question about 3 liter swaps

[pickle svt]

I recently bought a contour svt the guy said he had a 3L ! My question is how can I look at it and tell if it is a hybrid or a port match ?

 

[squeek]

Easiest way I would say is pull the uim off and lim. Look and see if the heads have the bugzuki plates and two sets of injector valleys.

Remember bud this section is truly only for intro posts. Give us the details on your ride.

 

[pickle svt]

I'm sorry I'm new what is the uim and lim ? and what would mean I have a port match and what would mean I have hybrid

 

[squeek]

http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?p=505477#post505477

Just a little searching and reading goes a long way.

 

[Quicksight]

You should be able to slightly see the plates underneath the LIM (lower intake manifold)

 

[Quicksight]

i'm sorry i'm new what is the uim and lim ? And what would mean i have a port match and what would mean i have hybrid

upper intake manifold
lower intake manifold

 

[Blackcoog]

Take a picture of the engine by and post it up on here. We can tell you what it is.

 

[Quicksight]

Take a picture of the engine by and post it up on here. We can tell you what it is.

My 3L looks completely stock.

 

[BAD SVT]

My 3L looks completely stock.

I'm pretty sure he knows that. I think he's simply trying to make it easier by seeing a pictureso as to point to the O.P what to physically take off the engine. Cuz from the looks of it, he seems to have a negligible amount of knowledge on car engines. Or maybe it's the acronym that threw him off.

 

[Quicksight]

I'm pretty sure he knows that. I think he's simply trying to make it easier by seeing a pictureso as to point to the O.P what to physically take off the engine. Cuz from the looks of it, he seems to have a negligible amount of knowledge on car engines. Or maybe it's the acronym that threw him off.

Ok

 

[Blackcoog]

My 3L looks completely stock.

It doesn't matter if it looks stock to you. We may be able to determine if it's a hybrid or ported 3L from a picture.

 

[Quicksight]

It doesn't matter if it "looks" stock to you. We may be able to determine if it's a hybrid or ported 3L from a picture.

I know what my stock 2.5 looked like and my 3.0 swap looks identical. You couldn't tell just from ONE photo of my engine bay. I'd have to take one of my LIM for you to even see anything. And that would still be hard to see cause of all the stuff in the way.

Maybe you professionals are magicians or something!! Lol..

 

[Blackcoog]

There are a few other slight changes, depending on the year 3L that was used, that we could spot in a picture.