chevy engines

General Motors produced its Vortec series for the first time in the mid-1980s. The creation and use of this Generation III series helped provid decades of success for GM. The Vortec 5300 series is a V8 size  found in pickup trucks and some SUVs. The Silverado 1500 was the first installation of this engine in…

Chevy 4.3 engine first came to the public’s attention in 1985. This was first used inside of the GMC series trucks and vans. The popularity grew larger and Chevy developed the 4.3 inside of other makes and models. This Chevrolet engine is one that includes a base of 200 horsepower or more. We have the…

Chevy Cavalier was first conceived in 1981 in an effort to take a fuel economy approach to passenger cars. Up to this point in time, most General Motors automobiles were large and bulky and did nothing for fuel mileage. The 2.4L engine was what GM selected for its Cavalier. While Ford and Dodge both made…

The Chevy Beretta and Corsica were the top and mid price point models that Chevy expected to be just as successful as the Cavalier. All of these automobiles used the coupe design and included either the 2.2L, 3.1L or 3.8L for power. The Beretta was introduced in ’87 for the ’88 year lineup and lasted…