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 torque curve of the Vortec 4200 is very flat, with 90 percent of peak torque available between 1,600 rpm and 5,600 rpm.Backing up the inline six is the familiar 4L60E four-speed automatic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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).

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 ...