It's not unreasonable to say the Chevrolet small-block V-8 changed the face of automotive engine history. Innovative and technologically advanced when it debuted in 1955, it greatly influenced future ...

Go inside GM’s Performance and Racing Center to check out the new 1,004-hp crate engine’s revolutionary cylinder heads.

It’s known by several names: The LL8, Vortec 4200 ... connecting rods and Diamond pistons in addition to a head ported by Snyder Performance, Schneider Racing 66RH camshafts, Crower valve ...

In 1967, Chevrolet introduced the 350-ci (5.7-liter) version as a high-performance ... Vortec 5300 was produced in four variations: LM7, L59, LM4 and L33. All variations used aluminum cylinder ...

GM branded their truck and SUV engines "Vortec" and kept the LS label for high-performance cars. Indeed, Vortecs and LS engines are similar enough to have interchangeable parts, making Vortecs ...

The LS1 featured an aluminum block and cylinder heads ... of cast iron Vortec V8s in scrapyards and their additional strength over the aluminum LS make them prized by high-performance engine ...

There’s a well-known issue with Apple’s M2 Macs regarding SSD performance. Unfortunately, that appears to have carried over to the Mac mini as well. Now, I wasn’t able to verify the claims ...

486 inch to produce a claimed 385 hp.) Fortunately, BluePrint has retained the Vortec heads and added a dual-plane performance intake in this partial long-block and must be the reason output is ...

The Vortec 5.3L V8 LMG was an engine produced ... Variable valve timing helps the 5.3L optimize performance and efficiency and reduce emissions, while GM’s Active Fuel Management cylinder ...

and dozens of dyno tests have shown that the often overlooked 706 Vortec head can give you great performance. These cathedral-port offerings come stock with great flow and, unlike many truck heads ...

Still, it was hard to beat some of the aluminum heads at their own game, until late last year, when GM Performance Parts introduced the Vortec Bow-Tie head, an all-new, iron small-block cylinder ...