Building engines and having the ability to pull them on the dyno is by far one of our cooler moments as automotive scribes. In this instance, rather than doing a single buildup we assigned each ...

We’re moving right along with our Summit Racing 427-ci small-block Chevy build. We started with a bare SPC engine block, and we’re building it from the bottom up. We left off last time with an ...

When dealing with boost, a stronger block is always a good plan, so this build started with a Donovan aluminum HC 400 block. Best of all this priority-main block tips the scales at a scant 100 pounds!

The 1970 Corvette LT-1 arrived at a moment when big-block bragging rights seemed to define American performance, yet it proved that a well engineered small block could still set the tone. By pairing ...

355 Inch Blown Small Block Chevy Dyno Test Westech Westech Performance dyno tests a 355-inch blown small-block Chevy engine build that makes over 600 hp at and a ton of torque across the whole rpm ...

This American power unit has a track-record unlike any other modern V-8 engine.

Despite a concerted drive towards electric propulsion, General Motors is spending a small fortune developing a new V8 engine. Here's why.

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Any engine builder will tell you how important cylinder heads are to power and performance, so enthusiasts looking to spruce up their budget Chevy 305 small-block (SBC), or the larger and more popular ...

While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...

The 1960s were a time that saw muscle cars with the best names and automakers racing for horsepower supremacy. While drag racers often turned to large displacement big-block engines for power, others ...