Combine the latest Chevrolet aluminum block, a pair of rare factory aluminum heads, a host of aluminum aftermarket performance components and the engine-building skills of Keith Black, and some would ...

Rheinmetall has won a follow-up order from an unnamed German carmaker to produce aluminium engine blocks with a total value of more than EUR100m (US$117m). The company has been supplying the automaker ...

Much has changed in the automotive industry since the beginning of the 20th century. Traditionally, the material trusted under the hood for engine blocks was iron. In fact, some brands like Dodge and ...

To sleeve or to bore your engine block? That's the several-hundred-dollar question (maybe into the thousands) as you ...

These durable, high-perfomance engines are available for far less than you might imagine, including the Chevy LS3, Ford ...

General Motors has announced it will invest $890 million in its powertrain facilities, part of which will go towards development of a new generation of powerful and efficient small-block V8 engines.

ZL-1 Nothing gets your Chevy nerves tingling like the mention of this legendary piece of big-block history. For those who need a reminder, the ZL-1 was an aluminum version (heads and block) of the ...

Just as your doctor has told you excess weight isn't good, so it goes for your Camaro. Never the most featherweight of muscle cars, Chevy's nose-heavy pony car benefits greatly with every shed ...

Magnesium has found use in the broader automotive industry since the 1920s for a variety of applications, ranging from chassis to powertrain construction. Many vehicles utilize magnesium and its ...

In 2006, a mere five years after surpassing plastic’s usage among cars and light trucks worldwide, aluminum moved past iron to take second place among automotive materials. According to the Ducker ...