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 ...

Back in 1955, General Motors gave birth to one of America's most iconic engines, the Chevy small-block V8. Among these, the LS series, also known as the third and fourth generations of small block V8, ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

There's no denying the popularity of GM's line of LS engines and their many variants. And onof the most prevalent, and popular, would be the 5.3L LM7 Vortec. There are hundreds of thousands of these ...

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 ...

We've been getting a ton of mail with questions about how and when to modify the Vortec small-block iron heads—so much mail that we decided to condense all the Vortec information into one concise ...

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 ...

Ever since the small-block Chevy was introduced 50 years ago, engineers, racers, and backyard hot rodders have delved into its cylinder heads in the quest for more power. Chevrolet did an admirable ...

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 ...

When it comes to classic cars turned dragsters, lots of racers go for the tried-and-true LS V8 swap. It's a flexible platform and it's affordable too, definitely a solid option. But not everyone is ...

There's a reason why gearheads put both LS (not to be confused with LT) and Vortec engines under the same umbrella of "LS", despite GM originally assigning them different badges. (And in case you're ...