From trucks and RVs to boats, Chevy's 8.1L Vortec powered heavy-duty machines with massive torque. Here's what defined GM's final big block engine.

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 ...

Chevy wanted in on the emerging performance pickup game in the early 1990s, so i's engineers took off-the-shelf parts and created the bad-ass Chevy 454 SS. Based on the half-ton C1500, the 454 SS ...

In case you haven't noticed, it's election season, and not surprisingly, the subject of the economy is being hotly debated. While the politicians squabble over capital gains tax rates, the Social ...

When Chevrolet decided it was time to replace the OBS with an all-new model at the end of the 1990s, it was facing a tough crowd of established buyers who weren’t interested in the kind of radical ...

Over the years, General Motors allowed Chevrolet to go wild regarding powertrains on several occasions. The bigger, the better, said the engineering teams, so that's how the 'BBC' (big-block Chevy) ...

MOTORHOMES - 1997-current models include microwave, water heater, air conditioning, awning and generator. Add $900.00 to Chev models equipped with Vortec engine. MOTORHOMES - For information after ...