Dropping a big-block Chevy V8 into a late-model GM F-body (Camaro/Firebird) can be a rewarding but frustrating experience. There's no question that big-block power breathes new life into any swap, but ...

Stretching all the way back to their domination of the Trans-Am series and 24 Hours of Daytona, the accomplishments of Traco Engineering on road courses, in endurance racing, and as the powerplant ...

While there is some contention surrounding who produced the first muscle car, we can all agree that Chevrolet was certainly in the mix of it all during America's earliest muscle car days. In an effort ...

For most drivers, the idea of having to replace an engine is the stuff of nightmares. Expensive nightmares. But for a certain brand of gearhead, getting a new high-performance V8 for their ride would ...

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 ...

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 ...