# Is it possible?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [January 14, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009 "2013-01-14T10:35:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@MotoX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MotoX)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/1 "2013-01-14T10:35:51Z")
Just curious if any of you know if it would be possible to put a V8 into a 06 Cadillac cts with a 3.6. I know it’d be better off buying a V but if its something that is possible and won’t cost an arm and a leg, id be willing to do the work.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/2 "2013-01-14T11:13:35Z")
It wont pass a NY inspection but it can be done, although not cost effective. You would basically need a complete parts car for the swap.
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### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/3 "2013-01-14T11:23:41Z")
sure it could pass, and it can be done.
but its not feasable, by anymeans.
Sell it and find the one you want.
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### Author:  [@marks86](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/marks86)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/4 "2013-01-14T14:11:56Z")
anything can be done
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### Author:  [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/5 "2013-01-14T17:39:55Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/51482/7):
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> anything can be done
PM boxersix last I knew he had a smashed up CTSV for 16k
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### Author:  [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/6 "2013-01-14T18:15:31Z")
dont be dumb.
buy one that has a 8 in it… You can get cts-v’s now in the mid-high teens.
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### Author:  [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/7 "2013-01-14T18:39:14Z")
It’s impossible
Give up
Worst build thread ever
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### Author:  [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/8 "2013-01-14T20:44:00Z")
> [@few runs from tonight... jt76\> scspeed=5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/few-runs-from-tonight-jt76-scspeed-5-0/51493/9):
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> PM boxersix last I knew he had a smashed up CTSV for 16k
14.5K
🙂
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### Author:  [@MotoX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MotoX)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/9 "2013-01-14T21:21:58Z")
It was just a question, this isn’t a build thread but figured this was the right spot on the forum to ask such a question. I tried looking it up online but couldn’t get a straight answer. I know that anything can be done with the right amount of money, I was just simply asking if it was possible to swap without paying a ridiculous amount.
JSE - I don’t believe that anything is impossible, with the right amount of money and tools anything can be possible.
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### Author:  [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/10 "2013-01-14T21:28:56Z")
> [@Budweiser king of.... Belgians...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/30):
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> It was just a question, this isn’t a build thread but figured this was the right spot on the forum to ask such a question. I tried looking it up online but couldn’t get a straight answer. I know that anything can be done with the right amount of money, I was just simply asking if it was possible to swap without paying a ridiculous amount.
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> JSE - I don’t believe that anything is impossible, with the right amount of money and tools anything can be possible.
buttt you would have more money into converting that car to a V8 then it would cost to sell it and get a cts-v.
I never understood swapping a factory motor into a car that came as a option.
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### Author:  [@MotoX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MotoX)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/11 "2013-01-14T21:38:55Z")
Which is the reason why I started this topic, to find the answers that weren’t exactly as straight forward on any other site. Now that I see there’s no point, I won’t even bother attempting or even thinking about the idea anymore.
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### Author:  [@marks86](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/marks86)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/12 "2013-01-15T16:49:28Z")
> [@Budweiser king of.... Belgians...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/30):
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> It was just a question, this isn’t a build thread but figured this was the right spot on the forum to ask such a question. I tried looking it up online but couldn’t get a straight answer. I know that anything can be done with the right amount of money, I was just simply asking if it was possible to swap without paying a ridiculous amount.
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> JSE - I don’t believe that anything is impossible, with the right amount of money and tools anything can be possible.
At the end of the day by the time you buy the car, buy a motor, all the time, stress and all the little stupid things you need to buy, your better off just going out and buying a new one
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### Author:  [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/13 "2013-01-15T21:14:54Z")
> [@Budweiser king of.... Belgians...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/32):
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> I never understood swapping a factory motor into a car that came as a option.
In some situations it makes sense. For example my accord was available in other markets with a 200hp 2.2L high revving twin cam, as opposed to the 130-145hp single cams that are available in the US. Came out of the same factory in Ohio as my car, then got shipped overseas.
Another example is if you have already done most of a build on your car. Although it would have made more sense to start with the engine you wanted.
But if you have a relatively stock car, and there are many examples of the same car with the engine you want on the market, you’re right, it doesn’t make sense.
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### Author:  [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/14 "2013-01-15T23:00:32Z")
turbo the v6
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/15 "2013-01-16T07:48:08Z")
> [@Standby Beer of Choice?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/standby-beer-of-choice/51505/41):
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> In some situations it makes sense. For example my accord was available in other markets with a 200hp 2.2L high revving twin cam, as opposed to the 130-145hp single cams that are available in the US. Came out of the same factory in Ohio as my car, then got shipped overseas.
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> Another example is if you have already done most of a build on your car. Although it would have made more sense to start with the engine you wanted.
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> But if you have a relatively stock car, and there are many examples of the same car with the engine you want on the market, you’re right, it doesn’t make sense.
People do it for insurance reasons too. It’s common with my car (RSX) apparently the Type-S is a good bit more expensive to insure so people swap the type-s motor into the base pretty frequently. That way they get the added performance but the insurance company assumes you have the base still and charges for that. I haven’t looked into how long before the money you spend on the swap is paid off with insurance savings though haha.
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### Author:  [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/16 "2013-01-16T09:16:33Z")
> [@Standby Beer of Choice?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/standby-beer-of-choice/51505/53):
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> People do it for insurance reasons too. It’s common with my car (RSX) apparently the Type-S is a good bit more expensive to insure so people swap the type-s motor into the base pretty frequently. That way they get the added performance but the insurance company assumes you have the base still and charges for that. I haven’t looked into how long before the money you spend on the swap is paid off with insurance savings though haha.
For someone in the “high risk” insurance demographic (read: 18-25 year old male), probably not all that long.
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/17 "2013-01-16T09:32:05Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s 18-26. I know when I turned 27 my rates dropped significantly.
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### Author:  [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/18 "2013-01-16T10:34:13Z")
Age 25 auto insurance rates tend to go down
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/19 "2013-01-16T10:38:52Z")
Maybe it was when I turned 26. I dunno once I hit 21 the years seemed to start blending together.
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-possible/266009/20 "2013-01-16T12:49:24Z")
> [@iPod touch 2.0 firmware \](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-touch-2-0-firmware-free/51359/48):
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> I’m pretty sure it’s 18-26. I know when I turned 27 my rates dropped significantly.
> [@How smrt is NYSpeed?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-smrt-is-nyspeed/51516/31):
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> Age 25 auto insurance rates tend to go down
> [@FS:subs and boxes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-subs-and-boxes/51487/2):
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> Maybe it was when I turned 26. I dunno once I hit 21 the years seemed to start blending together.
This does not always happen, people start to get better rates around this age but it also has to do with experience, someone who gets there license at 25/26 will still have higher rates. So it really depends on if you started driving at 16 or later, also some insurance companies don’t discount because of age at all.
If you really want a discount…get married. Then your insurance will go down quite noticeably.
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