{"id":67404,"date":"2021-02-09T15:27:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T21:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=67404"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T21:27:50","slug":"vortec-4200-info-and-mods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=67404","title":{"rendered":"Vortec 4200 Info and Mods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1962<\/a><\/p>\n

Calvin Nelson<\/a> has swapped a Vortec 4200 inline-six into a Studebaker Lark<\/a> and Fairmont Futura<\/a>. And he just started swapping one into a Fiat 118G<\/a>. Over the course of those projects he’s gathered a lot of information on the motor and shares it on the Vortec 4200 Wiki<\/a>. There is a lot of great information if you are interested in installing or modifying a Vortec 4200 inline-six.<\/p>\n

\"1962<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Vortec 4200 Wiki<\/a> via Grassroots Motorsports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Calvin Nelson has swapped a Vortec 4200 inline-six into a Studebaker Lark and Fairmont Futura. And he just started swapping one into a Fiat 118G. Over the course of those projects he’s gathered a lot of information on the motor and shares it on the Vortec 4200 Wiki. There is a lot of great information… Read More »Vortec 4200 Info and Mods<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":67418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1037],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vortec-4200"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962-Studebaker-Lark-with-a-turbo-Vortec-4200-inline-six-05.jpg?fit=1280%2C831&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":133105,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=133105","url_meta":{"origin":67404,"position":0},"title":"Toyota Corolla with a Turbo Vortec 4200","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Slighted Engineering spent many hours transforming a 1982 Toyota Corolla for the track. 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