What Vortec means on Chevy engines

Chevy has employed a number of engine series over the years, each intended to improve on its predecessors. What does its ...

This GM Truck V8 Turned Itself Into Shrapnel—Here’s How It Happened

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

Chevy's late-90s Vortec heads are a small block secret weapon

When it comes to engine building, cylinder heads are of utmost importance. Here's why Chevy's small-block Vortec heads could ...
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Arbitration Motion Denied For GM Vortec V8 Excessive Oil Consumption Lawsuit In Ohio

A motion GM filed to compel arbitration in an Ohio lawsuit over allegedly excessive oil consumption and defective piston rings in the Generation IV 5.3L Vortec V8 engine has been denied by the judge ...
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GM V8 Engine Oil Consumption Case In Missouri No Longer A Class Action Lawsuit

A lawsuit against GM over alleged excessive consumption of oil by Generation IV 5.3L Vortec 5300 V8 engines used in a range of Chevy and GMC vehicles has been decertified as a class action suit by the ...
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How Much HP Does The GM LC9 Engine Have & Is It Any Good? Here's What Users Say

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 ...