90 million small-block V8s strong.(News)(Brief Article)
AutoWeek, October, 2004
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> ** General Motors' bread-and-butter small-block V8 celebrates its 50th anniversary Oct. 28. Here are some milestones in the engine's history: 1955-Small-block V8 introduced in '55 Chevy, a 265-cubic-inch engine producing 165 hp in its base two-barrel carburetor setup, 195 hp with a four-barrel 1957-Displacement bumps to 283 cid, and fuel injection pushes output to 283 hp 1964-Small-block's 1960s high-water mark, with 327 cid producing 375 hp 1967-302-cid engine with 290 hp, designed for SCCA Trans-Am racing, debuts on Camaro Z28 1970-Debut of 350-cid LT1, making 370 hp; ...
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