# V-6 3.8 with Supercharger

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 21, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764 "2009-05-21T01:03:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![JohnMy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@JohnMy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnMy)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764/1 "2009-05-21T01:03:21Z")

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Having now owned 3 Pont. Bonn. SSEi with the V-6, 3.8 L. Supercharged engine, I love this engine. I now own a 03 which is the last one!  
  
 Does any car manufacturer still use this engine. My 03 won’t last forever. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764/2 "2009-05-21T02:54:43Z")

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The 2005 Monte Carlo SS was the last W-Body car to have the supercharged 3.8L engine. The 5.3L replaced it in the newer W-Body’s. It’s substantially more powerful.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764/3 "2009-05-22T15:52:22Z")

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Buick uses the 3.8L, but it is not supercharged anymore. See it here:

[http://www.goodwrench.com/gmgoodwrenchjsp/gmspo/Vin/2009+VIN+Card.pdf](http://www.goodwrench.com/gmgoodwrenchjsp/gmspo/Vin/2009+VIN+Card.pdf)

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764/4 "2009-05-22T18:15:14Z")

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This engine in non-supercharged form was used in the Lumina APV (and it variants). I feel it was part of the best mini-van power train for many years. A lot of people have good feelings about the 3.8, best V-6 GM ever made.

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764/5 "2009-05-22T22:04:09Z")

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Certainly better than the 3.8L Ford made.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/v-6-3-8-with-supercharger/30764/6 "2009-05-22T22:31:19Z")

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This is the last year for the 3.8L. Next year the LaCrosse uses a 3L V6. I know that I got good service out of my 1998 Regal over the last 10 years.