All other data about power and output was sourced from automobile-catalog.com While big blocks tend to be reserved for ...

The need for the Ford 370 was no more. Ford was not the only company to use these smaller big-block V8 engines for its larger ...

The big block V8 used to be a staple of hot rod and ... The Vortec 8100 also made its way into medium-duty commercial trucks and boats. With the lax emissions regulations on boats, the 496 made ...

But bucking modern trends, Ford has created an all-new big-block gasoline unit for use in ... “It’s using all of Ford’s experience with the commercial trucks and the Super Duties,” said ...

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s ... to turbodiesel mills for its towing and commercial rigs. The new (at the time) Duramax ...

Once a staple of the hot rod and modification scenes, the era of the big block V8 engines has largely ... It was also used in medium-duty commercial trucks and boats, pushing boats up to 550 ...