General Motors will spend nearly a billion dollars tooling up Buffalo for its sixth-generation of small-block V8 production.

who also designed the symmetrical ports on the Chevy Small Block Gen III LS1 V8 cradled by the 1997 Chevy Corvette. The ZZ632 features special ‘RS-X’ engravings on the heads, as our photos ...

SB2 aluminum cylinder heads have neither siamesed intake ports (like a conventional Chevy small-block) or symmetrical ports (like a Ford V8). Rather, the runners are arrayed in an innovative ...

Additionally, the 8.1-liter received longer and forged connecting rods for the taller deck, oil pan rails, upgraded ...

Sperry also introduced symmetrical ports to Chevy's Small Block V8 with the Gen III LS1 engine that debuted in the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette. The ZZ632/1000 crate engine will be on display at the ...

it is also incorporated in Buick-style small-block V8 conversion heads and Chevrolet's symmetrical-port, splayed-valve design shown here (part No. 10185040). Symmetrical parts offer several ...

A deep dive into GM’s L87 V8 reveals severe internal damage, sparking a recall of over 870,000 vehicles and backlash over the ...

This big block V8, with a 632 cubic-inch (10.35 liters ... Unlike traditional big blocks with varying port shapes, the ZZ632 has symmetrical intake and exhaust ports, which, in theory, balances ...

No, this isn’t a joke; Chevy just unveiled a 10.4-liter, naturally aspirated V8 crate ... to the 572 Big Block in the COPO Camaro. It’s topped by aluminum heads with symmetrical ports, CNC ...

How will the new V8 differ from the one it replaces? GM says the sixth-gen engine will be more powerful while, at the same ...

General Motors is investing $854 million into its small-block V8 production facilities to prepare to launch the sixth generation of this venerable engine. This announcement came after a report of ...

Read more: How To Clean Your Car's Engine Bay: A Step-By-Step Guide The 8.1-liter Vortec V8 from General Motors, also known as the 8100 Vortec, is presumably the last big block V8 engine from the ...