The Buick Division of General Motors never had it so good. After hammering at the door of the “Big Three” for 17 years, the door suddenly opened and even Buick personnel were amazed to find that their ...

This is a category that is pretty rapidly going away. You'll be hard-pressed to find an overhead valve — also known as a pushrod — engine in anything outside of a General Motors LS/LT V8 or one of ...

The Cadillac 4.2L Twin-Turbo V-8 LTA engine is a clean-sheet design. It was developed as a small-displacement V-8 with the goal of delivering exceptional power density of 131 hp (98 kW) per liter, for ...

It seems, for the modern American production car. that the 'L' head engine is a thing of the past. Present design trends indicate that the few remaining flathead engines now in production will be ...

General Motors has spent decades refining overhead-valve V8s while much of the industry pivoted to dual overhead cam designs, turbocharging, and downsized blocks. I set out to understand why Chevrolet ...

From dry-lake hot rods to modern track-day missiles, a handful of American V8s have earned near-religious status among gearheads. These engines did more than make power, they reshaped racing, ...

CP-20H and CP-30H centrifugal pumps feature capacities of 158 and 264 gpm, and a maximum head of 98 and 115 feet, respectively. Overhead valve engines provide peak performance and minimal fuel ...