In the Aug. '09 issue, Ted Toki and the guys at Westside Performance stuffed a 4.00-inch crank into a 350 small block Chevy as an alternative to the same old 383 build. While the primary point of the ...

We've jonesed for a squeeze motor for sooo many years. Squeeze in the old-fashioned sense--compression, not nitrous--and a big, stanky roller cam to go with it. Trouble is, we had neither the need nor ...

When Goldilocks got a hankering to break into a house owned by bears, she didn't realize her name would forever be defined as "just right." Something in the "Goldilocks zone" means that it occupies a ...

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 ...

Before this story even starts, it's time to lay the cards out on the table for everyone to see. I am not an engine builder, and truth be told, this is my very first small-block build-well partial ...

Today's automotive enthusiast can order a 500+ horsepower small-block Chevy V8 crate engine with a phone call or just a few clicks from the comfort of their home. Even better, they can choose from ...

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 ...