Motor Swap Page 1 | 2 | 3 This is the engine swap. I put in a Buick Lucerne motor with 2500 miles (4000km) 3.8L series II L36 motor to replace the camaro 3800 series II motor. First things first, Carnage!! 3.8L blown motor out of the car. It spun a bearing and threw a rod. This was in the process of being stripped down and salvaging parts With a little tug on the second piece, out came the next fragment…look at that crank, totally shredded. This is what happens when you throw a rod at the block at 3200rpm Here is what I found in the oil pan. Looks like we got a piston ring, part of a rod, a rod bolt and a bunch of other metal Just another picture of everything that was in the bottom of the oil pan Looks like the Piston made contact with something…probably the valve. Broken Rod Arm along with a few other chunks Two Pieces of the motor that broke off (the missing chunks from earlier) Page 1 | 2 | 3 Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)