The GM Gen 6 Small Block is a family of gasoline eight cylinder engines produced by General Motors Company for use in various vehicles, including sports cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and possibly vans.

Added additional information on V8 engine usage in GM full-size pickup trucks. It wasn't that long ago that General Motors was swearing off internal combustion for propelling its future vehicles, ...

The Big Block motor that spearheaded the muscle car era. We dive into the details behind this impressive engine and its legacy. Debuted in 1970, the Chevy 454 Big Block became iconic for power and ...

The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive displacement and stump-pulling torque, it powered everything from muscle cars ...

GM’s Chevrolet LS engines redefined the pushrod V8 to give us one of the most dominant performance platforms of the modern era. What we refer to today as the LS family of engines usually refers to the ...

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 ...

A cold snap is bringing extreme temperature drops in large portions of the country, which means wide swaths of the U.S. are now facing frigid, sub-zero temperatures. Naturally, these conditions can ...

Brian Dakss is a longtime New York-based editor and writer for CBS News, at the Radio network and with CBSNews.com. He has written and edited for NBC News, Dow Jones and numerous radio stations and ...

Ford is recalling more than 100,000 vehicles for an engine block malfunction that could result in fire. According to two notices reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ...

Ford issued a staggering (and record-breaking) 153 recalls last year, and the company didn’t waste any time getting back into the rhythm for 2026. Just three weeks into the new year, we already have ...

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ford ‌Motor is recalling ‌119,075 vehicles in the U.S. as the ‍engine block heater may crack and ⁠leak coolant, potentially causing a short circuit and increasing the risk of a ...

Cylinders aren't the only feature that contribute to an engine's energetic output, but for good reason, they're the one we've settled on as shorthand. While it's just as accurate to say Corvettes have ...