Big-block engines have always traded on mythology as much as on dyno sheets, yet some of the most imposing cast-iron V8s deliver surprisingly modest output once you look past the badge. When I line up ...

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 ...

The 1969 Camaro SS 396 sits at the crossroads of big-block muscle, motorsport credibility, and modern collector money, which is why its performance, rarity, and current values draw such intense ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the spigot for all new third-generation Chrysler Hemi blocks now cut off with the Hemi V-8 out of production, Pentastar fans will increasingly turn to the aftermarket to maintain and improve the ...

Much as we dig all the chances we get here at cHP to create some of the hottest motors going, have you noticed what happens after we build 'em? That's right, we bolt on new parts and dyno them again, ...

If the past has shown us anything, it is that readers of Super Chevy relish their small-blocks. Not that we don't show equal love to their big-block brothers, but there is something about a Mouse ...