4.2 I6 Vortec

[Oklahoma]

Has any one attempted or have ever planted one of these little power houses in the 60-66? If so do any of you have pictures of the finished product and your thoughts on the subject? Thanks

[ol Curt]

My son has a sweet running I6 in his Lexus IS300. I would like to steal it while he is here for the weekend, but I'm afraid he wouldn't help me take the door off tomorrow.
Those inlines can make a lot of power and have great torque.

[joe231]

i don't know much about them, but I think it would be cool as hell!!!

[Oklahoma]

Come on, you guys have gotta be kidding me! I figured I would have an overwelming responce to this one. How sweet would it be to pull up to the light with a vortec I6 and blow some stangs off the line.

[joe231]

guess most people think if you are going to all that trouble, might as well do ahead with the LSx swap

[scotts62]

[Oklahoma]

You know, I wonce saw someone jump off a bridge one day, hummmm kind of make's you think....

[TimE]

I think it would be a really cool swap. With that being said, go ahead and take "the road less traveled"...and be sure to post lots of pics.

[scotts62]

Originally Posted by Oklahoma

You know, I wonce saw someone jump off a bridge one day, hummmm kind of make's you think....

Hmmm... yes but you did ask what our thoughts were on the subject..
I think it would be an ok swap but i was just agreeing with Joe for the simple fact of since you had to do the same work you could have just a little bigger engine thats all..

[sick69]

I think it would depend on the out put of the engine. I don't know much about the vortec I6. I think just the uncommon factor makes it cool though.

Frank

[scotts62]

It would be a cool and different setup, do you already have an engine and stuff or are you just thinking about doin the swap?

[Oregoon]

Bigger isn't always better. What about those old Offy inliners, or the fabled Cosworth motors?

Those Vortecs are supposed to put out 270 lb-ft... Pretty peppy. Of course my 292 is supposed to be pushing the same.

If you go forward, check into the rumors about the cylinder sleeves loosening up.

[scotts62]

Originally Posted by Oregoon

Bigger isn't always better. What about those old Offy inliners, or the fabled Cosworth motors?

Those Vortecs are supposed to put out 270 lb-ft... Pretty peppy. Of course my 292 is supposed to be pushing the same.

If you go forward, check into the rumors about the cylinder sleeves loosening up.

Very true i have a 4.3 that will keep up with some 350's.

[Oklahoma]

No I dont have one yet, I use to have a trailblazer with the I6 and it had lots of power, and I wanted to do something different. I thought it would be a nice clean set-up. I checked on an engine and I can get the whole set-up for about 5 bills. If any of you have the chance to test drive one, with this engine in it, give it a try, the hp rating is at 275, like the LT1's

[69_hafton]

There's quite a few threads on inlinersdotorg, but you'd have to sign up to do a search. Lots of information if your serious enough to do the research. I'd like to see one done personally, but it's not the fastest way to get an engine.

http://www.inliners.org/ubbthreads/u...=45076&fpart=1

[joe231]

$500??
what do you get for $500
that is a good price if you get everything you need....
what transmission would you run? you don't get the transmission too for $500, do ya?

[Oregoon]

Originally Posted by scotts62

Very true i have a 4.3 that will keep up with some 350's.

NOT that I'm advocating for a swap, but the tuner-crowd gets some pretty serious numbers out of their small-displacement mills. For that matter, the current issue of Hot Rod Deluxe has a cool feature about squeezing maximum power out of a four-banger Ford flattie.

On that note, I've always though an Iron Duke would be a cool engine in a stripped-down short-wide.

I guess it's like the old saying goes, speed costs money. How fast do you wanna go?

[scotts62]

Originally Posted by Oregoon

NOT that I'm advocating for a swap, but the tuner-crowd gets some pretty serious numbers out of their small-displacement mills. For that matter, the current issue of Hot Rod Deluxe has a cool feature about squeezing maximum power out of a four-banger Ford flattie.

On that note, I've always though an Iron Duke would be a cool engine in a stripped-down short-wide.

I guess it's like the old saying goes, speed costs money. How fast do you wanna go?

no kidding, "the price you pay to go fast"

[rookierodbuilder]

Here a while Back, someone ran a turbocharged vortec I6 in a chevy II wagon and was knocking down low 9's in the quarter in one of Hot Rod Magazines events ( I think it was at their Pump Gas Drags). Anyway, here is a link to a vid of the car running on youtube

YouTube - NOVA WAGON 4200 VORTEC INLINE 6 TURBO

[67_C-30]

The thing with the those 4200 Vortecs is that they would have more power out the box than any small block V8 ever put in a truck until the 5.3L LSX engines. No stock 327 or 350 ever made the power the 4200's do. The Trailblazers they were designed for weigh in at 4300# and the later versions produce 285HP. One of my friends had one with the 270HP version, and it was stronger than any stock small block pickup made before 1996. I think it would be a interesting swap for an factory inline 6 truck. They come in Trailblazers with a 4L60E transmission, so that would be neat to have in a old truck as well.



In 4400# Trailblazers, the 4200 L6 is good for 15.5 seconds at 93 mph in the 1/4 with a 7.2 second 0-60 time. The 1993 454 SS trucks ran 15.8 at 90 in 1/4 mile (source: Motortrend, Jun ‘93) Something to think about huh?

[scotts62]

Thats a cool video! Thanks for sharing.

[rookierodbuilder]

Your welcome!

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by rookierodbuilder

Here a while Back, someone ran a turbocharged vortec I6 in a chevy II wagon and was knocking down low 9's in the quarter in one of Hot Rod Magazines events ( I think it was at their Pump Gas Drags). Anyway, here is a link to a vid of the car running on youtube YouTube - NOVA WAGON 4200 VORTEC INLINE 6 TURBO

WOW! That is cool!

[TimE]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

The thing with the those 4200 Vortecs is that they would have more power out the box than any small block V8 ever put in a truck until the 5.3L LSX engines. No stock 327 or 350 ever made the power the 4200's do. The Trailblazers they were designed for weigh in at 4300# and the later versions produce 285HP. One of my friends had one with the 270HP version, and it was stronger than any stock small block pickup made before 1996. I think it would be a interesting swap for an factory inline 6 truck. They come in Trailblazers with a 4L60E transmission, so that would be neat to have in a old truck as well.



In 4400# Trailblazers, the 4200 L6 is good for 15.5 seconds at 93 mph in the 1/4 with a 7.2 second 0-60 time. The 1993 454 SS trucks ran 15.8 at 90 in 1/4 mile (source: Motortrend, Jun ‘93) Something to think about huh?

Excellent points!!

[rookierodbuilder]

You see some really interesting engine combos in the magazine, and that is a lot of the reason that I am such a loyal subscriber to it. The competitors in many of its events are very innovative and these effective oddball power combinations keep me reading.