The American Automotive Company Chevrolet

With a mere 275 horsepower it was outperformed by all competition. “Along with the dreadful horsepower, Ford owners complained that the trucks they purchased yielded inadequate miles per gallon” (Powerstrokehub). To compensate for both these issues, for introduces a much higher pressure fuel delivery system that would allow for the cleaner burning of fuel and overall less fuel needed to run the engine. Ford and International Navistar also introduced a newly designed smart turbocharger. “This allowed the turbo housing to expand and contract depending on the throttle position” (Truck Trend). This allowed for a quicker spool time of the turbocharger with allowed a quicker horsepower gain and output resulting in better fuel economy. Tighter machining tolerances were also implied for almost all of the engine components that went into the 6.0l Powerstroke allowing grater compression of the engine and mitigating areas where oil, air or fuel could leak out under high pressures. “With all of these changes implemented that new 6.0l Powerstroke engine boasted a whopping 325 horsepower and 516 foot pounds of torque” (Banks Power). This gave customers a truck that could outperform all of the

These engines had a lot more horsepower and torque than the previous engines and made the trucks able to pull a heavier load. The new engines made up to 56 horsepower in this generation and 146 foot-pounds of torque and where 194 cubic inches(Bunn, Chevrolet Trucks). Chevy still didn’t have beds on their trucks until 1930 then they started to put a bed on the trucks and made the cab a little bit bigger and more comfortable (Williams, 95 Years of Chevy Pickup History). Chevy also put a better, easier to shift, 3-speed synchromesh transmission. This was a great improvement because you could drive smoother, it was easier to drive the truck and you could pull a heavier load. The synchromesh style transmissions are still used in all of the manual transmissions on the road today. In 1936 they put full length water jackets on all of their engines. The full length water jackets made the engines run cooler and prevent them from overheating. This also let them make the engine bigger and were moved from 194 to 207 cubic inches.

Next, came the Chevrolet Camaro. When the team of specialists and engineers at GM got there head together, they formed one of the best sports cars to date: The Chevrolet Camaro. When the Chevrolet Camaro was first introduced back in 1967, it was not thought very much of. The Ford Mustang had been out on the market now for quite some time and had made a very good impression on its buyers and the spectators. After General Motors pushed the sales campaign and got the first few buyers to commit they were hooked from day one. The word of mouth quickly spread of the sheer enjoyment of the Camaro vs. the Mustang. The Chevrolet Camaro provided a cheaper and better all around alternative to the Mustang. The Camaro came with loads more options and not to mention the stand features alone out did the Mustang's. The biggest reason for sales increase was the power delivered by the Camaro. The Camaro was able to astonish the buyers with loads of power, given the time period, for a cheaper price of the Mustang. Chevrolet too competes with Ford in the bigger and better race to a super sports car. Once such creation is a 600 HP Big Block Camaro. The Camaro was developed as more of a show car to show people what can be accomplished with aftermarket products as well as the time and effort to put into a car. The horsepower that the Camaro develops is unbelievable. "Horsepower builds with straight-line progressivity from 2,000 RPM (187-HP) to 6,000 RPM (600 angry ponies)" (Karr 48 -

In the fall of 1964, Ford included an entirely new Mustang engine lineup and the addition of the GT group. The 200 cu in six-cylinder engine replaced the 170 cu in six-cylinder engine, thus increasing the six-cylinder’s performance from 101 horsepower to 120 horsepower. The 289 cu in replaced the 260 cu

They continued to market the engine as 396, even though they punched it out to over 400 cubic inches in 1969. The motor was good for 375 HP, and had a red line of around 6000 RPMs. An interesting point to make about the sixty-eight SS 396 Chevelle is the amount of units produced in that first year. Chevrolet built more than 60,000 cars in SS trim for the 1968 model year. This number grew to more than 85,000 in 1969.

Though Ford, Dodge, and Chevrolet had managed to make cars affordable a new problem arose, and that was who can stay at the top of the automobile business? Though we’ll never know exactly when Ford’s and Dodge’s rivalry will end, we do know they will keep making some nice

Who knew that the car you built in your garage, would soon turn into the number 1 selling car in the Country. Well that’s what happened to Louis Chevrolet. It all started in a garage in Flint, Michigan. Nobody knew they would pioneer the 6 cylinder engine, Build war vehicles, or change the game with releasing performance vehicles and the 8 cylinder engine.

The 3.7 L V-6 in Nissan products has made the top engine list 10 out of the last 15 years. This engine produces 330 hp with just two camshafts and one single timing chain.

The Pontiac 400 cid motor, the most commonly ordered motor was fueled by a single four barrel Quadra Jet carburetor. The primaries were small, which helped to offset the rough idling due to the Ram Air system. The secondaries were huge, the size of a half dollar, and they would dump a ton of fuel into the motor when opened up, this explains why the car could only obtain a maximum of 9 or 10 miles per gallon. The 400 motor would deliver 366 horsepower @ 5100 rpm and 445 pounds per foot of torque, and the 455 would deliver 360 horsepower @ 4300 rpm and an amazing amount of torque at 500 foot pounds. The representative performance of the 400 cid motor is 0 to 60 in 6.0 seconds, in the quarter mile the GTO turned 14.5 seconds at 98 MPH “WOW.” All 1970 GTO Judges came with dual exhaust systems with dual mufflers. This gave the GTO a loud and very distinct sound. (Car life article 4/70)

The new "Super Turbo Fire" V-8 was the existing 1955 Chevy 265 cubic inch with a special power pack kit consisting of a special intake manifold, higher lift cam, dual exhausts and a four barrel carburetor. This kit increased the horsepower to 205 which was 14 percent above the 1955 engine at 180 horsepower. If you wanted more power Chevrolet offered a 2-4 barrel (2-four's) that achieved 225 horsepower. In 1956 Chevy was beginning to win the horsepower war both on and off the race

Chevy’s motors have so many upgrades that have so much of a performance difference on the vehicle, Chevy motors can still run even after the piston blows a whole in the side of the block. No matter what you do to it, it will still run.

Soon after the “Henry Ford” produced his first car in 1908 a rivalry broke out upon who had the better vehicle. Which still today people fued between which is better and why they oppose the other side. After the chevrolet began producing vehicles people were swift to give it the nickname Chevy. The chevy was originally made for racing purposes, but instead it became an everyday

Another big impact Henry Ford made has to do with an engine configuration you see nowadays. Mainly in Italian supercars, American sports cars and an arsenal of other powerful vehicles. In 1932, Henry Ford at age 69 invented the V8 engine. The first V8 was 3.6 litres, made 65 horsepower and cost $610.

The bigger cars like [the flagship Bonneville] and the [Pontiac Catalina] are often found with the larger displacement 389 V8. Pontiac offered these engines in a wide variety of horsepower ratings. Not only did the engine carry a two or four barrel carburetor, but they also offered compression ratios of up to 10:5.1. If you're really lucky, maybe your classic Pontiac has the 368 HP [Tri-power option Super Duty 389] cubic inch Trophy Motor.

This essay will analyse the Ford V8 based on its design and Papanek’s theory of design. The Ford V8 was designed by Henry Ford and manufactured in 1932. The Ford V8 is an engine however I will also talk about the exterior of the first car the engine was used in.