Gm atlas engine swap. The other half of this project involving the complete rebuild of the 2002 gm atlas 42l engine can proceed at a very leisurely pace once that engine is removed and the 04 is tucked therein. The atlas program got its start around the same time with gm sold on the benefits of an inline engine. Standard shift parts interchange the chevy i6 has the same bellhousing and clutch parts interchange as the small block v8. The chevy ls engine has become the de facto engine swap suggestion for anyone seeking to add power to their existing platform regardless of where the original vehicle might have been built or how many cylinders it left the factory with.
Available for all of the atlas inline engines. But there will be nothing casual about the need for very careful disassembly of the 02 engine and when being re built. We got started with the test fit and pan modifications sump was on the wrong end to clear the front differential. Send the engine harness out of your engine to be swapped and well convert it for stand alone use.
Its easy enough to understand why. That vortec 4200launched on the trailblazer bravada and gmc envoy in 2002was the first engine in the atlas family of inline engines which included straight five and inline four engines. We specialize in gms atlas series of inline engines including the vortec 4200 straight six. It was the first atlas engine and was introduced in 2002 for the chevrolet trailblazer gmc envoy and oldsmobile bravada the engine is also in use in the buick rainier saab 9 7x and the isuzu ascenderit displaces 42 l.
The lead time on harnesses is about 5 weeks. The ll8 or vortec 4200 is a straight 6 gasoline engine produced between 2002 and 2009. 28002900 35003700 and 4200. We got a great deal on a 42l i 6 275hp low miles out of a trailblazerenvoy and are putting it into our 1991 fj80.
Vortec inline stand alone engine harness. In the case of working the magic of this device on the gm atlas 42l engine ill just tilt the block on the engine stand to about a 45 angle so that i wont have to position my wrist in an odd way to negotiate my big drill in and out of each cylinder straight up and down at a right angle to the ground. Gm was without a truck grade i6 from 1991 2001 but remedied that with serious style when they released their powerful atlas series engines in 2002. The ls v8 is relatively compact thanks to its ohv design aluminum construction helps keep the weight down and so many.
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