Why did this engine become the best-selling car engine in history? Simple. The GM small block V8 was powerful but practical.

It's relatively fine for car engines to get wet. What's not okay is for water to get inside the engine or for electrical parts to soak in liquid, like the ignition coils, spark plugs, distributor ...

Engine Block Painting, including a Paint Booth! Pontiac short block re-build, Part 2 ...

Chevy big block engines have a lot of character and history behind them. Does that make the hassle that can come with their ...

During the last few months, I’ve noticed that the engine is a little louder and not as smooth on the highway as it used to be. Visit the Car Talk website at www.cartalk.com.

The GM Gen 6 Small Block is an upcoming family of gasoline eight cylinder engines produced by General Motors Company for use in pickup trucks, SUVs and possibly vans. It’s sometimes written ...

Checking up on your coolant is easy to forget, but an engine’s coolant is just as important as oil when it comes to your car. Coolant does raises the boiling point of the cooling system in ...

As a matter of fact, the Corvette V8 frenzy got so rampant that the Corvette's third generation - the C3 - offered a total of 21 different V8 engines throughout its 14-year run. It's safe to say ...

Mid-engined sports cars may be beautifully balanced, but it’s very tricky to show off the engine when it’s buried deep in the car. Lotus swapped the K-series engine for Toyota’s 2ZZ-GE four ...

Once upon a time, the concept of buying a car simply for the shock and awe of its engine was commonplace. Not everything was developed on a private circuit, nor driven to within an inch of its ...