There’s something undeniably thrilling about the roar of a big-block engine. For those of us who crave that visceral, heart-pounding experience without breaking the bank, several classic cars fit the ...

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 ...

John Lohone’s 1,169-hp all-aluminum Brodix big-block cut through Drag Week’s Pro Street NA class for the win. Here’s how he did it. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first four ...

The old adage of there is no replacement for displacement will always ring true, especially when the topic of a pump gas engine is the center of conversation. That cliché, unfortunately, gets lost ...

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of the '60s ...

No doubt about it, building a big-block Chevy is a more expensive proposition than one of its small-block kin; however, many favor these engines because their easy power and bountiful cubes deliver ...

"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...

The LS7 big-block was never installed in factory cars, but it was offered as a crate motor from 1970 till late 1980s, it made over 520 hp and around 600 lb-ft ...

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 ...

Unlike their flashy intermediate and pony car siblings, these full-size coupes from the golden age of muscle donned a button-down look. However, under the hood, they hid some serious big-block muscle.