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Five Underrated Small-Block V8 Muscle Cars That Deserve More Love

The small-block engine is one of the most significant powerplants in automotive history, renowned for its compact design, reliability, and immense performance potential. First introduced by Chevrolet ...
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Chevy's most powerful small block V8 engines

How Chevrolet's DZ 302, L79 327, and LT1 350 small-block V8s made big power through high compression, superior airflow, and RPM capability.
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GM Says Internal Combustion V8 Engines Are Still What The Masses Want

It started in 2023. General Motors (GM) announced that it was investing nearly $900 million in the development of the next-generation small-block V8 engine to power its large pickup and SUV models, ...
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5 Sub-$4,000 Chevy Small-Block Crate Engines for Your Budget Truck Build

If you're looking for a budget-friendly small-block Chevy V8 for your next pickup truck project, look no further than these five crate engines available for less than $4,000. When thinking about crate ...
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Chevrolet Performance LS9 Long Block V8 Engine Discontinued

Chevrolet Performance has discontinued the LS9 Long Block V8 engine, marking the end of one of the most potent ...
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70 years: A look back at the Chevy small-block V8 engine

As Chevrolet celebrates the 70th anniversary of its small-block V8 engine, let's take a look at the engine's history. This year, Chevrolet is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its small-block V8 ...
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What Would You Pay for This 1957 Dual-Quad Small-Block Corvette V8 (Not What You Think)?

There are engines that power cars — and then there are engines that power legends. The 1957 Chevrolet 283 V8 with twin four-barrel carburetors, rated at 270 horsepower, belongs to that second, ...
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2026 Corvette: Will GM Deliver A New Small Block Engine To Replace The LT2?

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...
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GM to keep its famous ‘small block’ V8 running, as FI confirms return to V8 power

V8 revival gathers pace as GM doubles down on its iconic small-block and Formula One eyes a return to louder, simpler ...
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How Chevrolet's Small Block V-8 Became America's Engine

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...
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Report Finds An Anticipated Small-Block V8 With Even More Muscle

Tom started his career as a daily newspaper reporter in metro Detroit and after a decade changed course to cover cars, spending the next 25 years at Wards Automotive doing test drives, technology and ...

GM Is Spending A King's Ransom To Build Its Next-Gen V8 Engine

V8 engines may not be as popular as they were in previous decades, but that's not stopping General Motors from plunking down ...