Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be ...

Probably the single biggest reason for the Chevy small-block's popularity is its versatility. Even in its infancy, it proved a viable candidate for performance upgrades, and the innovations just keep ...

C.J. Baker details the exact combination of parts and modifications that he uses to make a reliable 650 hp from the 427 Chevy The engine is topped off with an Edelbrock C-454 aluminum intake manifold ...

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 ...

Although Chevrolet developed a V8 engine as early as 1917, the company really made its mark with the small block V8 in 1955. Just three years later the automaker introduced the powerful 348 ci engine ...

Hot rodders played with blocks as kids, and still play with them as adults. This vast level of experience notwithstanding, enthusiasts often insist on monkeying around with production blocks. They ...

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 ...