GM has filed a patent application a variable displacement valvetrain system with rocker shaft porting and insert sleeves for ...
From 395K miles on a '94 to a dead engine at 128K on a 2019. Tanner is walking away from GM after his modern Silverado failed ...
This 2019 Chevy Silverado owner would rather put $13K into his seven-year-old truck for a new engine than take the bait on a ...
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GM is developing an all-new sixth-generation small-block V8 family, with strong indications it will launch in two displacements: 5.7L and 6.6L. The 5.7L version is aimed at volume models like the ...
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Imagine you could get all the brawny output of a robust V8 engine in your truck when needed, but also get improved fuel efficiency while ...
General Motors introduced the 5.3-liter Vortec V8 back in 1999 and kept it in production for 15 years. Over that time, it became one of the most popular small-block engines in GM's lineup, offering ...
With the launch of Chevy's small-block V8 in 1955, General Motors introduced an engine family that would make its way into millions of vehicles across the world. It was especially known as a mainstay ...