Upgrade potential of a 1988 Corsica?

<thescaryone RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 1988 Corsica with the 2.8L V6, and I was wondering wether I
> could drop any larger an engine (even just a larger V6) into the car
> and still retain most of the the current parts, or what I could do to
> this engine to make it have more power mechanically. Thank you for any
> help.
>
IIRC, GM makes a complete engine in the form of like a 3.2 v6; it's
supposed (according to them--GM) to be a direct replacement & simply bolts
right in the place of the 2.8 in the under-powered Blazers and pickups. I'd
check with them & see if they have a similar replacement for the 2.8 in your
Corsica. I believe the Corsica has a different fuel system from the truck
version; but the same 3.2 may accept your injection system & thus be a
drop-in for your 2.8!. HTH & good luck, s
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> <thescaryone.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1141527318.515384.55100@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>I have a 1988 Corsica with the 2.8L V6, and I was wondering wether I
>> could drop any larger an engine (even just a larger V6) into the car
>> and still retain most of the the current parts, or what I could do to
>> this engine to make it have more power mechanically. Thank you for any
>> help.
>>
> IIRC, GM makes a complete engine in the form of like a 3.2 v6; it's
> supposed (according to them--GM) to be a direct replacement & simply bolts
> right in the place of the 2.8 in the under-powered Blazers and pickups.
> I'd check with them & see if they have a similar replacement for the 2.8
> in your Corsica. I believe the Corsica has a different fuel system from
> the truck version; but the same 3.2 may accept your injection system &
> thus be a drop-in for your 2.8!. HTH & good luck, s
>
I just looked up that engine, GM-PN12363230. It's a 3.4 & IS a direct
replacement for the truck's 2.8, which was designed for rear-wheel
drive--not for fwd like your Corsica. Sorry; would have made a screamer of
your Corsica-----as compared to other stock 2.8 Corsicas. sPN 12363230
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The 2.8 L engine was replaced by the 3.1 L engine in later Corsicas and Berettas.


thescaryone.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
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> I have a 1988 Corsica with the 2.8L V6, and I was wondering wether I
> could drop any larger an engine (even just a larger V6) into the car
> and still retain most of the the current parts, or what I could do to
> this engine to make it have more power mechanically. Thank you for any
> help.

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Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
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