Chevrolet V8 Small-Block Engine First-Generation 400 cu MOC Supercharged Engine Building Blocks Set (2358PCS)

Material: ABS Description:Manufacturer: General MotorsAlso called ：Chevrolet Turbo-Fire NascarProduction ：1954-2003 Flint North(engine block and heads)Saginaw Metal Casting OperationsConfiguration: 90° V8Valvetrain ：OHV 2 valves × cyl. (engine block and heads)DOHC 4 valves × cyl. (LT5)Successor ：GM LS-based small-block engine History:The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of gasoline-powered V8 automobile engines produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors between 1954 and 2003, using the same basic engine block. Known as the “small-block” because of its much larger size relative to the Chevrolet big-block engine, engineer Ed Cole is credited with leading the design of the engine. The engine block and cylinder heads were cast at the Saginaw Metal Foundry in Saginaw, Michigan. The first generation of Chevrolet small-block engines began with the 1955 Chevrolet V8 engine used in the Corvette and Bel Air. The engine quickly became popular among racers and was nicknamed the “