By the late 1970s, American performance looked like it had been left in the rearview mirror. After a decade of tightening ...

General Motors hasn't made it official yet, but the next V8 is likely to come in at least three displacements.

Though they weren't powered by one of the era's most iconic big-block V8s, these five small-block-powered muscle cars were ...

The small-block Chevy crate engine is the great performance equalizer; no single performance bolt-on has had more of a democratizing effect on citizens of the performance world than the small-block ...

What do you do when you notice a retailer is having a fire sale on limited production racing parts? If you have the spare change, you step up to the plate and buy just to take advantage of the deal ...

The be-all-end-all pushrod V8, the Chevrolet small block is the second V8 engine developed by the Golden Bowtie after the Series D of 1917. The original was discontinued in 1918 because it made ...

[1] 1969 Camaro Z/28 302 cid; 290 horsepowerThe 1969 Z/28 is probably the most fun small-block-powered car of all time. Built on the heels of Mark Donohue's success in 1968 SCCA Trans Am competition, ...

Welcome to the second installment in our series on small-block Ford cylinder heads; a look at steel and aluminum castings that are designed for solid street and track performance. As many of you know, ...

Nelson Ireson September 13, 2012 Comment Now! Even though the first Corvettes started with the Blue Flame in-line six-cylinder engine as the standard powerplant, the V-8, offered since 1955, has ...

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...

The Chevy Small Block V8 engine is one of the most iconic and important powerplants ever created, with countless iterations and applications offered since 1955. Now, we’re watching an impressive ...

Jay Traugott has been writing about and testing cars for over a decade. His passion for everything with four wheels began when he saw "Back to the Future" as a kid. The DeLorean DMC-12 remains his ...