While Arnold Schwarzenegger's HUMMER H1 is undoubtedly loaded with cushy leather and a bazillion-watt Monsoon sound system, he still has to deal with the noise, smell, shake, and leisurely ...

It's engine time. Just as Ford were announcing their Cammer crated engine, General Motors were also launching an automotive version of their high-output Vortec HP3 8100 V-8 marine engine. The engine ...

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 ...

8 Dec 2021, 06:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The cheap and poorly thought out engineering of the Avalanche's 8.1 liter 330 horsepower Vortec 8100 engine is all too apparent.