In our next installment, we'll tackle dyno tuning and making this engine live in a restrictive OBD2 environment with the 3800 Series 2 Engine. - High Performance Pontiac Magazine ...

This particular 3.8L engine, given the name L36, made its debut in the 1995 model year and acted as a successor to the Series I L27 edition, though the 3800 as a whole had been around since the ...

The 3800 has been GM's bread-and-butter engine." With about 25 million built and a long production run dating to the Kennedy administration, Buick's V6 has a track record that few engines can match.

A Pontiac Fiero-obsessed GM fan recently put together a video explaining why the supercharged GM 3800 V6 engine is a great engine swap for this two-seater.

As the host points out, the 3.8L 3800 90-degree V6 engine is based on the same tooling as the 215 aluminum V8 produced in the ‘60s, ... Headers, 2500rpm stall (didn’t care for this one).

Where a standard-issue '95 Grand Prix would be powered by either a 3100 V-6 or 3.4L Twin Dual Cam V-6, the engine bay of this GP featured a supercharged and intercooled version of the 3800 Series ...

Even if the performance figures weren’t spectacular, the nearly flawless construction, beefy internals, ease of maintenance, and great fuel efficiency, make the 3800 - particularly in Series II ...

The performance-driven engine appeared in the second generation sedan, coupe, and wagon models of the CTS-V from 2008 (the 2009 model) to 2013. It produced 580 hp at 6100 RPM and 556 lb-ft of ...

Getting 100 extra horsepower on a 5.3L LS engine with a Trick Flow ... the carbureted 5.3L produced 337 hp at 5,500 rpm and 378 lb-ft of torque at 3,800 ... Running the same long-tube headers, ...

Time is catching up with Buick's seemingly ageless V-6 engine. The venerable workhorse, which set several industry benchmarks for quality, reliability, durability, performance, fuel economy and ...

Time is catching up with Buick's seemingly ageless V-6 engine. The venerable workhorse, which set several industry benchmarks for quality, reliability, durability, performance, fuel economy and ...