GMC LLY / LMM Specs: 4.055 x 3.898 in

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GMC LLY / LMM specs: 403 ci (6.6L) 8-cylinder, 4.055 x 3.898 in (103 x 99 mm) bore and stroke. Built 2009. Used in the GMC Vandura / Savana. OHV.

The GMC LLY / LMM is close to square: 4.0551" bore against 3.8976" stroke, within 4.0%, which splits the difference between a high-revving layout and a torque layout. The 3.8976" stroke puts mean piston speed at 4,000 ft/min around 6,150 RPM, which is where a production bottom end is generally considered at its limit. A rod ratio of 1.646 is in the range most production engines fall in. Each of the 8 cylinders displaces 50.4 ci (825 cc).

It is one of 9 engines in the GMC 403ci family, the largest at 403 ci.

Dimensions

Displacement403 ci / 6.6 L
Bore4.0551"
Stroke3.8976"
Cylinders8
ConfigurationV8
Rod length6.417"
Rod ratio1.646
Bore/stroke ratio1.04

Construction

Block materialcast iron
Head materialaluminum
ValvetrainOHV
Fuel typediesel
Years2009

What these numbers mean

Bore/stroke character1.040 — square — bore and stroke are within 5%, a balanced compromise
Mean piston speed at 6,000 RPM3,898 ft/min — in the range typical of performance street engines
Rod ratio1.646 — moderate — the range most production V8s fall in
Displacement per cylinder50.4 ci

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