VS motor in VT?

[graham7773]

Did a search and only came up with stuff that made no sense. Can I put a 1996 3800 VS motor in a 1998 VT? Is everything the same. I ask this because everything looks the same

[Langas]

Youd need to swap a few things...pretty sure the engine mounts are different (brackets on one side anyway), exhaust headers are different and the VS ecotec did not have an EGR valve.

I went the other way - putting a vx engine into a vs....which I since sold

[mrVT]

dont mean to be rude but why would u put an older engine in a newer car and not get a nwer model engine like from a vx, vy into ur vt rather then going from a vs to a vt????? unless u already had the engine sitting different story, personaly i would go for the vx or vy engine that has more kw in power and for a cheap ampunt to these days vt vx vy motors go for as little as 500 bucks dont know if people agree with me just my opinion really!

[ashbox]

depending on which state your in, i'm not sre about the rest of aus but in sa, you can't put an older motor into a newer car.
the motor needs to be the same year or newer

[graham7773]

OK, now I am looking for a VX, or VY V6 motor. thanks all

[s_ikari2015]

The 3.8 in VT's onwards had Aircon as standard. As they say mounts are different because it uses a different K frame (the crossmember the whole engine sits on).