i have been reading here for a while now, i have a 99 jbody, has a bad engine 2.2 or 2200 however you call it.

anyway a car carrier wrecked here recently and the chevy dealer has a 2008 malibu with a 3600 v6 and 6 speed auto that was totaly crushed on the top and side in the wreck, i have no idea if the engine would work for a swap, but it sure sounds like it could be a fun one to try, is it totaly different than the old grand am, ond other v6 engines? I have alot of mods and money put in the car so i need to fix it, but 900 to 1200 for another 2200 seems like i should do somthing better,

help i need advice on what to do with my car.

with enough work and money you can make any engine/tranny fit. not sure about the 3600 personally...but it might be worth a try




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after a internet search variable valve timing and i dont know if it has that feature that runs less cylenders on the highway, it might be a bit too advanced for my old car, maybe i will go get a bone yard replacement engine

dont know looks a bit big

[imghttp://automanager.homenetinc.com/dealers/3983/8379/08C1648(22).jpg

http://automanager.homenetinc.com/dealers/3983/8379/08C1648(22).jpg
try that instead.
i would like to see what it looks like under all that plastic.



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thanks for fixing the pic there, you guys are pretty cool here

joe malechowski wrote:http://automanager.homenetinc.com/dealers/3983/8379/08C1648(22).jpg
try that instead.
i would like to see what it looks like under all that plastic.

The 3.6L is a DOHC engine, but still a 60*V6

Best I could find, still has some plastic though:





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It does not share the bellhousing of the other 60 Degree engines, though. I believe that engine and that transmission currently only mate to each other and nothing else.

Bah. Minor setback

FYI:

looks like its a bit big for this car.

Nope, it'll fit. It's not bigger than the 3800 or 3.5 DOHC, and they definitely fit.

im sure someone will try it, but i think it would be cost prohibitive for me to do that with my old car