For one, GM opted for an aluminum engine block and cylinder head to keep the weight down, unlike the cast-iron engine blocks of the larger Duramax engines. GM engineers also eliminated the DPF ...

Those V8 diesel engines are the 6.6 Duramax found in offerings from General ... The Duramax is built on a strong foundation with its cast iron engine block, cast aluminum cylinder heads, and ...

Chevrolet currently uses the Duramax engine, which is as storied ... from Ford and Dodge and their Power Stroke and Cummins engines, respectively, which produced more horsepower.

Available engines for the all-new Silverado include heavily updated versions of the 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter Small Block, along with an all-new 3.0-liter inline-six Duramax diesel engine.

Some of the more notable examples include Duramax, used currently for The General’s diesel engines; Vortec ... on a new sixth-generation Small Block V8, which is set to debut with the upcoming ...

General Motors’ 6.6-liter Duramax LB7 was a state-of-the-art V8 diesel engine with four-valves-per ... Features like a graphite iron engine block and a high-pressure direct injection fuel ...