Q: engine

asked by on January 02, 2017

i was wondering what else would i have to upgrade and change if i got a 2010 cadillac 4.6l northstar for my camaro and what would be the estimate i know i would keep the same trasnimission since both used the 6L50 transmission and where could i go to get more info aabout what ill have to do to make this swap and what would i have to get if you could list it for me
My car has an automatic transmission.

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