Renovated to perfection, this 1957 Chevy “Corvette V8” dual-quad motor revives the year when 270 horsepower turned family cars into fire-breathing legends ...

With LS swaps all the rage these days, it's easy to forget big-blocks are still alive and thriving. That's because when it comes to making big power and even bigger torque, building it with a ...

Over the past year, we assembled two very mild small-blocks aimed at the typical hot-rodder looking for a solid street engine built on a budget. Once both engines were assembled, HOT ROD editor John ...

If you are an aggressively jaded LS engine enthusiast, this is probably not ground-breaking or exciting information. But despite inroads by the LS family, the small-block Chevy lovers of the world are ...

When it comes to 20th century American-made engines, Chevrolet's big block V8 motors are among the most highly regarded by automotive enthusiasts and experts alike. With their power, durability, and ...

There's an old adage among gearheads that "there's no replacement for displacement." However, in the age of Mercedes' controversial 2.0-liter M139 hybrid cranking out 470 horsepower, that old-school ...

Introduced in 1970, the Chevy 454 — affectionately known as the Rat Motor – was the largest displacement Chevrolet engine to enter the big-block engine showdown of the muscle car era. At 454 cubic ...