- Jan 6, 2013
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Noticed the interesting attempt to use a BOP turbo 400. Not betting on that being 100 percent reliable.
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That's gonna be interesting to follow. Was reading in the comments because I figured people who know nothing about this motor were going to talk smack about it, wasn't wrong about that:
Noticed the interesting attempt to use a BOP turbo 400. Not betting on that being 100 percent reliable.
Have personally seen two of them split the head length wise.
Yes it is. The amount of ignorance towards this engine in the comment section is really making me mad.That's just total bull.
Yeah I don't know why he didn't use the 4l60e. Great choice on his part for using an later year 4.2, more horsepower and better flowing head. This guy sure does have a lot of work cut out for him though, especially with the wiring and PCM... I've seen how much of a headache that becomes. I'm gonna post a link to the forum, hopefully he see's it and he ends up coming our way. I'd like for him to be able to get credible information.Getting back to this build, He should have went with a 4L60E instead of that junk 700R4. He'll need a full wiring harness, the accelerator pedal and probably @limequat 's expertise in getting these working outside of 360's.
I can tell you it's a 2008-2009 engine according to the coils and thermal fan clutch. He's gonna need the PCM too. And the engine mount brackets got hacked. He's in for a world of work.
I don't know why people troll in the comment sections on YouTube, on someone's decision to use "x" motor in their build. It's their choice for that project. Either reasonably inquire as to why they made that choice like an adult, give them props, or keep your mouth shut and go back to Reddit or something.
I'm gonna post a link to the forum, hopefully he see's it and he ends up coming our way.
Getting back to this build, He should have went with a 4L60E instead of that junk 700R4.
How those dowels relate to the crank center line is another thing best checked with an indicator.
The crank center line doesn't change unless the block has been line bored at some point different than factory original. So stroking doesn't change alignment respective of the dowels.
Truly underappreciated engine, and you probably know better than anyone how good it really is.A point on LL8 reliability...
Dealer techs are not a good source, as they only see the bad. Consumer reports provides year-by-year reliability almost every vehicle on the market, going back several years. The LL8 is about to fall of their radar, but when they last rated it, it had better reliability than the V8.
This has to be the jankiest build I've ever seen. If it runs, it will probably self destruct in 5 minutes.
I gotta say, this is one of the most haggared approaches to a 4200 swap & 4200 turbo build I've seen... Now that I've seen his most recent vid. I was excited at first, but he's pretty much setting himself up for failure. I mean, my God, they "eyeballed" the drilled holes for the torque converter bolt locations.Agreed. The internet will judge the 4200 on how well this stays together.....janky or not. I believe this car is going drag racing against his buddy driving a 60's Pontiac with a 2JZ. Fanboys are going to eat this up. Don't see it ending well.