Shhhhhh

[@robywankenobi32]

Cam driven oil separator is nice for the dirty side on the PCV, this would make a nice retrofit part for older LY7 engines that suffered from poor PCV/CCV flow

[@robywankenobi32]

Good to see some sort of cam driven oil seperator for the PCV orifice, wish they would design a retro fit for older, LY7, LLT LFX etc

[@mechmusician]

This engine should mean one and only one thing first: a new Buick Grand National. The original is a cult classic that constantly beats book value with market value. Build it!!! And only in a coupe!!! Add better intake, water-to-air intercooler, reprogrammed ECM, and high-flow exhaust for 500hp +

[@nemesisanarchy1528]

It would be extremely stupid to put it an a buick for the fact that’s it’s a buick alone

[@roelrodriguez5024]

Mech you really are ahead of your time to say this. I always say the ATS-V is the GNX of my time. TT V6 with great value for amazing horsepower

[@jkheslekrants]

This engine is an evolved Version of the current 321hp NA 3.6 V6. It's SAE certified for 420hp and 430tq with peak torque available from 2000-5500rpms

[@edwardpate6128]

I can recall back in the 70's or 80's if someone talked about an engine this sophisticated folks would have been foaming at the mouth!

[@nick123452971]

I have this engine it's a beast.

[@wesleycook3181]

You have this engine. How much and where do I go

[@shay-ryanjones8965]

06 CTS. Beast Mode

[@Krooker85]

Awsome.. This engine is the same as whats in the Holden Commodore here in Australia but with out the turbos. Hopefully there new models will be fitted with this engine

[@some_doofus]

This comment unfortunately did not age well at all.

[@Krooker85]

@@some_doofus ok?

[@Ben-ed4wx]

​@@Krooker85 would've been sick mate they were trialling it for V8 supercars but they abandoned the project unfortunately

[@wesleycook3181]

I had no idea GM even had a twin turbo v-6. Wow

[@shay-ryanjones8965]

I was today years old when I realized my CTS had twin-turbos

[@ricardoster]

Motor do omega e capitiva 3.6 v6 única diferença e o dois turbos. Agora veja com a nossa tecnologia de hoje temos um motor desse bi-turbo com o nível de consumo e torque pra lá de abundante em todas as rotações.

[@willc5512]

Updated timing chains over its predecessor 3.6 DI VVT engine & 1,000 mi oil change intervals gm? The last thing u want is cooked turbo oil in something this expensive. Alot of crap has to come off to even fix that should either of the 2 issues above occurs:)

[@mikesmithey1892]

I got the 83 Jeep the last year they made the CJ5 which is the very short wheelbase. After that they deemed it dangerous because the wheelbase was so short mine had a 4-cylinder quite gutless. I'd love to put this B6 in there with the turbo to keep the front end light and then endless power for climbing Hills and mud bogs. The 4-cylinder will pull a damn house on solid concrete because of the gearing but damn when you get into mud or climbing a Dusty Gravely ill you need more power than a 4-cylinder can deliver.

[@robywankenobi32]

Love to put this in a VE commodore, however direct injection is not the greatest, needs aux port injection for cleaning the valve stems.

[@gop4usa12]

I don't understand why GM mounts the oil filter sideways like that. When I do my oil changes, I like to fill the filter before screwing it on so the oil immediately begins circulation upon startup. But try that on a sideways oil filter, the oil will just spill out while your screwing it on. Then at startup, the engine runs dry. I consider the angle of the oil filter a design flaw.

[@nemesisanarchy1528]

Well you supposed to prime the system before you start it anyway so maybe your just doing it wrong

[@dieselmutt8865]

Starter behind the turbo on the left side. That would be a bitch to replace.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

That new 4.3 is going to be a nifty engine. Possibly lighter than an LS3. I've calculated it to be capable of 470hp with a cam, but that requires tampering with the direct injection system... which I haven't gotten my hands on yet.

[@Connor4x4]

🤣🤣

[@Dr_Xyzt]

@@Connor4x4 You're right. 8 years have gone by and I don't give a damn about that engine. I just went out and got an LS3.

[@Unknown-kb5ce]

I don’t get it… what’s the difference in between the lf3 and the previous llt motors ???

[@bigkickr]

Does anyone have any idea if GM might be offering a kit to convert the existing 3.6L's to a twin turbo setup? I have a 2012 Impala I'd love to do this to.

[@MILO20121]

No but u can put one turbo that will blow a twin turbo

[@snodgresswilim4817]

Can anyone explain why they're using a split pin crank in a 60 degree engine? Thought that was only for the 90 degree sixes to make them even firing.

[@Coleesworld]

I have serious questions for my 2016 impala ltz 3.6 vvt

[@jwalt791]

The turbo is attached to the headers. My question to GM or to whom ever made this video can you install this twin turbo setup in the 2008 Chevy Malibu ltz? If not would the Cadiz motor and trans work in the 08 Chevy Malibu ltz?

[@never0101]

this set up as shown wouldn't work in the older malibu with a 3.6, as those use traditional exhaust manifolds, not to mention the fueling/tuning/transmission upgrades that are needed to support a turbo. as for the swap, i would say realistically no, as most caddys are set up with a longitudinal mount engine and the malibus are transverse mount. the routing of a lot of things are completely different between the two. that said, anything is possible with enough money and fabrication.

[@josedehoyos9444]

Do you think I'd be able to fit this into my 2008 Cadillac CTS the second gen CTS

[@warrendelay]

Can someone please tell me what the 4 plug sensors are at the 1:07 mark of the video

[@toddmartinjr7874]

engine vvt solenoids

[@SiempreAlgoLoco]

Can this be installed in a 2010 Camaro?

[@GameLover1022]

@Jack Russelle Lewis why not lol

[@sportsnut198]

@@GameLover1022 Cause why would you put a V6 in a muscle car?

[@Justafeller]

@@sportsnut198 why wouldn't you if it made the power you wanted? Electric cars out there sh!ttn on V8s.

[@sportsnut198]

@@Justafeller They are maybe in 0-60 time, which they should, electric has an all out advantage. But for getting shit done? Towing, etc? Yeah no a good V8 still takes a dump on an electric.

[@cc23001]

Crazy! Is it rare at all that the use the exhaust ports in the head as the header for the turbos? I know the flathead v8 had the shared center port through the block but this is like an evolution of that concept thanks to ohv.. Doing this seems ingenious for a production car, the shortest length between exhaust valve and turbine will remove turbo lag. However seems it could be a bottleneck if someone went after big power. Not to mention all that heat in the cylinder head.

[@andrewgannon676]

To be perfectly honest, I've never heard of this kind of set up. There's a video explaining how they did it here on youtube. It was kinda cool. But i've never heard of this kind of thing outside of shared exhaust ports on some of the really old flathead engines.

[@torymblue2000]

Better engine than the LS series??? HUH.. The LS series motors are one of the best things out there, I'm confused on this statement. I'm excited about this twin turbo option (factory), vs turbo charging a LS motor. Also having the turbo's on the side, should mean fairly easy ways of going bigger and better "Garrett, ball bearing, BIG"..

[@allenkilpatrick7701]

How the belt gonna go on before the tensioner

[@sinusbradycardia]

The one thing that makes an engine worth a shit is the six bolt main caps. I wish my 3.8L in my Grand National had 4 bolt mains or cross bolted mains.

[@Garmoo5600]

The valves are recessed into the heads?

[@TheBikemaster94]

the new ecotec 3 4.3 L is rumored to have 330hp, and 380tq

[@Connor4x4]

That didn't happen. The 4.3 as always was a waste and shouldn't have been in production

[@chvydrptop]

So the crankshaft on these engines spins clockwise?

[@muffmaster]

Is it possible to put this in a Acadia?

[@MrYoda1982]

Would this be the same v6 in a Pontiac torrent gxp

[@dieselmutt8865]

No.

[@Stefan_Eccles]

🔥

[@daryldecamp6295]

That's bad ass

[@chavezcontact]

What is this engine going into... ?

[@juniorxcavadas]

tanta correia que na hora de trocar Vai da dó da grana kkkk

[@ricardomunoz4522]

That is a V6 Northstar. Same design as the V8 Northstar just missing two Pistons

[@greghunter5940]

no this is a lfx direct injection and is very different

[@matthebest018]

Hopefully they put this engine in there half tons.

[@anthonyspreitzer4702]

matthebest018 why does ford always lead the way then seven years later gm takes credit. Typical

[@Connor4x4]

I'm happy they never put this pos in the half tons. Even the 4.3 shouldn't have been in the half tons.

[@RyanEmeryLovesCars]

I didn't know GM used the PITA 3-chain timing chain design in these 🤢

[@AGZHOUSE]

were is the turbo ?

[@SiempreAlgoLoco]

1:02-1:03 minute mark.

[@tyoyusuf8501]

hey dude come to sulawesi

[@exultanteseiozeke2192]

That is Cadillac..

[@ericlou3405]

Looks like trouble 😂😂😂

[@stellingbanjodude]

Take that ecoboost

[@89escalade]

now if they could just make the timing chains last longer than 30,000 miles... get your head out of your ass gm!!! I knew these were gonna be trouble the first time I laid eyes on one.

[@SgtPickledic]

That's funny, I've been a mechanic at GM for over 20 years.. I've only seen one of these motors needing this, and that was because of a factory malfunction. If your comment was true there would be a massive recall..

[@kumarhimanshu305]

Sounds like you born very unlucky . Now stop bull shiting lol

[@marcsmith3881]

I have been servicing their vehicles for atleast 11 years and that is news to me as well. Some people just like to spew nonsense. What is not nonsense is the crappy cam gears in the Coyote engines. I have seen 3.6L(LLT & LFX) in many impalas LTZs with 80-150k miles on them.

[@mattr7118]

89escalade 77k miles and still going strong on my 2016 colorado. Things a workhorse. Change the oil and rotate the tires every 4 thousand miles and it runs like a top. Good ole chevy. I owned a 01 silverado with the 6.0 before this truck and had 684k miles on her. Other than the regular maintenance of things, the only thing that went bad was reverse went out at 590k miles and the ABS sensors got fuckered up 3 times. Reverse got fixed in 2 days and was back on the road on Monday ready for work.

[@Wayno77666]

164k km on ours and it’s shot. Economical write off of car to fix it costs more than car. Will never buy GM again.

[@kustomz2001]

CTS

[@howtobebasic2122]

these engines have timing chain issues.

[@nemesisanarchy1528]

The chain is fine it’s the plastic guide that wears out and costs all the problems that everybody’s bitching about I have one of these cars it never had to change anything related to the timing chain it’s sitting at 230,000 right now

[@jeffcarpenter6306]

3.6L and 2.4L engines are the worst design from 2007 to 2015. This engine has Oil distribution issues and timing change issues. From experience having to work on one and replacing it causing the same issue even following the modification needed for the Oil flow.

[@nemesisanarchy1528]

All engines have there problems and if you do regular Maintenance and don’t beat the shit out of it it’ll last forever I have one that’s a non-turbo from a 2013 Chevy impala and that shit lasted 230,000 miles and it was deep on before I got it I got it at 170k

[@jonasgrumby1093]

Who's laughing now

[@questionurworld8081]

all that shit and people wonder why they cars break down

[@ctca3888]

I HAVE CADILLAC CTS 2006 I WISH THAT GM AND CADILLAC CAN FIX THE TIMING CHAIN PROPLEM THE ENGINE IS VERY GOOD BUT THE PROPLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN I HOPE THAT CADILLAC CHEIF ENGINEER CAN FIX THIS PROPLEM MOHAMED FROM JERUSALEM

[@ryotaryuu]

GM really did copy Dodge's 3.6 Pentastar didn't they.

[@ibrahimk7877]

lfx motors been around since 07 pentastars 2011

[@WelcomeToDieBaby]

@@ibrahimk7877 2005 even with Holden Australia..

[@Mroswaldo16]

never made it out! lol never heard of it! Fuuckkkk!! have a 2014 charger 3.6l, just going with supercharger on mine!.

[@ardailsmith2626]

+Oswaldo Castillo It's the engine in the LF3 engine option in the Cadillac CTS and XTS.

[@ardailsmith2626]

+Oswaldo Castillo It's the engine in the LF3 engine option in the Cadillac CTS and XTS.

[@Mroswaldo16]

+Ardail Smith ahhhh. i got it confused with the dodge 3.6l. my bad

[@tenzackyogi1742]

Its not twin-turbo v6 .Twin-turbo v6 has 12 sparkplugs.

[@raymondgoshorn2005]

I know what you are saying; it's just incorrect. The engine they so going together is a TWIN TURBO as shown by the 2 different turbo's they mount with one on each side. Are you not watching the video to the full assembly section????

[@ploscar337]

so... can't put header on this engine... sucks!

[@ardailsmith2626]

+Oscar Juarez why would you put headers on a turbo charged engine?

[@ploscar337]

cuz its the same engine on the camaro v6 ... just without the turbo.

[@ardailsmith2626]

+Oscar Juarez headers would increase the distance that the turbos would be from the engine, that would increase the turbo lag. the beauty of not needing headers is that the turbos bolt directly to the power plant making turbo lag practically a non issue.

[@ploscar337]

+Ardail Smith im telling u that i have a 2014 v6 camaro.. And it does not have turbo... And with that single exit for the combustion gases its imposible put it on headers that i want for a better sound

[@ardailsmith2626]

+Oscar Juarez Now I understand your concerns. I have a 2012 V6, you and I have the same engine. The 2012 - 2015 V6 Camaros have the GM LFX engine that has a built in exhaust manifold. By removing the need for a separate exhaust manifold GM was able to make the 2012 - 2015 LFX's lighter at 345 lb compared to the 2010 - 2011 LLT at 361 lb. It also allowed the V6 to go from 304HP in the LLT to 323HP in the LFX. The engine in this animation is not the LFX without turbos. It is the LF3, very similar to the LFX. But with other modifications to support the turbos. If you really want headers you can drop your 2014 and get the 2010 or 2011 V6 you could look into a LLT swap on your 2014 or you can go up to a V8 if adding long pipes is what you want. I prefer the additional HP and less weight of the LFX and if I want to bump the sound up I could do that with a catback and CAI, and that would even raise my HP.

[@tbonetbone4159]

Wouldn't recommend a 3.6gm v6 they have major issues with timing chains and a horrible made and designed engine and sound absolutely awful.

[@deere3321]

Only if you don't change your oil. There are 10's of thousands on the road without any problems.

[@jasongristwood2892]

The earlier v6 has the cam chain problems not the LFX 3.6

[@arnie977]

I got the LLT 3.6 V6. I updated the PCV and now everything is OK. 75 k miles. I always changing the engine oil with 5w30 full synth oil at 8000 miles. Normally I check the oil level once a week or once in a month.