Mercury Marine had never built anything but boat motors when Chevy turned to it for the ZR-1's new V8. But it had a long, ...

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A teardown of a locked-up GM L31 5.7-liter Vortec 350 from a ’90s full-size truck reveals bent rods, destroyed bearings, a ventilated block, and exactly why these workhorse small-blocks so often go ...

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First freezes have chilled nearly half of Kansas so far this cold-weather season. The mercury had fallen to 32 degrees or lower by the end of the day Oct. 26 at 42 of the 93 Mesonet weather stations ...

A GM 5.3L V8 Vortec oil consumption class-action lawsuit has been settled with lawyers cashing in with a big pay day. The lawsuit was filed 8 years ago according to CarComplaints.com and was settled ...

PHOENIX (AP) — A marketing panel with Castrol landed Alyssa Thomas on a NASCAR hood. While attending the panel at the WNBA All-Star game last month, Thomas was approached by the motor oil company ...

While auto engines are getting smaller and more efficient, marine outboards are packing on the cylinders. A year after introducing the "world's first V12 outboard," Mercury Marine followed up with ...

No injuries were reported, but a fire engine was damaged when a massive “fire vortex” formed within a fire burning in southeast Utah over the weekend. The rare weather phenomenon occurred while crews ...

LA SAL, San Juan County — No injuries were reported, but a fire engine was damaged when a massive "fire vortex" formed within a fire burning in southeast Utah over the weekend. The rare weather ...