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SW MO | Kagen, your engine,The Vortec 6000, or LQ4, is a V8 truck engine. Displacement is 6.0 L (370 cu in) from 101.6 mm (4.0 in) bore and 92 mm (3.6 in) stroke 4.0-inch (100 mm) bore 3.622-inch (92.0 mm) stroke . It is an iron/aluminum (1999 & 2000 model year engines had cast iron heads) design and produces 300 hp (224 kW) to 325 and 360 lb·ft (488 N·m) to 370 lb·ft (502 N·m). LQ4s are built in Romulus, Michigan and Silao, Mexico
The Vortec 6000 L76 or new VortecMax is a Generation IV aluminum small block V8 truck engine based on the Holden L76 engine, and features variable cam phasing, along with Active Fuel Management. It can be considered the replacement for the Generation III LQ9 engine. It produces 367 hp (274 kW) at 5400 rpm and 375 lb·ft (508 N·m) at 4400 rpm. Production started in late 2006, and is only available with the new body style Silverado and Sierra VortecMax. | |
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Anyone familiar with the newer Chev pickups having the 6.2 gas?
