Building a big-block these days is a far cry from what it was 10, 20, and 30 years ago. Today, even a 454 is considered small when compared to all the 496 strokers, 502s, 572s, and so on. The 427s are ...

Flow. For an engine, it's the key to getting maximum possible output from your internal combustion horsepower-maker. Without it, your engine, whether it be a small- or big-block, is nothing more than ...

The well-known names in classic muscle car performance were almost always associated with big-block engines, be they Ford Mustangs, Plymouth ’Cudas, or the Chevrolet Chevelle SS. What you may not know ...

Steve Brule is a busy guy with co-hostingEngine Mastersand running Westech Performance, but he still finds time to send us over cool engines that he dyno-tunes. So when this blown 509-cubic-inch ...

The V8 engine configuration has long been favored for its inherently favorable qualities of being well-balanced, relatively compact, and with a high capacity for power output. Shortly after the turn ...

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 ...

"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...

We’re not talking Ford Mustangs, Plymouth Barracudas, or the Chevrolet Chevelle SS here. The well-known names in classic muscle car performance were almost always associated with big-block engines, be ...