[badassmonte]

im wonder what are some small things i can do to the 3100 to get peak performance out of it i already have a k&n filter is there anything else i can do to it with out doing an engine swap
the engine swap is in the future cuz my 3100 only has 91k on it any ideas

[Squeegee]

Top swap, pcm, exhaust.....

[jaybaum96]

Just do a pcm and exhaust, save money for a engine swap.

[ChibiBlackSheep]

wot-tech.com
60degreev6.com

[badassmonte]

how much are pcm and what are going to be my gains i heard that pcm doesnt do much with out other mods
i have an exhaust but no header

[ChibiBlackSheep]

PCM is for fun mostly.

Removing speed limiter, giving some timing, firmer shifts.

You'll feel a difference, but yes, it's not a big difference without mods.

[MiKe0589]

Most of the mods in my sig are pretty cheap and make a nice increase in power.

When my monte was stock i never raced anything in it but it was pretty damm slow, lol.

With my mods now i walked my friends 02 ford escape V6 pretty hard from a dig and a roll, They are said to be good for low 16's but take that with a grain of salt.

This post has been edited by MiKe0589: 11 May 2010 - 12:12 PM

[badassmonte]

MiKe0589, on 11 May 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

Most of the mods in my sig are pretty cheap and make a nice increase in power.

When my monte was stock i never raced anything in it but it was pretty damm slow, lol.

With my mods now i walked my friends 02 ford escape V6 pretty hard from a dig and a roll, They are said to be good for low 16's but take that with a grain of salt.

WHERE did you get all of your items

[Cully77]

Honestly if you have to ask 'where did you get everything' you probably need to hang around here longer and learn more about what these mods are, what they cost, how much work is involved, and what your goals are for your car

[badassmonte]

Cully77, on 11 May 2010 - 03:03 PM, said:

Honestly if you have to ask 'where did you get everything' you probably need to hang around here longer and learn more about what these mods are, what they cost, how much work is involved, and what your goals are for your car

i asked where he got his i know some places you can get them i was wondering where he got his

[Brendensmonte]

paint it orange it makes it go fast lol... this was my first monte lol i didnt do this my friend did made it look like a crab lol

all i had was k&n stock replacement filter and new plugs and wires. I dont wana say the car was fast but it got up and went at 168000 mi

[Chris7130]

Brendensmonte, on 11 May 2010 - 07:41 PM, said:

paint it orange it makes it go fast lol... this was my first monte lol i didnt do this my friend did made it look like a crab lol

all i had was k&n stock replacement filter and new plugs and wires. I dont wana say the car was fast but it got up and went at 168000 mi

^^
haha, never thought 'saw' the crab until you said that.



But original question. Do some searching on here and other site. If you're wanting fast anything your going to have to spend the money to get it. They L67 swap almost everyone wants is fast but there are things faster. And then of course there are some L67 that are faster than other L67 swaps depending on how much time and money people put into them.

The 3100 isn't this horrible dog every sometimes acts like it is but it's not super fast either. Enjoy the decent gas mileage and decent sounding WOT with 3100.

[MiKe0589]

badassmonte, on 11 May 2010 - 02:25 PM, said:

MiKe0589, on 11 May 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

Most of the mods in my sig are pretty cheap and make a nice increase in power.

When my monte was stock i never raced anything in it but it was pretty damm slow, lol.

With my mods now i walked my friends 02 ford escape V6 pretty hard from a dig and a roll, They are said to be good for low 16's but take that with a grain of salt.

WHERE did you get all of your items

I got my 3400 UIM, LIM, And TB from the J/Y for about $60, Then i port and polished them myself.

I Made the FWI myself out of 3''ID PVC pipe cover with heat wrap, I am running a 3.5'' AEM dryflow filter.

I would not descreen the MAF on a DD unless you want to take the chance that your car will not run right, I just tryed it to do it and it worked out for me. I got lucky.

A buddy of mine gave me the poly mounts, But ZZP has them for like $60 IIRC.

I would just have your PCM dyno tuned after you get it somewhat modded, I would not buy a pretuned PCM. (Just my .02)

I got the 180*t-stat from autozone.

Got the plug wires from summitracing.com, I would not worry much about getting these unless the wires you have now are shot.

Thats most of the powertrain mods i have done.

This post has been edited by MiKe0589: 13 May 2010 - 12:14 AM

[badassmonte]

MiKe0589, on 13 May 2010 - 12:13 AM, said:

badassmonte, on 11 May 2010 - 02:25 PM, said:

MiKe0589, on 11 May 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

Most of the mods in my sig are pretty cheap and make a nice increase in power.

When my monte was stock i never raced anything in it but it was pretty damm slow, lol.

With my mods now i walked my friends 02 ford escape V6 pretty hard from a dig and a roll, They are said to be good for low 16's but take that with a grain of salt.

WHERE did you get all of your items

I got my 3400 UIM, LIM, And TB from the J/Y for about $60, Then i port and polished them myself.

I Made the FWI myself out of 3''ID PVC pipe cover with heat wrap, I am running a 3.5'' AEM dryflow filter.

I would not descreen the MAF on a DD unless you want to take the chance that your car will not run right, I just tryed it to do it and it worked out for me. I got lucky.

A buddy of mine gave me the poly mounts, But ZZP has them for like $60 IIRC.

I would just have your PCM dyno tuned after you get it somewhat modded, I would not buy a pretuned PCM. (Just my .02)

I got the 180*t-stat from autozone.

Got the plug wires from summitracing.com, I would not worry much about getting these unless the wires you have now are shot.

Thats most of the powertrain mods i have done.

thank you very much for your help

[MiKe0589]

badassmonte, on 13 May 2010 - 09:32 AM, said:

MiKe0589, on 13 May 2010 - 12:13 AM, said:

badassmonte, on 11 May 2010 - 02:25 PM, said:

MiKe0589, on 11 May 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

Most of the mods in my sig are pretty cheap and make a nice increase in power.

When my monte was stock i never raced anything in it but it was pretty damm slow, lol.

With my mods now i walked my friends 02 ford escape V6 pretty hard from a dig and a roll, They are said to be good for low 16's but take that with a grain of salt.

WHERE did you get all of your items

I got my 3400 UIM, LIM, And TB from the J/Y for about $60, Then i port and polished them myself.

I Made the FWI myself out of 3''ID PVC pipe cover with heat wrap, I am running a 3.5'' AEM dryflow filter.

I would not descreen the MAF on a DD unless you want to take the chance that your car will not run right, I just tryed it to do it and it worked out for me. I got lucky.

A buddy of mine gave me the poly mounts, But ZZP has them for like $60 IIRC.

I would just have your PCM dyno tuned after you get it somewhat modded, I would not buy a pretuned PCM. (Just my .02)

I got the 180*t-stat from autozone.

Got the plug wires from summitracing.com, I would not worry much about getting these unless the wires you have now are shot.

Thats most of the powertrain mods i have done.

thank you very much for your help

No problem, Good luck with your car bud.

[me6894]

Quote

The 3100 isn't this horrible dog every sometimes acts like

lol yes it is. And I get 36mpg highway with my 3800

[badassmonte]

MiKe0589, on 13 May 2010 - 12:22 PM, said:

badassmonte, on 13 May 2010 - 09:32 AM, said:

MiKe0589, on 13 May 2010 - 12:13 AM, said:

badassmonte, on 11 May 2010 - 02:25 PM, said:

MiKe0589, on 11 May 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

Most of the mods in my sig are pretty cheap and make a nice increase in power.

When my monte was stock i never raced anything in it but it was pretty damm slow, lol.

With my mods now i walked my friends 02 ford escape V6 pretty hard from a dig and a roll, They are said to be good for low 16's but take that with a grain of salt.

WHERE did you get all of your items

I got my 3400 UIM, LIM, And TB from the J/Y for about $60, Then i port and polished them myself.

I Made the FWI myself out of 3''ID PVC pipe cover with heat wrap, I am running a 3.5'' AEM dryflow filter.

I would not descreen the MAF on a DD unless you want to take the chance that your car will not run right, I just tryed it to do it and it worked out for me. I got lucky.

A buddy of mine gave me the poly mounts, But ZZP has them for like $60 IIRC.

I would just have your PCM dyno tuned after you get it somewhat modded, I would not buy a pretuned PCM. (Just my .02)

I got the 180*t-stat from autozone.

Got the plug wires from summitracing.com, I would not worry much about getting these unless the wires you have now are shot.

Thats most of the powertrain mods i have done.

thank you very much for your help

No problem, Good luck with your car bud.

thanks man

[MiKe0589]

me6894, on 13 May 2010 - 01:32 PM, said:

Quote

The 3100 isn't this horrible dog every sometimes acts like

lol yes it is.

So is every V6 GM has ever made besides the turbo 3.8, 4.3 and the new 3.6.

[badassmonte]

MiKe0589, on 13 May 2010 - 12:41 PM, said:

me6894, on 13 May 2010 - 01:32 PM, said:

Quote

The 3100 isn't this horrible dog every sometimes acts like

lol yes it is.

So is every V6 GM has ever made besides the turbo 3.8, 4.3 and the new 3.6.

3100 is a great motor maybe not for performance but if you want a reliable motor i give it 2 thumbs up

[Squeegee]

Remember that when your lim's go, lol

[nitehawkjcb]

That's one of the few flaws with a 3100, the LIM gaskets. Mine was reliable up to 160k miles - being maintained of course. Now the transmission... Different story.

[badassmonte]

my old 3100 has 213k on it and never had a problem

[blazerman3]

If I were you I`d keep the 3100 until I had all I wanted to make the swap. It`s a good engine. Mine do just fine right now...31 MPG on the highway and good power in stop and go stuff. If ya got the bucks then go for it...

[Buck531]

Sell it and buy something faster..

then post in the correct forum

[badassmonte]

Buck531, on 19 May 2010 - 01:39 AM, said:

Sell it and buy something faster..

then post in the correct forum

its always on my mined lol

[lionell8732]

I GOT A 1995 MONTE CARLO LS 3.1 AND I RECENTLY CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TO A 1996 MONTE CARLO 3.1 TOO AND I NEED SUM HELP WITH THIS..... I CANT PLUG UP THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I DONT HAVE ANY WIRE TO IT SO IF I BOUGHT SUM ENGINE WIRE HARNESS FOR MY CAR WOULD THEY FIT TOWARD THE 96 MONTE CARLO TRANSMISSION I RECENTLY PUT IN IT

[Sidewinder]

lionell8732, on 28 May 2010 - 07:52 PM, said:

I GOT A 1995 MONTE CARLO LS 3.1 AND I RECENTLY CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TO A 1996 MONTE CARLO 3.1 TOO AND I NEED SUM HELP WITH THIS..... I CANT PLUG UP THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I DONT HAVE ANY WIRE TO IT SO IF I BOUGHT SUM ENGINE WIRE HARNESS FOR MY CAR WOULD THEY FIT TOWARD THE 96 MONTE CARLO TRANSMISSION I RECENTLY PUT IN IT

WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME!!!!

As for the question about 3100 performance, if you plan on doing a swap later I wouldn't bother putting money into the 3100. Save that extra money for the swap. What kind of swap are you looking at doing?

This post has been edited by Sidewinder: 28 May 2010 - 11:08 PM