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?

Improving upon the LQ4, the LQ9, marketed as the Vortec HO 6000 or Vortec Max, also featured cast iron engine block construction and displaced 6.0-liters.

This engine is derived from an LQ9, a high-performance Vortec 6000 truck engine that was available for use in the GMC Sierra Denali, Chevrolet Silverado SS, and earlier Escalades from 2002 to 2006.

This engine is known as the Vortec 6000 - a V8 member of GM's Gen IV small block engine family - and is featured a lot in big GM vehicles between 2010 and 2017.

6,000 fire engines 'off the run' for callouts in last year Crews were left without appliances on more than 6,000 occasions in 2022 - more than double the previous year's figures.

Small-Block Chevy vs. LS1 Engine Test: Complete Destruction! We put both engines on the dyno to see which made more horsepower and torque. It didn’t go as planned.

The most powerful engine that you could purchase back then was the 400 that actually displaces 402 cubic inches, a 6.6-liter V8 with 3.07 gearing for the rear axle regardless of transmission ...