Some cars became performance flagships overnight when their engineers swapped in powerful mills to give them the power they craved.

Curious whether the C1, C2, C3, or C4 is right for you? This buyer's guide has all the details on the first four generations of the American classic.

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 8100, as it's sometimes called, was the last big block engine derived from the same basic design that brought us Chevy engines such as the 6.5-liter 396, 7.0-liter 427, and 7.4-liter 454.

It’s a C8 Chevy Corvette with a direct-injected, 8.1-liter big-block running variable valve timing, all thought up by Larry Hofer—a General Motors performance guru who literally wrote a book ...

Chevy's final big block engine was one of the biggest ever. ... importantly, updated electronic fuel injection for a bump in efficiency compared to older big block engines.

If 469 hp at 5,500 rpm and 519 lb-ft (704 Nm) at 3,700 rpm isn’t enough, fret not because Chevy has got you covered with the ZZ427/480 that belts out 480 hp at 6,000 rpm and 490 lb-ft (664 Nm ...

1965 Chevy Corvette Big Block Coupe Heads To Auction . By Brett Hatfield. September 14, 2021 2:34 pm . ... 1965 marked the final production year for Rochester mechanical fuel injection.

Pricing for each Hilborn Big Block Chevy Intake Manifold kit is set at $2,999.95, per the Holley website. The Valley Cover Kit is $299.95, while the Ram Tubes start at $359.95.

The Camaro is powered by a fuel-injected big block Chevy 540 cubic-inch engine and twin 80 ... Mad Science remotely converted the Camaro from carburetor to electric fuel injection (EFI) from Texas ...

This same 347 V8 also showcased Pontiac’s first ever Tri-Power 3x2 carburetor setup, a full year before Chevy introduced its 3x2 on the 1958 348 W-head engine with a top rating of 280-horses.

As mentioned in a previous column, Chevrolet became the first manufacturer in 1957 to release a Rochester fuel-injection unit as an option on its full size passenger cars and the two-seater Corvette.