A teardown of a locked-up GM Vortec 350 reveals bent rods, destroyed bearings, a ventilated block, and why these workhorse engines go out with a bang.

The term Vortec signals that a Chevy engine is using Vortex technology, which employs a circular motion within the cylinder ...

The popularity of various engine designs typically fades over time as technological advances provide more power, better fuel economy, or both. Flathead designs gave way to overhead valves, and inline ...

General Motors introduced the LC9, a 5.3L V8 Vortec engine, in the tenth-generation, four-wheel-drive GMT900-based Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL. The LC9 is a member of the Gen IV V8 GM small ...