Encyclopedia - Gm Ls Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Gm Ls Engine - Generation Iv
Hot on the heels of the Generation III was Generation IV. These big-bore engines are some of the largest small-blocks yet, and will quick...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gm Lt Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Gm Lt Engine - Generation Ii
The Generation II small block debuted in 1992 on the 1992 Chevrolet Corvette. Few parts from the G2 engine are interchangeable with the o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gm Lt Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Gm Lt Engine - Generation I
See the GM Small-Block engine page for information on the first generation of the 350 V8. GM LT engine - LT5. The 1990 LT5 was a specia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chevrolet Small-block Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chevrolet Small-block Engine - Early Small Blocks
Most current GM small-block V8s (the LT and LS series) trace their lineage to the 1955 265 in³ V8 developed for the Corvette. Displ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadillac V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadillac V8 Engine - Downsized Ohv
The market of the 1970s forced Cadillac to downsize its vehicles and engines. While the Cadillac Seville used a 350 cu. in. (5.7 L) Oldsm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldsmobile V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldsmobile V8 Engine - Generation 2
The second generation of Oldsmobile V8s was produced from 1964 through 1990. Most of these engines were very similar, using the same bore...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Windsor Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Windsor Engine - 302
In 1968 the Windsor was stroked to 3.0 in (76.2 mm), giving a total displacement of 302 cu. in. (4.9 L). The connecting ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Windsor Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Windsor Engine - 289 Hipo K-code
A high-performance version of the 289 engine was introduced late in the 1963 model year as a special order for Ford Fairlanes and Mercury...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Windsor Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Windsor Engine - 289
The 289 in³ (4.7 L) Windsor was also introduced in 1963. Bore was expanded to 4.0 in (102 mm), the bore limit of any fact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldsmobile V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldsmobile V8 Engine - Generation 1
The first generation of Oldsmobile V8s ranges from 1949 until 1964. Each engine in this generation is quite similar with the same size bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldsmobile V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldsmobile V8 Engine - 307
A slightly larger 307 in³ (5 L) version was introduced in 1980. It uses the Oldsmobile 3.385 in (86 mm) stroke and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldsmobile V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldsmobile V8 Engine - Aluminum 215 Rockette
From 1961 to 1963 Oldsmobile manufactured its own version of the Buick-designed, all-aluminum 215 engine for the F-85 compact, known as t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Windsor Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Windsor Engine - 260
The second version of the Windsor, introduced during the middle of the 1962 model year, had a wider bore of 3.80 in (96.5 mm), incre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Windsor Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Windsor Engine - 351w
The 351 Windsor featured a 1.5 in (38.1 mm) taller deck height, allowing a stroke of 3.5 in (88.9 mm). Although related in general config...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chevrolet Small-block Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chevrolet Small-block Engine - Later Small Blocks
This section documents the odd-size small blocks developed after the 350 appeared in 1969. Many of these basic blocks are variations of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadillac V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadillac V8 Engine - Redesigned Ohv
For the 1963 model year Cadillac updated their V8 engine, modernizing the tooling used in the production line while optimizing the engine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadillac V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadillac V8 Engine - Ohv
Cadillac V8 engine - 331. For 1949, Cadillac and Oldsmobile shared a new V8 design, Olds at 303 in³ engine and Cadillac at 331
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Encyclopedia - Cadillac V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadillac V8 Engine - Monobloc
A 322 in³ (5.3 L) "monobloc" engine was used in 1936's Series 60. It was designed to be the company's next-generation powerpla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadillac V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadillac V8 Engine - L-head
The Type 51 was the first Cadillac V8. Introduced in 1914, it was the standard engine for 1915 Cadillac models. It was a 90° design with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Windsor Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Windsor Engine - 221
The first engine of this family, introduced for the 1962 model year as an option on the Ford Fairlane, had a displacement of 221 cu. in (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadillac V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadillac V8 Engine - World's Largest
Although the modernized engine was compact and light for its displacement and output, 429 cu. in. represented the limit of the original a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chevrolet Small-block Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chevrolet Small-block Engine - 350
The first generation of Chevrolet small-blocks began with the 1955 Chevrolet 265 in³ (4.3 L) V8. But it was the 350 in³ (5.7L) ser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cadillac V8 Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Cadillac V8 Engine - Aluminum Ohv
Cadillac V8 engine - HT-4100. A new engine was introduced for 1982, the HT-4100 (option code LT8). This engine, designed for transverse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chevrolet Small-block Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chevrolet Small-block Engine - Major Versions
Chevrolet Small-Block engine - Generation 1. The original design of the small block is broken into two distinct families: the first des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chevrolet Small-block Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chevrolet Small-block Engine - Introduction
Chevrolet's small-block V8 is one of the most famous automobile engines in history. Nicknamed "mouse motor" for its compact dimensions co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gm Ls Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Gm Ls Engine - Generation Iii
The Generation III small-blocks replaced the LT family in 1997. These shared the same rough displacement and bore spacing (4.4 in) a...   » Read the article