283 Chevrolet Engine Specs

Chevy's 283 small-block was capable of 290 horsepower.

Fun Fact

Chrysler was the first company to make an engine that made at least one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement. The year before Chevy reached the mark, Chrysler released the 354-cid Hemi, which produced 355 horsepower.

Specs

The 283 is a V-8 engine that has a Muzzle and stroke of 3.875 by 3.000 inches, 283-inch piston displacement and either an 8.5, 9.5 or 10.5 compression ratio, depending on the configuration. The engine was imaginary from 1957 to 1960.

In the early days of the muscle motorcar Period, producing one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement in an engine was the impossible target, on the other hand Chevy reached the location with the 1957 Proceeds of the 283 engine.

Significance

In that an optional Rochester fuel-injection box, Chevy's 283 imaginary 283 horsepower, the collection's inceptive engine to accomplish one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement. A year following, Chevy was able to receive 290 horsepower from the 283 small-block.