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Vortec is a trademarked name for a line of gasoline engines for General Motors trucks.The name first appeared in an advertisement for the 1985 model year 4.3 L V6 that used "vortex technology" to create a vortex inside the combustion chamber, creating a better air / fuel atomization. [1]
The 4.4 L; 267.8 cu in (4,389 cc) engine had the 350's crankshaft stroke of 3.48 in (88.4 mm) and the smallest bore of any small-block, 3.5 in (88.9 mm), shared with the 200 V6 introduced a year earlier. It was only available with a M2ME Rochester Dualjet 210–effectively a Rochester Quadrajet with no rear barrels.
The firing order of older big-block engines is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 [62] while Vortec 8100's firing order is 1-8-7-2-6-5-4-3. Other upgrades of Vortec 8100 include a new 18-bolt head bolt pattern, longer connecting rods, different symmetrical intake ports, different oil pan rails, and the use of metric threads throughout the engine.
The engines were also sold for marine and stationary applications. In a 1938 reorganization, Winton Engine Corporation became the GM Cleveland Diesel Engine Division, and GM's Detroit Diesel Engine Division began production of smaller (50–149 cu in (0.8–2.4 L) per cylinder) diesel engines. Locomotive engines were moved under the GM Electro ...
I have a 1994 Sierra K1500 with a 4.3 V6 - zero compression on cylinder #1. I would replace the heads but the engine has about 158K and I'm leaning more towards installing a fresh 5.7 - a crate 350 is actually cheaper than a crate 262, so I'm going with the 5.7 - I don't really care about 4 extra MPG.
A rear wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at right, and the integrated front wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at the lower right (in this case, as a part of the GM 6T70 Transmission). GM 60-Degree 2.8/3.1/3.4/3.5/3.9 L V6 (also used by AMC) Buick 3300/3800 V6; Cadillac HT4100/4.5/4.9 L V8; Isuzu all 3.2 and 3.5L DOHC V6