Chevrolet vehicles can be hit-or-miss with their design problems. This has led to a number of models sporting problematic ...

Every pickup truckbrand has its claims to fame, but when it comes to their engines, only a few ever reach legendary status. These are the ones that quietly outlast trends, hauling and towing their way ...

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of the '60s ...

Some engines just won't go away. Back in the May '11 issue, we brought you the first part of our budget-built 400 small block Chevy. The idea was to bolt a set of iron Vortec heads on a junkyard 400 ...

David has been writing about motoring and motorsport since he was 13 and racing since he was 19. He is British, and therefore apologizes for taking up too much of your time. Get our GM news straight ...

Early 2000's American trucks are awesome, and monstrous 8.1 liter V8 Vortec Chevy trucks are even more so. But when the time comes to change the heater core on one of these beasts, the bill can leave ...

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...