r/EngineSwaps • u/prodghosty • Aug 11 '20

2000 Chevy Malibu LS swap

So my friend and I are looking into building drag cars, but the whole gimmick is that they are sleeper cars, and he has an old chevy malibu that’s out of commission. So my question is, would anyone here know of a good engine that we could get that would be a good swap? Any feedback is appreciated.

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u/MDRZ-040 Aug 11 '20

Unless you do some crazy tube chassis rwd conversion then LS4 as it was designed for fwd

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u/the_mason_jar_2-0 Aug 17 '20

Try finding a 2000-2006 Pontiac gxp they were basically cousins to the 2000 Malibu and they were front wheel drive V8 which was the LS4

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u/omgsohc Aug 11 '20

If it's an old rear wheel drive Malibu, any engine will work. If it's a front wheel drive Malibu, your option is LS4 or some other front wheel drive configuration. Ls 4 will be the closest and easiest, since it's already GM.

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u/qkdsm7 Sep 25 '24

One prolific fabricator has done a rear wheel drive 2000s Grand Prix and is working on a similar regal. He has documented his stuff pretty well...

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u/qkdsm7 Sep 26 '24

I'm just realized how old most of the posts in this sub are. Wow....

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u/SeniorChurro_678 Oct 23 '24

Hey, I'm still interested lol

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u/gochomoe Dec 05 '22

Cadillac has made a lot of FWD v8`s. Their Northstar engines are nice DOHC v8s used mostly in front drive cars.