A gentleman by the name of George Stirrat and eight of his colleagues started the development of the Ford small block in 1960. This group of engineers – internally referred to as Canadian X Project – ...

When something works as well as the Windsor-based small-block Ford V-8, you just can't throw it on the heap of history when the next great thing comes out. From its earliest version in 221ci form for ...

Ford currently offers a single option for an EcoBoost crate engine, the 310 horsepower 2.3-liter four-cylinder, priced at $5,765. Ford has offered the 2.3-liter EcoBoost in several models over the ...

Unless you can afford to throw away ridiculous buckets of cash, you may have suffered from having your engine stuck in engine-building hell. You may recognize any number of these excuses: “The pistons ...

With so many engine types and builders in the Ford crate engine game, the range of choices is now bigger than ever. While the newer modular engines have been installed in classic Ford cars by many ...

Previously offered in the guise of a standalone crate engine, the Godzilla is now offered as a complete package. The “7.3L POWER MODULE W/10R140 AUTO TRANS” currently goes for $19,995 according to ...

Enthusiasts who think that the 2.0-liter engine from the 2012 Ford Focus would be a fine fit for their car projects will be able to buy one from Ford Racing's crate-engine program. Ford is also adding ...

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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 ...

The Ford 351 Windsor is one of the most popular V8 engines Ford Motor Company has ever built. It belongs to the small block Ford family and was first introduced in 1969 with the Ford Mustang Mach 1.