Engine builders generally operate on fairly straightforward parameters. For the NHRA/IHRA class racer the objective is to achieve maximum performance within the rules. Likewise, contestants in the ...

This big-inch small-block is all show with a whole lot of go. Yeah, we know how awesome LS—and the newer LT—engines are for swaps, but some people want to stick with earlier-gen power for their hot ...

GM late-model performance enthusiastsare currently living through a new golden age of performance. Like what the original Chevy small-block engine did for engine builders duringthe previous 50 years, ...

Big cubic inches are synonymous with serious power output. The musclecar years and the early glory days of the Corvette are testimony to that notion-and it has its basis in sound engineering. We've ...

Allegedly capable of spitting out over 600 naturally aspirated horses, this experimental big-block V8 never got a proper chance to shine but still became an American engineering legend. During the ...

One of the most basic full-size two-doors available in 1966, the fourth-gen Chevy Biscayne could be equipped with a potent powertrain that transformed it into one of the most stealthy yet legal street ...

Over the years, the 427-cubic-inch crate engine has taken many forms. Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated ...

Q: Greg, you’ve mentioned the Mystery 427 Chevy engine in previous columns and I’m still confused. What really was the Mystery 427, and was it the same as the Z-11 that the drag racers ran? Is this ...