Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Could i do an engine swap with a corvette into a grand am?

i'm looking to do an engine swap to gain more horsepower/speed. i'm a bit new with doing work on cars, tuning cars, and a bit of racing cars. i'm looking to take my all stock 1999 Pontiac Grand Am se and put a stronger/faster engine in it and i would prefer to put a 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 engine in to replace my Grand Am's 3.4L 3400 SFI. any other ideas would be considered also, i still have to find an engine to swap with. any ideas/recomendations/advice/etc. would be greatly appriciated. i know Grand Ams aren't exactly a "top dog" in the racing/tuning world, but i'm looking for mine to set a new standard. my first part to this project is for it to be a "Sleeper car" (only tuned and no body/exterior adjustments). OTHER NOTES/IDEAS: swap out exhaust with a 1999 Grand Am GT for the 4 pipes instead of 2. add a Flowmaster 80 or Borla(i need to research it more) exhaust kit. then with whatever engine i end up getting to replace my current one, adding a twin turbo/supercharger/turbo(whatever fits). lowering the suspension. new higher performance brakes. and I have already been told that i would need a new "chip" (ECU) for the new engine along with new gauges to keep up with the new gear. i'm pretty sure i've covered everything i need to cover about my plan and the info.

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