The 122 engine was designed by
Chevrolet and was used in a wide array of
General Motors vehicles. The ''122'' was similar to the first two generations of the
General Motors 60° V6 engine; sharing
cylinder bore
In a piston engine, the bore (or cylinder bore) is the diameter of each cylinder.
Engine displacement is calculated based on bore, stroke length and the number of cylinders:
displacement =
The stroke ratio, determined by dividing the bore b ...
diameters and some parts . The ''122'' was available in the US beginning in 1982 for the
GM J platform compact cars and
S-series trucks.
For the
J cars, it evolved through 2002 when it was replaced by GMs
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line of
DOHC
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4-cylinder
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Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categoriz ...
engines. In the
S-10 related models, it evolved through 2003 and was known as the Vortec 2200. Production ceased consistent with the replacement of the
S-series trucks with the
GMT 355 sub-platform.
Generation I
1.8
L46
The 1.8 L pushrod engine was the first engine to power the J-Body cars. Introduced with the models in 1982, the 1.8 used a 2-barrel Rochester
carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor) is a device used by an internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine. The primary method of adding fuel to the intake air is through the venturi tube in the main meter ...
and produced and 100 lb/ft of torque. Since peak hp and torque came on at higher RPM,
acceleration
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in these cars was quite sluggish, with a test 1982 Pontiac J2000 accelerating from in 16.3 seconds, with a
time of 20.6 seconds.
Applications:
*1982
Buick Skyhawk
*1982
Cadillac Cimarron
*1982
Chevrolet Cavalier
*1982
Oldsmobile Firenza
*1982
Pontiac J2000
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2.0
LQ5
A stroked version of the 1.8 L engine, displacing 2.0 L, was introduced midway through 1982, to provide more low-rpm power for the J cars. This engine replaced the 1.8 L engine altogether and had
throttle-body fuel injection
Manifold injection is a mixture formation system for internal combustion engines with external mixture formation. It is commonly used in engines with spark ignition that use petrol as fuel, such as the Otto engine, and the Wankel engine. In a ma ...
. It produces , and 110 lb/ft of torque.
Applications:
*1983–1986
Buick Skyhawk
*1983–1986
Cadillac Cimarron
*1983–1986
Chevrolet Cavalier
*1983–1986
Oldsmobile Firenza
*1983–1985
Pontiac J2000/2000/Sunbird
LQ2
This engine was similar to the LQ5 however it did not use throttle body fuel injection, instead it had a
2-barrel carburetor. This engine was used in the
Chevrolet S-10
The Chevrolet S-10 is a compact pickup truck that was produced by Chevrolet. It was the first domestically built compact pickup of the big three American automakers. When it was first introduced as a "quarter-ton pickup" in 1981 for the 1982 ...
and
GMC S-15 compact pickup trucks and their
Blazer
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and
Jimmy
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counterparts until 1985, when it was replaced by the 2.5 L
Tech IV engine. This engine produced at 4600 RPM and at 2400 RPM.
Applications:
*1982–1985
Chevrolet S-10 and GMC S-15
*1982–1985
Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and GMC S-15 Jimmy
Generation II
2.0
LL8
This engine replaced the LQ5 and was used from 1987 until 1989. It featured throttle body fuel injection and produced and of torque.
Applications:
*1987–1989
Buick Skyhawk
*1987–1989
Chevrolet Beretta
*1987–1989
Chevrolet Cavalier
*1987–1989
Chevrolet Corsica
*1987–1988
Oldsmobile Firenza
*1987–1989
Pontiac Tempest
The Pontiac Tempest is an automobile that was produced by Pontiac from 1960 to 1970, and again from 1987 to 1991.
The Tempest was introduced as an entry-level compact in October 1960 at the Paris Auto Show for the 1961 model year. An innovativ ...
2.2
LM3
For the 1990 model year, GM replaced the 2.0 L engine with a stroked version displacing 2.2 L and using
throttle-body fuel injection
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(TBI). Commonly called the 2.2, it produced and of torque.
Applications:
*1990–1991
Chevrolet Beretta
*1990–1991
Chevrolet Cavalier
*1990–1991
Chevrolet Corsica
*1990–1991
Pontiac Tempest
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The Tempest was introduced as an entry-level compact in October 1960 at the Paris Auto Show for the 1961 model year. An innovativ ...
LN2
For 1992, the 2.2 received
multi-port fuel injection (MPFI), replacing the
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version in the J-body cars and increasing power to and of torque. In the L-body cars it was converted straight to Sequential Fuel Injection. In 1994, all 2.2 L engines were updated to
sequential multi-port fuel injection and power increased to , with torque increasing to . The MPFI and SFI versions produced enough power to allow the 2.2 to replace the old
Pontiac Iron Duke engine as the 4-cylinder offering in the S/T platform trucks and A-body cars. For 1996, it became known as the Vortec 2200 in the S/T trucks.
For 1998, the engine was revised for emissions regulations and became known as the 2200. This revision lowered power to at 5000 rpm, and torque to at 3600 rpm. The engine was discontinued in 2003, replaced by the 2.2 L DOHC
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engine. Although it displaces 134 cu. in, the 2.2 L OHV is still commonly referred to as the GM 122 today, and has been reputed for its simplicity, reliability and ease of maintenance in the J-body cars and S-Series trucks, and a few L-Body cars. The 2003 model LN2 is equipped with
secondary air injection.
Applications:
*1993–1996
Buick Century
*1992–1996
Chevrolet Beretta
*1992–2002
Chevrolet Cavalier
*1992–1996
Chevrolet Corsica
*1993
Chevrolet Lumina
The Chevrolet Lumina is a mid-size car that was produced and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1989 until 2001.
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Background
The first generation of the Lumina replaced the Chevrolet Celebrity and Chevrolet ...
*1994–1997, 2003
Chevrolet S-10, GMC Sonoma and Isuzu Hombre
*1993–1994
Grumman LLV
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History
The Grumman LLV was specifically de ...
*1993–1996
Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
*1995–2002
Pontiac Sunfire
L43
The Vortec 2200 (RPO code L43) is an OHV
straight-4
A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the ...
truck
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engine. This engine is equipped with
secondary air injection, and is
flex-fuel capable. It is entirely different from the
Iron Duke, and was the last North American iteration of the
GM 122 engine. The 2200 uses an iron block and aluminum 2-valve cylinder head. Output is at 5000
rpm and at 3600 rpm. Displacement is with an bore and stroke. 2200s were built at
GM's Tonawanda engine plant in
Buffalo. This engine was replaced by the LN2 in September 2002.
Applications:
*1998–2002
Chevrolet S-10, GMC Sonoma and Isuzu Hombre
See also
*
List of GM engines
References
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