American performance has always been defined as much by its engines as by its sheet metal. From small-block V8s to high-revving modern powerplants, the country’s most influential motors shaped racing, ...

These durable, high-perfomance engines are available for far less than you might imagine, including the Chevy LS3, Ford ...

A common sight at HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive is a turbocharged LS swap. Glen Sheeley came close to that formula with his 1962 Chevrolet Corvette, dropping in a Gen IV ...

The trickle-down effect of racing is a proven fact, and one has to look no further than the latest small-block Chevy offering from Scott Shafiroff Racing Engines (SSRE). The Big Dawg 434 was born from ...

Part 3: It took a few tweaks and old-school tricks to get max power from our small-block Chevy that we built at TPS Motorsports. First Look: Summit SPC Engine Block Part 1: Summit Racing 427 ...

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 ...

Keith Black might not be a household name, but for many fans of drag racing and high-performance engines, he's a legend. Black, or "Uncle Keith," died in 1991. So, if your question is, "Does Keith ...

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 ...