Sadly, GM no longer offers the Vortec 8100. Reportedly, this monster powerhouse went out of production way back in 2009. The biggest gasoline-burning V8 available in heavy-duty trucks today appears to ...

Speaking of towing capacity and general reliability, few engines could be considered more capable than the 8.1 Vortec. This large block V8 engine is famous for high power and torque; it was installed ...

With 50-plus years of development behind them, big displacement engines like General Motors' 8.1-liter Vortec V8 and Dodge's 8.0-liter Magnum V10 were two of the largest engines ever placed in ...

Who in their right mind would take a perfectly good C8 Chevy Corvette, unceremoniously rip its LT2 V8 from under its rear hatch, and replace it with something so archaic it can rightfully be called a ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

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