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.

Don Yenko-led projects were often great, but few had the charm of this particular small block V8.

It's impossible not to like a 1956 Chevy, even if you're a Ford guy. OK, maybe I'm a little subjective here, but this 210 is the living proof that collectors are right when they pay high dollars for ...

The 1963 Chevrolet Impala 409 has never been subtle. Even among Chevrolet loyalists, the W-motor big blocks carry a mythic glow, the kind of powerplants that helped rewrite performance expectations ...

Chevrolet is known for producing a lineup of powerful small block Chevy crate engines. However, the biggest Chevy crate engines include big block varieties as well. Chevrolet's largest displacement ...

The General Motors Flint Engine Operations plants is producing a sixth generation small block V8 engine to power the 2027 ...

From the archives: Using a stash of parts and an old set of AFR 227 heads, see how this small-block combo got every last bit of power. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with ...

There are quite a few rare Chevy V8s. I could go on about '56 Corvette dual-quad 265s with Duntov cams, ZL-1s, L88s, L89 aluminum-headed 396s, and L84 fuel-injected 327s. Rarer still is the Z-11 427 W ...

When the gearheads of the world get together to talk about the most powerful vehicles from the early muscle car era, those sporting the more notable big block engines of the day tend to take up most ...

We have applied advanced engineering technology to design the 350 engine that Chevrolet should have built. Using a stock block, crankshaft and rods, and only a few exotic parts, you can enjoy the ...