Building engines and having the ability to pull them on the dyno is by far one of our cooler moments as automotive scribes. In this instance, rather than doing a single buildup we assigned each ...

When dealing with boost, a stronger block is always a good plan, so this build started with a Donovan aluminum HC 400 block. Best of all this priority-main block tips the scales at a scant 100 pounds!

The 350 cubic inch small-block V8 is one of the most popular engines Chevrolet has ever produced. During its long run, Chevy saw fit to drop the 350 into two generations of the beloved Chevy Corvette, ...

Balancing performance and price is always tricky when it comes to deciding which crate engine is the right one for your project. It's safe to assume that most enthusiasts would opt for a few extra ...

Racer Brown, HOT ROD’s tech editor, understood the intrinsic value of the small-block Chevy to such a degree that it changed his life. Despite the fact that more advanced cars in the same price class ...

The Camaro, rest in peace (for now), usually got hand-me-downs from the Corvette, if it got anything unique at all. There were no production Camaros powered by the double overhead-cam LT5 from the C4 ...

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 ...

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 GM Gen 6 Small Block is a family of gasoline eight cylinder engines produced by General Motors Company for use in various vehicles, including sports cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and possibly vans.

Chevy's small-block V8 is bound to pop up in conversations thanks to its omnipresence in American automotive culture. But it had a larger sibling that made a strong case for the phrase "There is no ...