GM truck loyalists are lining up behind an old-school idea for the next small block V8: bring back thicker oil. After years ...
The 1992 Corvette LT1 marked a turning point for Chevrolet’s venerable small block, taking a layout that dated back to the ...
The Ford 351W and the Chevy 350 V8 engines share similar performance stats, but the Ford has a larger deck height and a ...
Another day, another 2027 Corvette leak, this time pointing toward a major powertrain update for the 2027 C8 Stingray in the ...
ANSWERBack in 1955, you (or your grandpa) might have posed a very similar question: "Why does that new-fangled small-block Chevy make more peak power and torque at a higher rpm than my trusty Flathead ...
Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.
In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...
When it comes to engine family branding, GM has a few different names kicking around. Some of the more notable examples include Duramax, used currently for The General’s diesel engines; Vortec, ...
There are many ways that automakers, particularly American ones, categorize the V8 engines they produce. They can essentially be put into one of two categories: big-block engines and small-block ...
The 700 Club: A BluePrint Engines 383 Small-Block and a ProCharger F-1A-94 supercharger Never Made 700 hp Look So Easy As the adage goes, risk is not without reward. Truthfully, gearheads know this ...
The 289 engine in our 1965 Mustang G.T. 350 clone sounded good and ran OK, but it just didn’t seem right. The bottom-end power was decent but as rpm rose, the 289 felt lazy. The guy we bought the car ...