gen 1 3.8 sc?

[Turbo6Smackdown]

Ok, sorry for asking such a cherry question but, Im currently in the process of replacing my daily driver with another charge air buick. I would LOVE it to be another g body, but i cant use a G as a daily driver, cuz i care soo much for them, that i wouldnt be able to actually drive it. i would get nervous when it rains, would have to park waayy in back when going shopping due to door dings etc etc.... I cant do this. I need a non g body, but still want it to be a buick of some sort. would prefer an older non g body t type, but that would be pretty much impossible. I may build my own though. So heres my questions..
1. were there super charged 3.8 litres in 88/89?
2. how hard are they to transplant into 87-90 N/A buicks?
3. how easy is it to make an older fwd N/A 3.8 litre zippy?

I am going to either buy a newer supercharged 3.8 buick, or, just an N/A t type lesabre, somerset, or skylark, or, throw a first gen supercharged 3.8 into an 88-89 lesabre and do my own 'blackout trim' package on her.. who knows... just exploring my options as of now. Thanks in advance.

 

[dmanlyr]

The first GM 3.8 supercharged engines came out in the calander year of 1991, with a model year of 1992.

At least as far as I know. I have never come across a 1991 model year car with the supercharged 3.8.

David

 

[Turbo6Smackdown]

Oh ok. Were they dogs, or were they easily modded to be zippy.

 

[dmanlyr]

They had 205 hp (92-93) or 225hp (94-95) and used the smaller M62 supercharger. Of course a smaller pulley can be added for a bit more, and a few years ago more hop up stuff was available but now most of the stuff made is for the series II and later.

The series II carried a stock 240 hp and was phased in around the 1995 model year or so, depending upon the exact car model.

I am a Oldsmobile 98 fan myself ( the touring sedan models with the hiher performance suspension, bucket seats, floor shift, etc. This is something that Buick never offered in the equivilent Park Avenue) , so I am limited to the series I as they were only offerered in the 92-94 model year 98's (Series II were offerered in the later Olds 88's)

What I run is a s series I M62 ported supercharger, water/menthol injection and smaller pulley. I also have a 3" exhaust system along with a rather noisy (not the best) Flowmaster and high flow cat. It works ok, and suprises quite a few people. I would say that I have about 235 / 240 hp as it sits. Much more and you really need to reprograme the computer, and this is a bit hard now on the OBD-1 systems as most everything has gone to the newer OBD-II systems.

David