Any engine builder will tell you how important cylinder heads are to power and performance, so enthusiasts looking to spruce up their budget Chevy 305 small-block (SBC), or the larger and more popular ...

If we’re being honest, not every home-built project car needs a fire-breathing V-8. Maybe you just need a reliably built, roadworthy V-8 to get you down the highway—fire to be added at a later date.

The rivalry between the Ford 351W and the Chevy 350 is one of the most enduring debates in American performance culture, ...

American automotive performance in the 1950s was a simple recipe. If you wanted to go faster, you didn't optimize what you had; you just added more to it. More displacement, more iron, more horsepower ...

We’re moving right along with our Summit Racing 427-ci small-block Chevy build. We started with a bare SPC engine block, and we’re building it from the bottom up. We left off last time with an ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

The small-block Chevrolet V8 has powered over 100 million vehicles throughout the years, providing power for everything from high-horsepower muscle cars to workhorse pickup trucks. It's also one of ...

The 1960s were a time that saw muscle cars with the best names and automakers racing for horsepower supremacy. While drag racers often turned to large displacement big-block engines for power, others ...

Turbocharging your small block is one of the most exciting ways to unleash serious horsepower. Whether it's an old first-generation 350 small block, a modern LS, or even a Ford Windsor, bolting a ...

There are engines that power cars — and then there are engines that power legends. The 1957 Chevrolet 283 V8 with twin four-barrel carburetors, rated at 270 horsepower, belongs to that second, ...