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Hello all! It has been a minute since I've been on here, longer yet since I've really done anything to the Reatta. The stock engine developed some very unhealthy noises and it sat for a bit while I accumulated parts and money and knowledge. Now I have probably half the parts, not nearly enough money, and goodness-knows not enough knowledge. Press on regardless. Here we go! S/C Series II 3800 and 6sp manual going in. Going to need some encouragement and possibly some badgering to keep on track! Ha! I have an almost complete S2 S/C 3800 with an extra helping of internals and bolt-ons from ZZP. And I have a 6sp manual and shifter from a Pontiac G6 GXP. Goals: get it in there and working with stock electronics... Yup. STOCK electronics. Why? So the dash still works. It's a good portion of the charm of this car to me. I have found products and people willing and able to help. I still would love everyone's input from here. You all are a wealth of knowledge. I've read the factory service manuals cover to cover a few times and my default fact-check is still here. Current status: almost complete motor (yay!). One more big-ticket item to buy- the intercooler. have the trans, no idea what bits I have to stack to get one to power the other, but I'll figure it out. As of this morning there is an empty hole where the engine and trans were in the Reatta. Fair bit of cleaning to do and some figuring. No clue where a clutch master is going to sit. There's not much space on that firewall. Engine mounts are another concern, but I'll mock up the trans to get those sorted. New coilovers going in up front. New spring and aftermarket struts going in back. Yay fabrication! If I have anything machined or CNC manufactured I will upload all files so anyone can have these parts made. Progress will be rather slow, but I'd like to have it running and driving by the end of the summer. Can't work on it indoors as the "garage" you'll likely see behind my car is a 150 yr old wood floored barn that is not up to carrying the weight of a car. I will upload pics and stories as often as I can. Please ask questions and badger me for updates. I'm doing this because I like it, but if there were anyone else in the world that would get a kick out of it they would be here. Thank you in advance! -Brock

I have had little to no contact with ZZP other than many years ago when I was looking at massaging the LN3 in my Reatta. Their response was "why?". At the time I thought that rather rude but since that time I understand that the Series 2 is a better platform to hot rod, so, I get it. My tuning help has been Ryan at GM Tuners aka Sinister Performance. I found that all input is helpful. Much of the adjusting for deleting missing components, like the transmission gear indicators, just involves turning off the various items in the chip. The operating system to make the engine run have remained pretty similar all the way up until the 3800 was discontinued, so making it run with the Reatta dash intact is pretty straightforward. A guy called Betsy Blue (I think) did a five speed on the LN3 or L27 many moons ago. I have run out of the energy, as well as the time, to do any major modifications, plus I am too lazy to work a third pedal, but I say, go for it. I still may add my half turbo to my Series 1 supercharger, since I have pretty much all the parts, but ...🙃 I should say, his car was Betsy Blue and I think his name was Greg?

Super slick setup. It bolts between the supercharger and the intake. I've quite a few other parts from these folks and have been to their shop. Great group of folks! https://zzperformance.com/collections/3800/products/stage-2-intercooler-system?_pos=5&_fid=fb0469f1f&_ss=c&zCountry=US

This is the guy to talk to. He is over on the AACA Reatta forum but he has done a couple with a stick shift. Very knowledgeable guy https://forums.aaca.org/topic/246614-finally-done-series-iii-and-f40-six-speed-swap/#comment-1303506