The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive ...

Big-money engines are cool. We all drool over them, but the reality is that for a good street engine, there’s such a thing as too much power. For most working-class people, anything over 500 hp is ...

The Chrysler Hemi and Chevrolet big block did more than power quarter-mile passes. They became shorthand for two rival philosophies of American horsepower, each with its own mythology and fan base.

Nothing hurts more than the moment when you realize your project car's engine has imploded. Whether you are resurrecting a barn-find Mustang or building a drift Miata, a blown engine will likely be ...

Chevrolet loyalists have argued for generations about which engine family best captures the soul of the muscle car. On one ...

A 502ci big-block crate engine, rewired electrics, and a metallic blue shell that looks factory-fresh make this one of the more honest, turn-key C3s you’ll find. This 1972 Chevrolet Corvette with a ...

Some things are just fundamentally part of American culture. Baseball. Apple pie. Catchy ad campaigns. And small-block Chevrolets. For only the sixth time since the small-block arrived inside the ...

Coyote who? Look, I love late-model engine swaps as much as the next guy, but making more horsepower isn’t the reason to make the swap. Sometimes, it’s better to keep things simple. Affordable.

General Motors is the largest US automaker, but also the most stubborn. They have the power to make SUV customers happy, but instead just ignore their calls for a tough, rough, boxy adventure SUV. GM ...

Jay Leno has in his hands the 1967 Chevrolet Corvette with tri-power, which means that it rolled off the production line with ...

Historically, a few engines have posted higher torque figures, but some context is critical here. The original 7.4L V8 LS6 from 1970, found in the Chevelle SS, was rated at 500 pound-feet. Meanwhile, ...

MEDINA, Ohio — Jeff Makkos of Middleburg Heights was working nearby when a meteor exploded over Medina County on St. Patrick's Day. "I heard it and felt it," Makkos recalled. This self-employed ...