Installing an EBAY TURBO on our Gm 4200 Vortec! Budget American Barra?

[@Leofred2000]

I think the Atlas engine is an undiscovered gem!

[@brianjones9682]

They are extremely reliable. I have one right now. I’ve had it bored and ported with injectors, intake, bigger throttle body and a few other things. They are definitely underestimated. Being that I made 470s as it is.

[@carlosgutierrez892]

@@brianjones9682 where can I find an atlas engine in AZ??

[@brianjones9682]

Carlos Gutierrez I can usually always find them in junkyards. You could get one for hardly nothing.

[@carlosgutierrez892]

@@brianjones9682 where can you get a bigger throttlebody for the trailblazer? I just noticed thats what that engine is called i feel stupid lol.

[@brianjones9682]

Carlos Gutierrez I actually just had mines ported honestly. I would like to see if an LS throttle body would fit and if so which one and the power outcome. I’ll let you know as soon as I get my hands on one to find out

[@shaunpc2512]

Mate I’m really impressed with this project so far, it’s great to see someone learning on a different motor something other than a LS or 2J which have been done to death.

[@MRLazaruslazz]

Have you seen a Barra

[@shaunpc2512]

@@MRLazaruslazz I have mate yes. Have you seen anyone do much with the vortec motors at all because I've not really seen any big power builds on this type of engine

[@lazarusmagellan2367]

@@shaunpc2512 search up “nivlac57” on KZbin. He has build videos, VVT dyno tuning, etc

[@shaunpc2512]

@@lazarusmagellan2367 I actually follow nivlac mate. Good to see someone else recommend them

[@lazarusmagellan2367]

@@shaunpc2512 good, hes got some good info. I was gonna do a 4200 but i settled on a k24 or ls

[@Tanner731]

06+ for the piston rod oil squirters

[@liveandletlive2894]

The 4L60E as we all know has, P R N N Good luck!

[@Ugrasrava]

4l80E should work though. Those things stand up behind boosted LS motors that make some monstrous torque with relatively little modification, and with a manual valve body they're pretty fun too.

[@sg34qw]

@@Ugrasrava 4200s use a special bell housing, you can adapt a LS bellhousing to it, but they don't directly bolt on

[@stever7638]

4l60E's can take boosted LS launches from a F-body all day long, they just need to be built. 6-cyl short wheelbase Envoy, Trailblazers have 8" rears and will likely need the 8.6" from a V8 or long wheel base model or the 9.5" from the SS. The engine won't rev much past 4K and will do so VERY lazily as there is a safety feature built in when in Park and Neutral.

[@callofgamer24]

@@stever7638 '06 and up should rev up to the rev limiter in Park/Neutral, but for '02-'05 you need to put the shifter between Park and Reverse so that the line on the gear indicator disappears. It's kinda annoying having to hold the shifter to keep it from dropping into Park or Reverse, but you can rev it up to 6300 RPM.

[@stever7638]

@@callofgamer24 Correct, but his was a pre-06.

[@TheSlinger22]

I previously had this on my trailblazer! Gave me no issues lasted me 450k plus km and now I want one to build and slap on a e46 to drift. Glad I came across this vid

[@rebaouihichame9898]

it gonna look like those nissan patrol's from the middle east with huge turbo sticking out of the engine bay that's a rad project hope it success

[@gigachad2485]

The nissan patrol has the bigger version of the RB26 it has 4.5-4.8 litre and the Toyota suv has the big version of the 2jz 4 litre

[@Terryrouge427]

This thing literally sounds like a bigger jz. So sick

[@CompressorSurge]

Perfect description 🍻

[@Heavychevy0402]

jrspeed_ 9312 dude i just discovered this thing i thought they had a 4.3 series 2 or some shit not a inline. that’s sick as fuck

[@T0astedR0asted]

Or a high-revving Cummins

[@chovocha1777]

No it's the 1fzfe out of the fzj80 Land cruiser

[@HarrisHotRods.]

The S10 Xtreme had the 4.3 Vortec which is a little different than the 4.2 Vortec found in these newer models. The 4.2 has 275hp stock & the 4.3 is at 190hp

[@Spangarangg]

I'm definitely stoked for this! As a BMW guy, I'm always stoked for I6 content (little tired of JZ stuff in general though).

[@Str8sixfan]

Hear, hear!

[@cannoncolossus2449]

The Atlas engine have a lot of potential, too bad they were so short lived.

[@Loki_Trickster]

So underrated as an engine, so unknown tho that they are still cheap.

[@802Garage]

Right? I've always wanted to see people mess with them more.

[@thebigj8691]

There is so many in the salvage yard due to transmission failures and front end problems, including the transfer case and front diff. People take the to a shop and their heads explode when they see the repair quote. I have 276,000 on my 2006 Envoy and after I rebuilt the trans and front end myself she is unstoppable. bottom line the Atlas cast in aluminum block was fantastic idea. Damn GM for going bankrupt when the going was good.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Cannon Colossus they are capable of 500whp

[@thenewnormal8853]

Honestly I don't know why anybody likes them if you work in a shop like I do and see these every day and the problems they have you wouldn't like them... big old boat anchor in my opinion

[@jakerabon970]

The 2005 Colorado 3.7 is the exact same engine with a cylinder chopped off. Has a turbo kit readily available. Add another pipe to the manifold and you're done. I just found this info days ago

[@boneheadpeterson]

Don’t be silly and throw that in a fox.... hurt everyone and put it in a Supra

[@Greenidiotday]

Don’t be ignorant

[@billgreenly5522]

That’s already been done lol

[@five12man]

Hey guys, don't forget about the 5-cyl vortec! Sounds awesome too and slightly smaller form factor 👍😎

[@harryfp1494]

That Volvo motor lmao 🤣

[@tristanfargal9395]

Could be a pretty cool idea to try to swap it into the s14 to test this swap since its already a rolling shell and you know the chassis well. Then you could try to drift it and swap it in another car and do the k24 s14 ! Could be a fun idea in my opinion ! :) keep up with amazing content ! We love it!

[@driller524]

This is sick. I am really excited to see how it runs on ecu masters.

[@jessepeeters485]

The 80’s montage music has returned!!!

[@fargeeks]

Dont know if its 80s but definitely synth music

[@Ugrasrava]

I've got a hell of an eye on this. A relatively modern inline six with real potential? In *North America?* That's like opening your window in the morning and finding Scarlett Johansson dancing naked outside your window.

[@bullhead360]

Take a drink every time he says “basically”

[@akiknowitall5051]

i ran out of beer...

[@raimundomrell8674]

ethyl coma

[@ironpony42]

My liver says no.

[@aaronturner3727]

i'm pissed already 🤣

[@____Mr.Happy____]

I am wasted.

[@802Garage]

I love this! Great idea to use it as a learning platform for tuning a new build from scratch. Really can't wait to see this rip.

[@reedhanson5945]

Trev (and anyone else). RFHs Tech tip for the day. WBO2 sensors need to go POST turbine and be atleast a foot before the exhaust pipe exit. They are pressure sensitive and the high exh manifold pressure will cause them to read wrong. they need to see near ambient pressure and if they are too close to exhaust pipe outlet they can also see some erroneous O2 from flow reversion of the ambient air going back in the exhaust. Also mount them at an angle so water doesnt condense on them and short out the heater.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

I’m very interested in this, my Colorado has the 3.5 inline 5 which is basically your engine with a cylinder chopped off. Been wanting to tickle it with some boost for years now

[@RyanTheMalamute]

@Dave Pawson not even on the same planet.

[@liveandletlive2894]

Pretty sure the 5 cylinder has forged internals

[@rexrunner]

Its like 06-09 iirc 3.5 has forged internals.

[@lexyadamsgirl123]

Man awesome Super ass cool do 0-60

[@eliascardoza9202]

😏 i have 06 trailblazer and i want see more never done some serious mods to a car but you got me thinking about it. Oh fyi right behind the the cap isn't that where you can put the drain

[@donhunter5.56]

If you have a scan tool that can do a throttle body relearn on it you can get the rpm to about 6k but only while you’re doin the relearn. Helps to hear it rev higher.

[@صديقالنجوم-خ8م]

for me the ideal project for this engine is an f-body camaro especially for the guys who has the v6 and want to upgrade to something cool. Of course if and only if it works. keep em coming

[@the4thgen_tfl]

Keep it on that frame and make it an Exoskeleton kinda truck.

[@ibidu1]

Fiberglass doors

[@Brock_Landers]

That would be sick.

[@5280dmax]

Like you said at least you could use it as a learning experience. If it works then that’s a bonus to people who want to possibly build one and put it in something.

[@zachdy]

That engine sounds rad actually

[@jonathan7744]

I would like to see you try and get the 3bar map sensor to work because it would be something normal people could do. Thus it would be more repeatable

[@jahcousteauu_STAYinSHAPE]

I’ve been wanting to experiment with my engine the same 4.2L vortec in my 07’ trailblazer LT 2wd -but I’ve been encouraged by everybody I kno to LS Swap and trans (4L80…) and if I’m willing to do all of tht just sell my LT and get a TbSS

[@Vaino_Hotti]

Lowered Turbo 4200 Trailblazer, man that would be cool. I've always kinda liked how the Trailblazers look, especially lowered.

[@carlbrooks90]

Same here. I have one

[@tmwoodworking]

Man I had an 05 trailblazer with the vortec 4200. I had a k&n intake and Gibson exhaust and lift kit. That 4200 just has always had such a sweet tone, the turbo makes it even better!

[@ashy_gee6]

I had my doubts but I now see the vision. Really interesting to see more about the engine performance. Great job Trevor

[@l.d.roberts2194]

I have an 03 Trailblazer LS with this 4.2l inline 6. Have had it about a year and it's really smooth an you can tell it's pretty strong, would love to see more done with these engines. Good vid, you got a new sub out of this. Awesome job, man...

[@BrandonMcLaughlin-ch9dn]

If you come across any, id buy them even if it's got a hole in the block bc they're no longer produced.. sad bc I've abused my 04 so much hydro locked it.. crazy is my daily

[@safetyfirstintexas]

You can weld the cast steel exhaust manifold. Pull turbo in tight and drop it to get stock look of hood with no bumps or cut outs . Sleeper style. Turbo drain goes into the oil pan outer wall where head drainback oil passes the crank to enter the pan at bottom. It has an inner wall windage "wall" Aluminum oil pans can be tig welded to put in a bung with threads

[@SeveredChad]

Hell yea, just got in there and got it done!

[@scottcardwell1664]

Totally cool, something different from the normal stuff that we see all the time...

[@hegeliandetective1034]

Budget Mad Dad Exo-Truck Huge amount of cage-ness. Safety seating for family. Helmets too. Budget Family Trophy Truck with different wheel loadouts. A set for rock/hill climbing in the off-road tracks and in the mountain trails. Driving where you had driven that SUV. Another set for the sand-dunes, and another set for Snow/Ice tires. Try to find the 4x4 transaxle/transmission, and the axles/hubs. See if you can fit something like OEM Chevy/GMC brakes that are sportier, maybe used/good Corvette brake calipers/rotors/pads for it. Maybe the Trailblazer SS brakes? Maybe the Trailblazer SS's 4x4 drivetrain?

[@802Garage]

Now THIS is the video I need for a rough day. :D Freedom 500 tonight everyone? Hell yeah brother!

[@grimacethewrx]

I’m excited about this! I have an 04 trailblazer that I have been wanting to do this on but was trying to figure out tuning without going stand-alone. I watch all your vids but I’m for sure gonna enjoy this series! Plus now that we have a stay at home order in fl I have a couple weeks to get it done!

[@altonb93]

Just go with an hptuners mpvi. They support these for tuning and you wont have to go standalone

[@Loki_Trickster]

That engine would be perfect canidate to put into an ole square body. Since they used to come with them and there would be plenty of room.

[@t1bud42]

Or the fox body

[@Matt_Lanzer_13]

T1bud 42 nah the fox needs the ecoturd. He should toss this in a 3rd/4th gen camaro/firebird

[@Jw509x]

I daily drive one of these but a 02 SLT model. I’m the second owner got it clean as hell. I want to do this bad 👍🏻

[@kingspin14]

i got a 06 envoy mannn. i feel you.

[@danielromo2110]

@@kingspin14 02 envoy over here I’m looking for parts to turbo

[@jairosendsit8667]

The explanation sounded exactly like what you did to the mustang sick seeing you do stuff kinda outside the box and crazy. Just don’t give up on it like the LS Sab

[@akel8587]

I enjoyed watching the episode where the guys on Roadkill garage built this engine and threw it on the dyno. Stoked to see you giving this a go!

[@matyLSX]

506K Subs. That is an awesome milestone. Keep up the good work. You guys are such a great team.

[@brettmorey7554]

I have a 05 envoy been wanting to do this for the pass year can’t wait for the finish

[@brayan_m]

YES!!! This series is going to help me with the build in the future thankssss!

[@bullhead360]

Those manifolds are notorious for cracking

[@pseudonimousx8846]

This is actually helping me. I have a '06 and I've looking on how to do it. Thanks!!!

[@alleybuilds5370]

i want to see a fully striped fox body drift car with this engine in it! excited to see where this goes.

[@SuperSupportMe]

Great work.... I'm doing a 3turbo set with same engine... The Vvt is what I'm looking forward to....

[@SuperSupportMe]

I'm doing a t4 57trim into f250 6.0L 3782 "piggyback to VVt exhaust cam sensor" out to Hino 220hp 7.3 4082... All that for Spool and Jet Noises...

[@michaelk617]

Dude, you going where thousands of Atlas lovers have wanted to go. It's a great platform to exploit and see what it's true potential is. There are basically zero aftermarket mods for the 4.2. and people are craving them! Vids like this could spark some manufacturers to get into the game and see that this platform is worth producing parts for.

[@fargeeks]

I saw a site that sells performance Chip's

[@bradthacker9904]

I think this thing sounds pretty decent I'd be curious to see what this can make before it shoots a rod out.

[@nicksedlak5416]

I would love to see that 4200 in a old square body, or maybe a nova 2

[@WeWantComments]

I'm pretty sure there's a dude on some Squarebody Facebook page with a 4200 swapped square

[@Str8sixfan]

Have you seen the 3rd gen Camaro or Firebird that swapped one in?

[@e-man1432]

Do you have a link for that turbo kit or can you recommend any? But great video

[@aaron916]

I think this is sick. at first i wasnt sure but its really interesting to see and engine outside of the standard stuff thats on youtube.

[@zacharybossert746]

I have an 04 xl with 247,000 ish miles and still going strong

[@cb84capri]

Sloppy mechanics tuned an atlas swapped studebaker on their channel. It'd be cool to see how far you can lean on one of these in factory form with a good tune.

[@ThatOneZPlug]

I have an 03’ Isuzu Ascender with a 5.3L V8 and I’ve always wanted to see a turbo build on it.

[@WyoUltra]

Killing it with the time-lapse tunes!

[@lamont7710]

I love how your videos are different and outside the box. Can't wait to see it make power

[@alexwiebe6298]

Im stoked your doing this. I'm planning on swapping an ameraberra into my 72 c-10.

[@ChipsNeeson]

This is the type of content that will drawer people in. If it's a cheaper, more readily availble platform and you can make some power with it, win win. Plus, if people don't want to sub to MotorTrend just to get their take on this, you will get that traffic as well.

[@ryanbaker9926]

this what i drive and i never thought i’d hear one with a turbo

[@Marz-px6vx]

People need to know that you need to combine parts from the older 02-05 and the newer parts from the 06 4.2l and you can make more power.

[@johnsimons6748]

Thing sounds awesome, just like those sandhill climbers in the middle east. Heavier than a regular 2JZ but still it's lot alike. This engine could be a undiscoverd great platform like the Barra. Supercool to see you just jump into the rabbithole and go venture. Awesome content.

[@donhunter5.56]

It’s gonna be sweet another build I been waiting on

[@SHYFTFILMS]

Where did you find this turbo? I have a 2002 GMC Envoy 4.2L and im trying to make mine a sleeper

[@dylandonahoe4280]

I have an ‘05 Envoy and have always wanted to see someone do something with the motor. Put the pedal down and they sound nasty! Keep up the great work!

[@PistonsofFury]

Keep it going! Looking forward to seeing what it makes before it blows up.

[@Living_Lodka]

when you return the oil to the valve cover or oil cap you should run an extra quart of oil.. my buddy starved his small block doing that because it wasnt getting back to the pan fast enough on pulls.

[@BobbyB910]

I was just about to post this same thing because it happened to me

[@scottbishop7899]

I think the term about using cheap parts to see if it works before buying good components is for R & D purposes only ;-) lol

[@brettpowers9892]

I needed this. with all thats going on in the world, this is by far amazing and cool.

[@shua87]

What about just flipping the exhaust manifold over? Let it swoop forward instead and slap a v band on.

[@letterpool]

Why am I so excited about this build lol. I like seeing vehicles nobody turbos to see what happens thats why!

[@letterpool]

Me: 2yrs later looking at cheap turbo builds again...sees this video and thinks oh that's a cool build. Also me: Scrolls down to comment and sees my own post from 2yrs ago.

[@nickc173]

I saw that motor trend did something with one of these but the pay off episode is behind the paywall, I'm genuinely looking forward to what comes of this. Always had a soft spot for an I6

[@mikemazz66]

Turn the project truck to a 4 passenger death kart. That be amazingly fun and super cool to see.

[@heathmcginley-cu2ym]

really enjoyed that qquick build. I recently bought a 07 trailblazer for a few bills. Cheap! Only 128k on odo. The drivetrain is strong body is roughso this might be a viable option

[@MrCabooodle]

i dont know why, but the idea of it going in the crown vic with the manual swap sounds cool

[@clo1382]

Trevor's making me want to turbo my 04 trailblazer now lol can't want to see how it turns out

[@miguelgrau8348]

Helllll yeahhhh brooother!!! All the boost

[@atx-cvpi_99]

What kept the Atlas engines from aftermarket support was over engineered timing chains in the front and rear of the engine.

[@dinho890i]

Half a mill subs👏👏👏🎂

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

the one thing that kept me from buying a 4.2 Envoy was the lack of aftermarket support and the death of the engine. Found a 5.3 XL instead sadly

[@civicsr2cool]

I love this new build, hope this engine proves to be worthy! When I had one it got worse gas mileage than my hd 6.0 and had less power than my 4 banger lol

[@dougmedeiros8862]

I think yours had some issues

[@civicsr2cool]

@@dougmedeiros8862 nah the truck they put them in are just way too heavy for the little engine.

[@lamarzimmermanmennonitefar5269]

Thanks, can't wait for the next episode!!

[@richardnevarez7011]

I’m taking notes. I have an 08 envoy with that engine. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@onetru-motive8404]

I've been dying to see someone do this after I saw that motor trend teaser. Might be a cool swap for my S10. Guess I'll find out after this series 🍻

[@immortalridahs8300]

Im wanting to put one in my Buick Regal...

[@blackopsmaster0303]

My first car was a gmc envoy and my dream was to turbo it I’m so happy to see this 😂😂😂😂

[@cmase1991]

At first I didn't care until I heard it run, damn Trev this will be a super cool powerplant for something. Throw this in the 240!!

[@devinbuchhorn]

Im def excited to see what this thing is capable of. Maybe you can find the few weaknesses and how to solve them.

[@RingTuned]

Why would they use alpha-n? That is designed specifically for use in independent throttle body applications. It should be tuned on speed density and you should be able to access that and switch it over if it isn't using HP tuners.

[@davidcorzine8120]

Awesome video cant wait to see it lay down some power

[@MotionAutoTv]

You and me both!

[@jacksoncain8276]

One thing I learned when I had my 4.2 was the stock coils won’t handle a lot of boost. You’ll have to switch to Ls coils. I also know a guy on here that turboed his 4.2 I can send to you

[@jacksoncain8276]

Nivlac is his name on here

[@jessec1557]

love the channel man, have a chat with Fasterproms im sure he was talking about GMs have something in the tune to change the rev curve (throttle response) because GM set it up for daily driving im sure you can change it to rev quicker(start of pfi speeds video with the corvette and Fasterproms)

[@rexrunner]

Yea its the "tip in"

[@Judge_Jon]

Sorry I'm late to the party and i'm sure you know by know but the engine has built in oil ports you can put the return line into.

[@saritabhagat4906]

Great engineering bro

[@jamankane9248]

It's sounds almost exactly like a 2JZ

[@vtecmissle]

is it 1000 hp capable without cracking the engine open

[@xozindustries7451]

My 2004 cracked the exhaust manifold twice, you are probably loosing a lot of boost out of there right? Cool idea, I always wanted to turbo mine, it was 2 WD with a locker diff, pretty quick for a SUV like that

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

what caused the crack? rust? I have a 2004 Lt

[@xozindustries7451]

Voidisyinyang Voidisyinyang straight 6 with no area to control thermal expansion, I’m assuming once we changed to the oxygenated ethanol fuel the computer was running too lean and the exhaust manifold would

[@xozindustries7451]

Heat up, expand, and crack

[@BoostedCajun]

The Chassis is the only thing that needs changed...Transplant in the Mustang?

[@Toyota--Camry]

That thing sounds incredible holy hell

[@n84434]

This will be interesting to see where the Ameribarra ends up. 👍