The popularity of various engine designs typically fades over time as technological advances provide more power, better fuel economy, or both. Flathead designs gave way to overhead valves, and inline ...

While the Duramax engine family has been around for a while, only one engine can truly claim to be the Holy Grail of GM's ...

Chevrolet's Vortec series of engines is hugely popular. Designed with trucks in mind, Vortec engines prioritize low-end torque and durability over high compression ratios and high horsepower, unlike ...

A lot of people forget or straight up never knew that General Motors built a dual overhead cam inline-six in the 2000s. It’s known by several names: The LL8, Vortec 4200, or more colloquially, the ...

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of the '60s ...

A very tasty 1955 Chevy pickup 3100 just hit the net, offered as a lovely restomod in a no-reserve auction with a bespoke exterior, interior, and a modern Vortec powerplant under the hood. Let’s start ...

No engine family in history has played a bigger role in hot rodding life than the small-block Chevy. It's not necessarily the biggest or the most powerful or the most reliable, but itisthe gold ...

This fellow isn’t your typical 1974 Chevrolet K5 Blazer. Based on the vehicle identification number, CKY184F141935 used to rock a 350 small block, a four-barrel carb, 160 ponies, and 245 pound-feet ...

For some of us who once were referred to as "baby boomers" (those who were born right after the "big one": WWII), technology can be difficult to embrace. Oh sure, due to perseverance more than ...