Big-block engines sit at the heart of some of the most iconic American performance cars and trucks, yet the term is often used loosely, as if it were just a synonym for “big horsepower.” In reality, a ...

There are many ways that automakers, particularly American ones, categorize the V8 engines they produce. They can essentially be put into one of two categories: big-block engines and small-block ...

Engine development has taken thousands of small steps from the 1850s single-cylinder engine used by Carl Benz in the Patent Motorwagen to the 1,600-hp W16 in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. V8 engines ...

Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.

Chevrolet’s 327 cubic inch small block proved that clever engineering and smart packaging could beat raw displacement, ...

Back for the 1971 model year, the four-wheel-drive K10 came in fleetside and stepside flavors with anything from a ...

Anniversary 427 Big-Block New for 2008, GM Performance Parts re-releases the vaunted ZL1 crate engine. Built off of the original (and restored) tooling, it's as close to the real thing that you can ...

It was nicknamed the Mystery Motor and the Porcupine. Whatever you call it, the 1963 427 Mark-IIS is so rare that only nine ...

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 ...

They say bigger is better, and there’s nothing better than a boosted big-block! The plan for this engine is pretty simple: build a boosted 565ci big-block Chevy street engine capable of making at ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

Though they weren't powered by one of the era's most iconic big-block V8s, these five small-block-powered muscle cars were ...