Most of General Motors' modern small block V8 engines fall under the LS moniker, and we've seen countless muscle cars powered by this great family of engines. The LS1 is the most notable ...

The 8.1 Vortec was GM's weapon against the 8.0-liter Dodge V10 and the 6.8-liter Ford V10 gasoline engines that emerged in the 90s. During this period, the 7.4-liter 454 (Vortec 7400) V8 was the ...

It debuted with 385 horses but proved GM’s bet on pushrods wise by equaling the LT5’s 405-horse output for a fraction of the cost in 2002. The LS6’s unique intake manifolds were also used on all 2001 ...

Looking to wring out a bit more power from your Chrysler engine? Here are the pros and cons of altering the intake manifold on your car's 5.7 HEMI.

A modern engine design, including the Chevy 5.7L Vortec, is engineered to deliver more torque, horsepower, as well as engine response and improve fuel efficiency. It has an overhead valve ...

Any intake manifold (LS1, LS6, LS2) will work with these heads as well as Vortec intakes from cathedral port-headed variants. 241 castings (the casting number is found near the corner of the head ...

Yep, you can do that too, so long as you have the right intake manifold. A lot of this is possible due to the similarities shared across the LS line over the years. Some of these similarities include: ...

The catch: Vortec heads are drilled with intake manifold bolt holes at a different angle than traditional Gen-1 small-blocks, meaning your Z/28’s high-rise dual plane won’t bolt on. Further, as with ...

You could take the best cylinder heads in the world and combine them with the wrong cam or a mismatched intake manifold ... 1.60" exhaust valves), Edelbrock Super Victor Vortec intake manifold, ...

With only the induction left to assemble, we added a pair of stock GM Performance Parts Vortec iron cylinder heads, an aluminum Edelbrock RPM Performer Vortec Air Gap intake manifold, and a 750 ...