These 6 budget small-block Chevy V-8 long-block crate engines cost under $4,000 and put out between 250 and 315 ...

General Motors' Vortec engine has powered some of the best cars GM ever made, but it's not without its problems. Which years present the most issues?

A deep dive into GM’s L87 V8 reveals severe internal damage, sparking a recall of over 870,000 vehicles and backlash over the company’s proposed fix.

Under the hood, Chevy dropped in its massive 8.1-liter Vortec V8 thatmade 320 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of stump-pulling torque. This gave the Avalanche 2500 a near-12,000-pound tow rating and over ...

The last time we saw Larry, he was still way deep into the process of converting an 8.1-liter GM Vortec 8100 big block from a docile, lumbering truck engine optimized for towing into a rev-happy ...

A Colorado class action lawsuit brought against GM for alleged excess oil consumption by the Vortec V8 gasoline engine has been dismissed by the judge.

2010 Chevy Camaro With Boosted Vortec I6 Swap Cracks 1,000 HP to the Tire Ditching the car's stock LS3 turned out to be a huge net positive for power output. Caleb Jacobs Oct 15, 2024 4:25 PM EDT ...

Produced just before crippling emissions regulations cancelled muscle car culture, this big block-powered Dodge hit the road.

With just 1,358 engines ever built, this is the rarest Ford big block V8 the Blue Oval offered in any of its vehicles.

The GM Vortec 8100 is the most reliable big-block V8 engine ever made. It has 340 horsepower and 455 lb-ft of torque. This engine was used in heavy-duty ...

The Vortec 4200 inline-6 outperformed its size, and even though it was used in SUVs from GM and Chevrolet, its existence has nearly been forgotten.

While it's not the most famous engine Chevrolet ever made, the 4.3L V6 powered several of its best cars for 30 years and continues to be an influence today.