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 ...

The Chevy big-block series of engines is legendary, but they don't all measure up the same. These are some of the most powerful big blocks ever built.

If you’re a fan of Chevy big-block engines then certain numbers make you smile a bit when you hear them: 454, 396, and our favorite, 427. But these days, thanks to the aftermarket, you can go ...

Topping the short-block are a pair ported of Dart Pro 1 CNC ported 360cc aluminum heads secured with ARP fasteners. These high-flowing heads (over 400 cfm) are perfect for big-displacement engines and ...

All of this being said, there are truly a fantastic amount of crate engines and speed parts on the retailer’s website, whether or not you can actually go down to a Walmart to pick them up. Pretty much ...

The big-block V-8 is so synonymous with classic Chevrolet performance that it seems kind of weird that it wasn't introduced until almost the 1960s. Chevy had the D-Series for a brief period of time in ...

Although it's more than half a century old, the L88 remains one of the mightiest V8s that ever powered a Corvette. For most people, there's nothing more American than apple pie, but for gearheads, ...

How small can an engine be and still be considered a big block? Let's take a look at how different manufacturers over the years have tackled this challenge.

There is one small-block V8 engine that stands tall as the most reliable engine of its kind. This engine has proven iteself ...

Small-block engines aren't always that small — some even rival the size of their big-block counterparts. Here are some of the largest small-block engines ever.

Chevrolet's lineage of big block engines started with the W-series from 1958, and eventually encompassed iconic engines like the 454 and ZL1 427.