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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Car Craft's tale of two engines began at the junkyard a few months ago when we covered the build of a Vortec 350 plucked from the dead at Desert Truck and Auto Wrecking in Indio, California (Oct. 2015 ...

Hot Rod recently assembled an economical 0.030-over 350 Chevy based on a Coast Motor stock-replacement-style short-block that made 391 hp when equipped with GM iron Vortec heads, a Comp Cams hydraulic ...

This 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 in Mokena, IL, is a rare orange beauty with a clean title. Featuring a new Vortec 350 with Holley Sniper EFI and a Tremec 5-speed, this disassembled classic boasts a ...