Driving Line compares the GM 4.2-liter inline-six-cylinder Vortec 4200 to Toyota's 2JZ engine, one of the most powerful inline-6 engines ever put in a production car. While the production GM 4.2 ...

With 50-plus years of development behind them, big displacement engines like General Motors' 8.1-liter Vortec V8 and Dodge's 8.0-liter Magnum V10 were two of the largest engines ever placed in ...

And they are even stronger than the iron blocks found with the GM Vortec engines. Of course, they have other benefits as well, like billet main caps and priority-main oiling, but where they really ...

Another of the many lawsuits directed at GM over alleged excessive oil consumption by the GM Generation IV 5.3L V8 Vortec 5300 LC9 gasoline engine has been dismissed, this time by the U.S ...

Once a staple of the hot rod and modification scenes, the era of the big block V8 engines has largely ended thanks to technological advances in the 1980s and 1990s. The result was 340 horsepower ...

Throughout its illustrious history, Chevrolet has built many iconic V8 engines, of which these five ... better known as the Vortec 5300, was introduced in 1999. A workhorse motor that debuted ...

Vortec 4200, or more colloquially, the Ameri-Barra. The latter draws on a comparison to the mighty Barra I6 that Ford sold for years in Australia. Tuners love that thing, and given the GM engine ...

Over the following years, Chevrolet would use the engine for many of its vehicles ... GM cars and trucks until 1997. The 5.3-liter Vortec 5300 was part of its third-generation SBC in 1999 and ...

At the top of the list is the Chevy Suburban, a full-size SUV that was given the mighty Vortec 8100 normally reserved for ...

includes (L96) Vortec 6.0L V8 SFI engine, (NP5) leather-wrapped steering wheel, (P0G) 12 months of GM Commercial Link, (U2K) SiriusXM Radio, (UPF) Bluetooth for phone, (US8) AM/FM stereo with MP3 ...

This can help keep your engine running smoothly and prevent damage from oil leaks. One of the standout features of this gasket is its compatibility with a wide range of GM Vortec engines.