Upgrading an existing cast-iron block-based engine to an aluminum engine block is a great way to reduce the weight on the front area of a vehicle. It makes it easier for the vehicle to accelerate, ...

Upgrading an existing cast-iron block-based engine to an aluminum engine block is a great way to reduce the weight on the front area of a vehicle. It makes it easier for the vehicle to accelerate, ...

SHANGHAI-- Automakers and engine makers are using more aluminum to save weight and fuel. Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., known as JAC, this month switched from iron to aluminum engine blocks on the ...

At the dawn of the musclecar era, Chrysler engineers were pulling their hair out, replacing hefty iron parts with the svelte aluminum alternatives we've all come to know and love. From alternator ...

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.

Thanks to an all-aluminum block and a numerous other upgrades, Ford is promising the 2011 Shelby GT500 will offer more power, a lower curb weight and improved handling. The new aluminum block weighs ...

mag-ic (maj'ik), n.-1. an all-aluminum small-block Chevrolet V8 built by Keith Black Racing Engines, Inc. Although my definition of magic is a bit different from that of the folks at Random House, ...