Trying to find trans am, no reasonable examples for under $12k and most are c5 vette prices...

Yeah but those accords also increased their weight 400lbs over the 6th gen.

>buy v6
>slap in JY 4.8/5.3
>add chink tarbo

>enjoy

>Can the 3800 v6 make a reasonable 250hp with I/H/E and tune?
No. To make it do that, you're talking major work like race-ported aluminum heads, a balance shaft delete and a big thumping cam that makes it almost undriveable.

3800 is SHIT at making power.

Not that simple. You need the front sub-frame from an LS1 Firebird/Camaro and a different transmission/shifter/wiring harness.

You can make it fit, it's a LOT of work and custom fabrication of some parts.

Most people say it's not worth it and you should just go the turbo route.

Also this. The front subframes from the V6's to V8's are different.

There's a lot more to it than just pulling the six out and stuffing an eight in there.

Here's a dyno sheet of a naturally aspirated 3800 putting down 271 RWHP. Huge improvement over stock. T5 will put down 180 stock, auto will put down 160 stock.

I'm running a slightly more aggressive cam in my 3800 than this guy used as well.

And a big thumping cam doesn't make it undriveable at all. I've got a 3000 stall converter and it works beautifully on the street.

>still a shit engine design.

What are the main mods? As far as I can tell, intake exhaust tune will get me 220whp. What are the main bottlenecks of the 3800?

>What are the main bottlenecks of the 3800?
Airflow through the cylinder head, both intake and exhaust. A massive port job is required.