Although Vortec engines fall under the "LS" branding, they aren't actually the exact same as more traditional LS engines made by General Motors.

Automakers have launched many series of engines meant to offer greater performance or efficiency than their predecessors. Chevy's Vortec line, which includes General Motors' vortex technology, boosted ...

What happened to the big power numbers of the 454? The last generation big-block by GM (Vortec 454) leaves much to be desired when it comes to output. The Vortec big-block was gifted with a sequential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Any engine builder will tell you how important cylinder heads are to power and performance, so enthusiasts looking to spruce up ...

GM has allocated almost $1 billion for the new engine plants. The Vortec engine family has approximately 75 percent of it parts in common and the four- and five-cylinder engines feature the same dual ...

Chevrolet debuted one of the greatest muscle car engines of all time... a year before the fuel crisis hit.

Some engines just won't go away. Back in the May '11 issue, we brought you the first part of our budget-built 400 small block Chevy. The idea was to bolt a set of iron Vortec heads on a junkyard 400 ...

Throughout its illustrious history, Chevrolet has built many iconic V8 engines, of which these five became renowned not just for their power potential but also for their bombproof reliability. Follow ...