The General Motors Vortec 8100 V-8 engine ... fuel trim, spark table, torque management, and the self-learning properties took it from there. Not used in Corvettes or Camaros, the truck-only ...

The new firing order of 1-8-7-2-6-5-4-3 ... a shiny new crate engine or a used 5.3-liter that you yanked from a wreck? High-end billet drive systems or a repurposed GM serpentine drive system?