Chevy's late-90s Vortec heads are a small block secret weapon

When it comes to engine building, cylinder heads are of utmost importance. Here's why Chevy's small-block Vortec heads could ...
Motor Trend

Brodix Cylinder Heads, Engine Block & Intake Manifold Insight - CHP Insider

If you want the cheapest deal in town, look elsewhere. Brodix isn't shy about the fact that its products aren't the least expensive on the market. The company is confident that its cutting-edge R&D ...
Hot Rod

The New Twist On The Old Wedge: Testing The New Trick Flow Twisted Wedge Chevy Head

Trick Flow designed the Twisted Wedge head with a 13-degree intake-valve angle along with the standard 23-degree exhaust-valve angle. Despite the intake-valve angle change, the head is a 100-percent ...
Motor Trend

Scoggin-Dickey's TPI Manifold - The Third-Gen Solution

Brian Gruben won't lie. He wants to go fast, but he's on a budget like the rest of us. Unlimited funds are for the federal government. Follow along and we'll show you how Gruben added 40-plus ...
GM Authority

2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel Variable Swirl Intake Manifold Aids In Performance

Engineers put a lot of hours into making the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel a segment leader in EPA-estimated highway mileage. And one of the tricks they used to get there was something ...
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Lingenfelter Releases Performance Design Carbon pTR Intake Manifold For Chevy C8 Corvette

Lingenfelter has just released a carbon fiber intake manifold for Chevy C8 Corvette Stingray coupe models powered by the 6.2-liter LT2 V8. The five-layer carbon fiber upper is paired with a ...
Machine Design

Chevy’s R07 Racing Engine: a Chip Off the Old Small Block

First, GM developed the new Impala SS exclusively for NASCAR Nextel Cup Competition. Now, it’s replacing the smallblock, second-generation (SB2) engine, NASCAR’s workhorse since 1998. Besides being ...