No the 3.8 is 70's era tech with pushrods. The northstar is a 32 valve overhead cam v8. The northstar is normally 4.6L, but in the oldsmobile intrigue and aurora they had a baby northstar. These engine were a 4.0L v8 and a 3.5L v6. The most important thing to know about the northstar is they are a pain to work on and you don't ever want to try to fix them when they leak oil.
