The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive displacement and stump-pulling torque, it powered everything from muscle cars ...

Big block engines might have been a product of the golden age of the muscle car, but these robust designs outlasted their high-performance progenitors by shifting over to the truck world, where their ...

Chevy's 454 was part of the big-block's Mark IV generation, hitting the scene in 1970, right before the oil crisis, securing its status as one of the last great powerplants of the American muscle car ...

Chevrolet's Vortec series of engines is hugely popular. Designed with trucks in mind, Vortec engines prioritize low-end torque and durability over high compression ratios and high horsepower, unlike ...

In their later years, Vortec engines have fallen victim to some downsides, like Active Fuel Management, an aggressive thirst for oil, and engine knocking. But back when they were brand-new, these ...

Vortech Engineering has done it again. Now owners of 1999-2013 Gen III and Gen IV Vortec V8 engines (as pulled out of Chevy, GMC, and Hummer light trucks and SUVs) can install a belt driven V3 SCi ...

Ever since the small-block Chevy was introduced 50 years ago, engineers, racers, and backyard hot rodders have delved into its cylinder heads in the quest for more power. Chevrolet did an admirable ...