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[3]: 341 Chevrolet and GMC trucks, which previously used the Stovebolt and GMC V6 engines, also switched to using the Turbo-Thrift from 1963 through 1988, as did Pontiac in 1964 and 1965. A 153-cubic-inch (2.5 L) inline-4 version of this engine was also offered in the Chevy II/Nova line through the 1970 model year.
The 301.6-cubic-inch (4.9 L) GMC inline six was produced from 1952 to 1960, when it was replaced by the V6. It has a square bore/stroke ratio of 4 by 4 inches (101.6 mm × 101.6 mm). This is the largest raised-deck engine. It was originally designed for the GMC military M135 and M211.
Chevrolet straight-6 engine may refer to: the 299-cubic-inch (4.9 L) T-head engine used in the 1911–1913 Chevrolet Series C Classic Six; the 271-cubic-inch (4.4 L) L-head engine used in the 1914–1915 Chevrolet Light Six; the Chevrolet Stovebolt engine series, introduced in 1929; the Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift engine series, introduced in 1962
For 1960, C/K pickup trucks were powered by three different engines. A 236 cubic-inline 6 (producing 135 hp) was the standard engine for Chevrolet trucks, with a 305 cubic-inch V6 (producing 150 hp) as standard for GMC trucks; a 283 cubic-inch V8 was optional, producing 160 hp. [12] For 1962, an alternator became an option for the model line. [8]
Two inline-sixes were offered, with Chevrolet 250 cubic-inch and 292 cubic-inch engines offered. Two Chevrolet small-block V8s were offered, including 283 and 327 cubic-inch engines. [12] GMC additionally offered divisionally-produced V6 engines for its C/K trucks (305 and 351 cubic inches) alongside the four Chevrolet engines. [13]
1926–1927 Pontiac Split-Head (also modified for GMC trucks) 1928–1936 Chevrolet Stovebolt; 1928–1950 Oldsmobile F-Series (also used in Buick Marquette) 1928–1954 Pontiac GMR (also modified for GMC trucks) 1930–1966 Opel inline-6 (as used in the Opel Kapitän) 1936–1962 Chevrolet Blue Flame inline-6 (also used in some GMC trucks)
The Chevrolet Stovebolt engine is a straight-six engine made in two versions between 1929 and 1962 by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors.It replaced the company's 171-cubic-inch (2.8 L) inline-four as their sole engine offering from 1929 through 1954, and was the company's base engine starting in 1955 when it added the small block V8 to the lineup.
For 1976, the powertrain line was expanded, with the 292 inline-6 becoming the standard engine in 3 ⁄ 4-ton and 1-ton vans; a 305 V8 replaced the 350 two-barrel in 1 ⁄ 2-ton vans (becoming an option for both 1 ⁄ 2-ton and 3 ⁄ 4-ton vans in 1981) and a 400 cubic-inch V8 became offered in 3 ⁄ 4 and 1-ton vans. [8]