The Chevrolet small-block engine refers to one of the several
gasoline-powered vehicle
engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ge ...
s manufactured by
General Motors
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. These include:
* The first or second generation of
non-LS Chevrolet small-block engines
* The third, fourth, or
LS-based GM engines
*The
Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine
The Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine is a dual-overhead cam (DOHC) V8 engine designed by General Motors. While technically a small-block engine because of its bore spacing of 4.4 inches, General Motors engineers do not consider it to be a pa ...
An early model of the Chevrolet small-block engine
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