CarBuzz on MSN

GM's new LS6 small-block engine proves size does matter

It's always a big moment when a new LS engine is introduced - what's so special about the next one?
Fast Lane Only on MSN

Why Chevrolet’s LS engine family became the default choice for performance swaps

Few engines in automotive history have achieved the kind of universal reputation the Chevrolet LS platform enjoys today. What ...
Hot Rod

The Short-Block Build: We Punch the Summit Racing SPC Block Out to 427 CI

Could the small-block Chevy be the most popular engine-build that HOT ROD has covered over its 77-year history? We don’t have a running tally, but in our expert guesstimate, that is probably true. So ...
SlashGear

5 Of The Smallest Big-Block Engines Ever Built

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 ...
AOL

GM’s Beloved Line of Small-Block V-8s Is Reborn Once More With the LS6

Some things are just fundamentally part of American culture. Baseball. Apple pie. Catchy ad campaigns. And small-block Chevrolets. For only the sixth time since the small-block arrived inside the ...
Hot Rod

Birth of the Small-Block Chevrolet V-8: HOT ROD’s First Report in January 1955 Was Prophetic!

Racer Brown, HOT ROD’s tech editor, understood the intrinsic value of the small-block Chevy to such a degree that it changed his life. Despite the fact that more advanced cars in the same price class ...
autoevolution

GM's Small-Block Turns 70 and It Is Here To Stay, While Other Carmakers Phase Out the V8s

GM's small block V8 still stands as one of the auto giant's iconic engines even 70 years after it first rolled off the production line. GM celebrates its seventh decade on the market in 2024 with the ...
Carscoops

GM’s Small Block V8 Turns 70, Isn’t Going Anywhere

The death of the V8 engine has been often talked about, but it’s alive and well at Chevrolet. That’s certainly clear as the company recently introduced the Corvette ZR1, which features a twin-turbo ...
TopSpeed

How The Small Block V8 Became The Backbone Of American Performance Cars

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
TopSpeed

Chevy Will Never Stop Using Its Small-Block LT V8 — And That’s A Good Thing

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 ...
SlashGear

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 ...