Is GM making a big block?
Earlier this month, General Motors officially announced the new 6.6L V8 L8T gasoline engine for the 2020 Silverado HD dually and 2020 Sierra HD. Based on GM’s fifth-generation Small Block engine architecture, the iron block motor makes 401 horsepower and 464 pound-feet of torque.
What is the best GM big block?
10 Most Powerful Production Chevy Big Block Motors
- 454 LS5 390 hp. Chevrolet brought out the 454 Big Block just as the curtain was lowering on the Classic Muscle Car Era.
- 427 L36 390 hp.
- 427 L68 400 hp.
- 427 L72 425 hp.
- 396 L78 425 hp.
- 427 L88 430+ hp.
- 427 ZL1 430+ hp.
- 427 L71 435 hp.
What do you look for on a GM engine block?
Check that you can see the entire engine block stamp. Look at the first digit, which will be a capital letter. This letter refers to the plant that manufactured the engine.
Where is the distributor on a GM block?
Look behind the distributor on the passenger side of the block if it is a six- cylinder GM motor. On a small block GM V8, it is stamped in front of the cylinder head on the passenger side.
What kind of engine is a Chevy small block?
The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic, and for a V8, smaller engine block.
What does the number 0102 mean on a GM block?
Decode the ID number prefix. The prefix is five-digits long and begins with a letter. The letter refers to the engine manufacturing plant and the following four numbers indicate the month and day of manufacture. For an engine manufactured on 2 January, the number will read “0102.”
Look behind the distributor on the passenger side of the block if it is a six- cylinder GM motor. On a small block GM V8, it is stamped in front of the cylinder head on the passenger side.
Check that you can see the entire engine block stamp. Look at the first digit, which will be a capital letter. This letter refers to the plant that manufactured the engine.
The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic, and for a V8, smaller engine block.
How big is a GM big block motor?
Newest Best Selling Lowest Price Highest Price Name Ascending Name Descending 454HO 438HP 500 LB.-FT. TQ 502 HO 461HP 558 LB.-FT.