The days of the budget-friendly crate engine have sadly disappeared. Sure, you can still find a fully assembled long-block for less than $3,000, but with cast pistons and rebuilder heads, these are ...

Torque it, stretch it, compress it--these are just a few of the exercises that engine builders encounter when assembling a high-performance engine. The process of building a bullet requires the skills ...

The carefully flaked edge on a stone axe, the patterned blade of a hand-forged sword, the dappled bare steel of prewar bodywork. Mankind is a tool-making species, though the complexity of the tools we ...

Marlan Davis gives us this second installment of our 350-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 engine build series. Engine blueprinting and short-block assembly require taking precise measurements, a process that can ...

With all the 1,000+ horsepower ratings permeating the pages of magazines and websites, it's easy to get complacent about achieving those lofty numbers. After all, they're seemingly so common that ...