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Chevy Engines. Generation 111 Small Block Motors.

March 18th, 2010
The Generation III Vortec Chevy Engines with 5300cc, or more commonly called the LM7/LM4/L59/L33, is a V8 truck engine. It is a longer stroke version of the Vortec 4800 and replaced the 5700 L31. The L59 denotes a flexible fuel version, while the LM7 was the standard version of the engine. The LM7 Vortec 5300 was [...]
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Chevy Engines for Sale, All models.

March 18th, 2010

Chevy Engines for Sale

[/caption] The Chevy Engines called the Vortec 5700 L31 series, is a V8 truck engine, with a displacement of 5.7 L. It is the last production Generation I small-block from Chevrolet. The cylinder heads feature combustion chambers very similar to those of the LT1 V8, but without the reverse-flow [...]
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Chevrolet Engines, What is SIDI?

March 4th, 2010

Chevy Engines with SIDI @ The Plant

[/caption] Direct-injection gasoline engines offer many potential advantages over conventional port fuel-injected engines for achieving vehicle fuel economy while meeting strict emission standards. Some of the potential benefits of spark-ignition direct-injection (SIDI) engines include improved thermal efficiency, better transient response, and greater displacement-specific [...]
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Chevy Vortec 4800 Engines for Sale at Cost.

February 19th, 2010

Chevrolet Vortec 4800 engines

[/caption] The Vortec 4800 LR4 is a Generation III small block Chevy V8 truck engine. Displacement is 4.8 L or 293 cu inches engine. It is the smallest of the Generation III Vortec truck engines and was the replacement for the 5.0 L 5000 [...]
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1989 S-10 Blazer with a Chevy 2.8L engine.

February 17th, 2010

Scrambled? Chevy Engines for Sale

[/caption] Here I am diagnosing a problem with a Chevy 2.8L S-10 engine. It is a ‘89 model and had a miss. Actually when you start it up cold it runs well for a few minutes, the it starts to miss mildly and by the [...]
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How to Clean A Small Block Chevrolet Engine Block.

February 1st, 2010
The gentleman speaks well as he describes in a fairly understandable way to most of you, how to clean a small block (SBC) Chevrolet engine block with a Sunnen Thermal Cleaning system. This is the textbook method or system for a small engine rebuilding shop to clean the ”hard parts” or solid metal components [...]
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Chevrolet GMC truck engines may soon run on LPG, CNG

January 13th, 2010

Chevy Engines

[/caption] Expect the General Motors pickup engines, as in, Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra to be powered by propane (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) alternative fuels as soon as 2012, according to the chief engineer for GM’s full-size trucks, in a conversation with USA TODAY at the [...]
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Chevy Engines: Engines on sale, affordable and reliable.

December 22nd, 2009

Chevy Engines

[/caption] GM will double its global production of small four-cylinder engines (1.0L to 1.4L) by 2011, with more than half of the increase coming in North America. The strategy is highlighted by an all-new, 1.4L Turbo engine that will power the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. The 1.4L Turbo enables great vehicle [...]
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Chevy Engines: Big Block Engines Finished…

December 20th, 2009
The final General Motors “big block” V-8 engines — one of a series that has been around in one form or another since 1959 — rolled off the line at GM’s Tonawanda’s Powertrain plant on Friday. The large engine was developed in 1958. It was redesigned several times to increase horsepower and improve efficiency, with the [...]
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Chevy Engines: Hummer 6.2L and 6.5L Diesel Engines for Sale.

December 8th, 2009

Chevy Engines

[/caption] What is the difference between a Humvee military vehicle and the Hummer? The two terms overlap somewhat, but generally, “Hummer” refers to the civilian models and “Humvee” refers to the military ones. “Humvee” comes from “HMMWV“, a military term for ‘High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle’. AM General is the manufacturer of [...]
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