Shoppers who care about long-term reliability increasingly want to know which General Motors engines avoid Active Fuel Management, the cylinder deactivation system that has drawn scrutiny from some ...

A look at how Active Fuel Management can impact engine reliability, wear, and repair needs, with practical insight for owners ...

So, you're worried your Silverado or Sierra might run into Active Fuel Management (AFM) issues someday. But are they as bad as the internet would lead you to believe? Well, the short answer is yes.

Question:I own a 2010 Chevy 1500 Silverado with a flex-fuel 5.3-liter Vortec V-8. The motor has an Active Fuel Management system that deactivates from V-8 to V-4 under certain conditions. This is my ...

QUESTIONI'm in the process of transplanting an L77 from a 2012 Caprice 9C1 PPV [police pursuit vehicle] along with its 6L80E [six-speed, longitudinally mounted electronic automatic overdrive ...

The logic behind both active fuel management (AFM) and dynamic fuel management (DFM) starts with the simple observation that most drivers "carry more engine" than they need most of the time. A V8 ...