GM small-block engine family

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The GM small-block engine family is a long-running series of compact, lightweight V8 engines from General Motors that has powered a wide range of Chevrolet and other GM vehicles since the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf V8 engine family ⓘ
engine family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chevy small-block ⓘ
SBC ⓘ
configuration 90-degree V8 ⓘ
coolingSystem water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
displacementRange 262 cu in to 400 cu in ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
inception 1955 ⓘ
inductionSystem carbureted ⓘ
laterInductionSystem fuel injected ⓘ
laterVariantMaterial aluminum cylinder heads ⓘ
manufacturer Chevrolet Division of General Motors ⓘ
linked to: Chevrolet

General Motors ⓘ
material cast-iron block ⓘ
cast-iron cylinder heads ⓘ
notableApplication Goodwrench 350 crate engine ⓘ
notableFeature compact dimensions ⓘ
high aftermarket support ⓘ
interchangeable components across displacements ⓘ
relatively low weight ⓘ
widespread use in motorsports ⓘ
notableMember Chevrolet 265 V8 ⓘ
Chevrolet 283 V8 ⓘ
Chevrolet 302 V8 ⓘ
Chevrolet 305 V8 ⓘ
Chevrolet 307 V8 ⓘ
Chevrolet 327 V8 ⓘ
Chevrolet 350 V8 ⓘ
Chevrolet 400 V8 ⓘ
L98 5.7L V8 ⓘ
LT1 (Gen II small-block) ⓘ
notableUse NASCAR stock car racing ⓘ
drag racing ⓘ
hot rodding ⓘ
productionStatus largely discontinued for new vehicles ⓘ
stillProducedAs crate engines ⓘ
successor GM LS engine family ⓘ
GM LT engine family ⓘ
usedIn Buick vehicles ⓘ
linked to: Buick

Cadillac vehicles ⓘ
Chevrolet Camaro ⓘ
Chevrolet Corvette ⓘ
Chevrolet Impala ⓘ
Chevrolet passenger cars ⓘ
Chevrolet pickup trucks ⓘ
linked to: Chevrolet C/K

Chevrolet trucks ⓘ
GMC trucks ⓘ
linked to: GMC

Oldsmobile vehicles ⓘ
linked to: Oldsmobile

Pontiac vehicles ⓘ
industrial applications ⓘ
marine applications ⓘ
valvetrain overhead valve ⓘ

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EcoTec3 V8 → partOf → GM small-block engine family ⓘ
L83 → series → GM small-block engine family ⓘ
GM small-block engine family → successor → GM LS engine family ⓘ
linked to: GM small-block engine family
GM small-block engine family → successor → GM LT engine family ⓘ
linked to: GM small-block engine family