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.

Late last year, GM Authority reported that the new engine family would be built in two versions for trucks and SUVs like the ...

The year was 1955. President Eisenhower resided in the White House, Rosa Parks refused to sit at the rear of the bus, and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. The ...

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 ...

What we refer to today as the LS family of engines usually refers to the third and fourth generations of Chevrolet’s ...

Chevrolet's success in IndyCar racing from the late 80s to the early 90s is attributable to the founding of the British racing engineering company Ilmor. Established in 1983 by former Cosworth ...

However, it was clear this flawed engine design was not going to do the heavy lifting for GM going forward. The oil crisis had sparked critical GM vehicle downsizing programs, such as the compact ...

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 ...

While General Motors produces its own family of Duramax diesel engines for a range of light-duty and heavy-duty pickups, there’s one Chevy truck line that stands apart, instead cradling a Cummins ...

Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.