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The V-8 Is Not Dead: GM (Re-)Confirms New Sixth-Gen Small-Block, Puts Big Money Behind It

GM just announced that it is investing multitudinous millions to prepare various GM facilities for the sixth-generation small ...
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The Legendary Small-Block Chevy V-8: A Look Back at Its Highlights and Evolution

Tracing the history-and milestones-of what just might be the most significant V-8 engine ever designed. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the ...
TopSpeed

History Of The Chevrolet Camaro LT1 V-8

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...
Motor Trend

Big Block Requiem: The Final 5 Big Block V-8 Engines Sold in America

Big block engines might have been a product of the golden age of the muscle car, but these robust designs outlasted their high-performance progenitors by shifting over to the truck world, where their ...
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What Is A Big Block Engine And How Does It Differ From Other Engines?

If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...
Hot Rod

The Factory V-8 Chevy Vega That Should Have Been!

When Chevrolet introduced the Vega 2300 to the public in September of 1970, performance enthusiasts immediately scoped out the dimensions of the engine compartment and began speculating on the ...