The big-block V-8 is so synonymous with classic Chevrolet performance that it seems kind of weird that it wasn't introduced until almost the 1960s. Chevy had the D-Series for a brief period of ...

An experimental race engine that was canceled before it got to race, the Mark IIS "Mystery Motor" remains one of the most fascinating V8s built by Chevy ...

Chevrolet’s introduction of big-block V8 engines in the Corvette marked a turning point for the model, bringing a significant ...

Once a staple of the hot rod and modification scenes, the era of the big block V8 engines has largely ended thanks to technological advances in the 1980s and 1990s. The result was 340 horsepower ...

The Chevrolet 454 Big Block V8 was created during the muscle car era and was one of the largest engines of its time, with a displacement of 7.4 liters. The engine could produce 450 horsepower ...

If you drill down far enough, you can make nearly any car rare or special in some way, and people often go to extreme measures to make a rather plain car seem more special. Your ’84 Cadillac ...

We were more excited to buzz this turkey on the dyno than we usually are with some whumpin' big-block ... See, the '85-up Chevy 4.3L, 262ci V-6 is very much like a small-block Chevy minus the ...

Chevy Malibu SS may be significantly lighter, but it's still not powerful enough to outgun a big-block-powered 1969 Chevelle.

Chevrolet Malibu, built by Hot Rods by Travis, is a standout classic muscle car with a 555 Big Block engine and top-tier ...

While other trucks go hybrid or fully electric, Chevrolet trucks have a different plan to improve its V8 engines.

The Generation V Small Block V8, LT1 to its friends and admirers, debuted in 2014 as the engine powering the new C7 Corvette. The third generation of Chevy V8s ... LS-series as big a deal as ...

The big-block V-8 is so synonymous with classic Chevrolet performance that it seems ... with a dry weight of nearly 700 pounds. The engine block was made of cast iron, had a bore center of 4. ...