The cast-iron engine block may seem like a relic of the past, but that's not so. Dodge and Ram still use it in some of their ...

General Motors Corp.’s newest four-cylinder engine, for example, has an aluminum block that weighs 49 pounds, compared with 77 pounds for an equivalent four-cylinder with a cast-iron block.

The Ford Mustang's 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 is a fantastic engine, but being made of aluminum, it has its limitations.Though lighter than iron, aluminum is also more malleable, which is why an alloy ...

The original small-block Chevy engine made 520 hp, 510 lb-ft of torque based on a 406ci cast-iron block with unported 23-degree cylinder heads, open-plane intake, and an ACCEL fuel injection system.

The LS4 V8 has 303 hp and 329 lb-ft of torque as standard. As with other LS engines, it was made by General Motors and used ...

A cracked engine block can be a disastrous problem that renders your car completely useless, but one Cummins block in particular was prone to cracking.

Equally courageous, but less reported, is Ford’s choice of ma­teri­als for the 2015 F-150’s 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged “Nano” V-6 engine: It has a cast-iron cylinder block.

Take a look at a Boss block for the modular crowd. With 5.0 liters of displacement while still 4.6-liter deck height, FRPP's new cast-iron Boss 5.0 block (PN M-6010-BOSS50) may be just the ticket ...

For our cast-iron engine block repair, we were put in touch with Josh Sprinkle, Industrial District Manager and expert welder, whom we were told could handle it, if anyone could.

So, how do you fix a cracked engine block with a handful of pointy bolts? The guys at Syracuse Crank used the patented Lock-n-Stitch method, so we'll talk about that. The first step, as it is with ...