Is the Chevy big block "rat" engine related to the "Mighty Mouse"? How about the "porcupine" or the "elephant"? We uncover a ...

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America is the land of the free and of V8s. While turbocharging is great and all, most of us dream of a large, hunking V8 that sounds glorious, leaves unending skid marks, and offers the thrust of a ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

If you're looking for a budget-friendly small-block Chevy V8 for your next pickup truck project, look no further than these five crate engines available for less than $4,000. When thinking about crate ...

In lockstep with the beating drum of “more power” is one of the top aftermarket automatic transmission rebuilders in the industry—Gearstar Performance Transmissions of Akron, Ohio. As breakthroughs in ...

The Chevrolet Chevy II debuted for the 1962 model year as a Ford Falcon competitor. One of the suggested names for the Chevy II prior to production was the Chevy Nova, but that was rejected as it was ...

House Democrats are trying to block President-elect Donald Trump from implementing his wide-ranging tariff plans just days before he is set to take office. A new bill led by Reps. Suzan DelBene, ...

During the era when muscle cars reigned supreme, GM's Chevrolet division developed some of the greatest big-block V8s of all time. Since the early 1960s, American carmakers started offering more ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...