By the late 1970s, American performance looked like it had been left in the rearview mirror. After a decade of tightening ...

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

General Motors hasn't made it official yet, but the next V8 is likely to come in at least three displacements.

The small-block Chevy crate engine is the great performance equalizer; no single performance bolt-on has had more of a democratizing effect on citizens of the performance world than the small-block ...

The be-all-end-all pushrod V8, the Chevrolet small block is the second V8 engine developed by the Golden Bowtie after the Series D of 1917. The original was discontinued in 1918 because it made ...

Hot rod builds a mouse trap and tries to catch a rat. Originally published in the August 1998 issue of Hot Rod magazine. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring ...

[1] 1969 Camaro Z/28 302 cid; 290 horsepowerThe 1969 Z/28 is probably the most fun small-block-powered car of all time. Built on the heels of Mark Donohue's success in 1968 SCCA Trans Am competition, ...

Welcome to the second installment in our series on small-block Ford cylinder heads; a look at steel and aluminum castings that are designed for solid street and track performance. As many of you know, ...

The Chevy Small Block V8 engine is one of the most iconic and important powerplants ever created, with countless iterations and applications offered since 1955. Now, we’re watching an impressive ...

Nelson Ireson September 13, 2012 Comment Now! Even though the first Corvettes started with the Blue Flame in-line six-cylinder engine as the standard powerplant, the V-8, offered since 1955, has ...

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...

Simple question isn't it? Everyone thinks that it has to do with engine displacement; you know, 396 Ci or 455 or whatever your favourite American car maker says is the most badass number. It turns out ...