{"id":27683,"date":"2018-09-19T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27683"},"modified":"2018-09-18T23:43:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T04:43:11","slug":"building-a-1997-saturn-sc2-with-a-turbo-3800-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27683","title":{"rendered":"Building a 1997 Saturn SC2 with a Turbo 3800 V6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jon Thomas purchased his 1997 Saturn SC2 off Craigslist for $500. He quickly upgraded the headlights to LED bulbs and the suspension with Energy Suspension bushings, H&R lowering springs and KYB struts. He also dropped weight by removing the A\/C, power steering, airbags, spare tire and jack. However it was the itch for more power that forced Jon to embark on the second phase<\/a> of the project. <\/p>\n

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The next phase involves replacing the factory engine with a 3800 Series II V6 from a Pontiac Bonneville. The engine will keep stock internals but be upgraded with ZZP short tube headers, Series III intake, 80 lb injectors, and Turbonetics t3\/t4 hybrid ball bearing turbocharger. The goal is to make around 400-450 horsepower on E85 fuel.<\/p>\n

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He installed the engine using custom mounts from 1\/4-inch steel plate and notching the frame rail and subframe. The engine is coupled to a Getrag F23 five-speed transmission using a SPEC supercharged 3800 to F23 clutch kit. Jon plans on using stock Saturn axles until they break and he’ll switch to custom axles.<\/p>\n

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Jon would like to thank the talented and helpful members of Grassroots Motorsport’s forum<\/a> for their encouragement and advice. Follow the Jon’s progress in the project’s build thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jon Thomas purchased his 1997 Saturn SC2 off Craigslist for $500. He quickly upgraded the headlights to LED bulbs and the suspension with Energy Suspension bushings, H&R lowering springs and KYB struts. He also dropped weight by removing the A\/C, power steering, airbags, spare tire and jack. However it was the itch for more power… Read More »Building a 1997 Saturn SC2 with a Turbo 3800 V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[794],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sc2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1997-Saturn-SC2-with-a-Turbo-3800-V6-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":119165,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=119165","url_meta":{"origin":27683,"position":0},"title":"2007 Saturn Sky with a 7.0L LS7 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Mallett Performance Cars built this 2007 Saturn Sky with a 7.0 L LS7 V8. 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