The 5.3L Vortec engine has earned its place as Chevrolet’s longest-lasting pickup truck engine, powering popular models like the Silverado and demonstrating exceptional durability. Many of these ...

This Chevy engine powered some of the world's highest-mileage vehicles over the years, and it keeps on hauling decade after ...

If you are looking for a LS-series engine to build, the Vortec-series 5.3L is arguably the best choice for the dollar. The 5.3L debuted in 1999 as the base engine for the Silverado and Sierra truck ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

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 ...

For those readers out there who may be scratching their heads, the big red Swedish meatball you see before you is a 1974 Volvo C303, hailing from the automaker’s line of military vehicles. This ...

A teardown of a locked-up GM L31 5.7-liter Vortec 350 from a ’90s full-size truck reveals bent rods, destroyed bearings, a ventilated block, and exactly why these workhorse small-blocks so often go ...

In the early-'90s, GM introduced the Second-Generation LT1 small-block. It featured reverse-flow cooling and an aluminum cylinder head with a new port configuration. In essence, the company created ...