Horsepower!!!

[Squash]

The vortec 6000 has been around a few years now.  It was introduced with the other 2 new engines
(5.3 and 4.8 (?)).  It's not available in a 1/2 ton.

Squash

--- Don.F.Broadus at ucm.com wrote:
> I found this in January Diesel Progress magazine.
> The new Vortec 8100 is a refined version of the 7.4 L gas engine. The bore
> is 4.25 inch but the stroke changes from 4.00 inch to 4.37 inch for 8.1 L
> (494 CID)  The Vortec 8100 will have a rating of 340 HP @ 4200 rpm  torque
> 455 ft.lb. @ 3200 rpm. The engine has been extensively redesigned to
> incorporate an internally balanced crankshaft, new heads with common style
> porting. The fuel rail is not part of the manifold  and the throttle body
> has been repositioned  on the intake manifold  to distribute air more
> efficiently. New pistons have a shorter combustion height and tighter ring
> pack. Exhaust manifolds are now cast stainless , a first for GM full size
> trucks.  
> 
> Also it looks like they have redesigned the small block calling it the
> Vortec 6000  a 6.0L engine rated @ 325 HP @ 5000 rpm
> 370 ft.lb.@ 4000 rpm it is a redesigned version of the 5.7 L  (350 cid ) V8
> 
>  
> Don  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Dave Plummer [SMTP:davepl at MICROSOFT.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, March 14, 2000 4:41 PM
> > To:	'gmecm at diy-efi.org'
> > Subject:	RE: Horsepower!!!
> > 
> > Where'd you hear that?  I'm pretty sure GM has a new Vortec big block
> > displacing 494ci that they're releasing for the truck line.  It's not
> > related to the GenVI big blocks.
> > 
> > - Dave
> > 
> > (My ZZ502 has 567ft/lbs of torque... they'd have to hobble it pretty good
> > to
> > get it down to 455)
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Cooley [mailto:n5xmt at bellsouth.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 11:19 AM
> > > To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> > > Subject: RE: Horsepower!!!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > At 01:44 PM 3/14/2000, you wrote:
> > > >The ZZ502/502HP crate motor has more HP and torque and is 
> > > actually an 8.2L.
> > > >Not sure how exciting this is.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The part I was excited about is it's going to be a production 
> > > motor for the 
> > > truck line in 2001... With versions up to 415HP available and 
> > > 455 Lb/ft of 
> > > torque and emissions legal.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ===========================================================
> > > David Cooley N5XMT Internet: N5XMT at bellsouth.net
> > > Packet: N5XMT at KQ4LO.#INT.NC.USA.NA T.A.P.R. Member #7068
> > > We are Borg... Prepare to be assimilated!
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