Driving Line compares the GM 4.2-liter inline-six-cylinder Vortec 4200 to Toyota's 2JZ engine, one of the most powerful ...

He wasn't happy with the original Pontiac single-overhead-cam (SOHC) six and opted for an '05 Vortec 4200 (4.2L) purchased from Parts Planet in Rancho Cordova, California. With a turbocharger and ...

The engine is called the Vortec 4200 I6 and was initially created for General Motors’ midsize sport utility vehicles. Chevrolet engineers created a 24-valve, dual overhead cam, all-aluminum ...

It’s known by several names: The LL8, Vortec 4200, or more colloquially, the Ameri-Barra. The latter draws on a comparison to the mighty Barra I6 that Ford sold for years in Australia.

In the first installment, I'll talk about one engine that doesn't get nearly enough credit: the Vortec 4200 inline-six found under the hood of the Chevrolet Trailblazer. Nobody looks at the now ...

The first and most enduring member of this family was the all-aluminum Vortec 4200 (or LL8). A no-nonsense, 4.2-liter, straight-six workhorse, it delivered around 270 hp to the fleet of 2002 mid ...

In 2008, the 9-7X was available as a 4.2i (with 291hp Vortec 4200 straight-six engine), a 5.3i (with a 300 horsepower V8), and an Aero (with the same 395-horse 6.0-liter V8 as the Trailblazer SS).

The first item on my shopping list turned out to be broken. The first item on my Vortec 4200 shopping list is a power-steering pump reservoir, to replace the cracked one on my engine. Sadly ...

That means a standard 275-hp Vortec 4200 inline-six, RWD or AWD drivetrains, and standard rear air suspension. For '04, an optional 5.3L/285-hp V-8 will be offered, the same one that does such ...

Space for five additional passengers can be found in the rear. Making it move is the LL8 4200 Vortec engine, a straight-six displacing 4.2 liters (254 cubic inches). Produced between 2002 and 2009 ...