-it seems that those three little letters strike fear into many a promoter, track owner, or sanction head whenever they hear it. ECU stands for Engine Control Unit. Also called an ECM (Engine Control ...

When most people think about engine swaps, they want to go bigger and better. Gen III and Gen IV GM LS engines are all the rage, and for good reason, but bigger isn't always better when you're trying ...

General Motors unveiled its brand-new family of Ecotec small-displacement engines at its Powertrain Headquarters in Pontiac, Mich. this morning. The lineup will include 11 separate powerplants in both ...

General Motors' modern Ecotec engine family first saw the light of day in 2000, when a 2.2-liter inline-four making 147 hp debuted for global use in the Opel Astra — the German brand was a GM ...