When the discussion turns to making big power affordably, the Chevrolet big-block "Rat" engine has few peers. Although it was one of the longest running production passenger car powerplants, it was ...

I needed to call AFR boss Rick Sperling to give him the great results I had just seen with a pair of his company's small-block Chevy heads on a 350. In a way, I was just bragging, because our ...

While there is some contention surrounding who produced the first muscle car, we can all agree that Chevrolet was certainly in the mix of it all during America's earliest muscle car days. In an effort ...

To discuss the rat, we must first discuss the mouse. In 1954, Ford squeaked past Chevrolet in sales by a 2% margin (1,165,942 vs. 1,143,561), a reversal of the previous year when Chevy beat Ford by 7% ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Chevy big-block V8 engines, affectionately known as “Rat Motors,” have left an indelible mark on the automotive world with their powerful performance and enduring legacy in muscle cars and hot rods.

Not to sound like a parody of Jerry Seinfeld here, but what's the deal with all these identical-displacement V8s from different manufacturers? We've talked about the Ford 427 vs. the Chevy 427 before, ...

Few vehicle phrases roll off the tongue as beautifully as 'Chevy 454 big block.' This selection of words can and has put a smile on many a car enthusiast's face for decades, owing to how good the 454 ...

Produced during the short-lived but exciting era when muscle cars reigned supreme, these high-horsepower motors ran their way to legendary status one quarter mile at a time. The muscle car era started ...