engine bay space for a swap

[nolimitnick]

i have a 97 v6 camaro and i want to do a motor swap but i was just wondering if a 2.6L straight six would fit. if it wont i will probably put a 3.5L V6 that i will build up to around 600hp. any information on this will be very much appreciated. thank you.

[Joe 1320]

You'll need to take measurements of your intended motors. Many things will physically fit in the space, it's the motor mounts and exhaust clearance from the K member that will likely give you fits. I just spent the afternoon over at BMR hashing though some chassis issues on a conversion that I'm doing. You'll likely need to keep the stock K member and have a chassis shop weld up the appropriate mounts. The reason is that the stock K member has so much extra material to weld on comopounded with teh fact that you aren't dealing with a standardized swap like an LT-1.

[nolimitnick]

thanks for the advice

[Injuneer]

If you are capable of building some sort of 3.5L V6 up to 600HP, why not just build your 3.8L V6 up to 600HP. Or, consider the GN/GNX Turbo V6.