Automakers employ teams of automotive engineers and engine design specialists to create the best automobiles for various purposes. Engine designs intended to make big power range from the familiar V ...

You want your engine to shine when you pop the hood, don't you? For most hot-rodders, the engine is the whole point of building, driving, racing, or otherwise owning a kick-ass machine. But it's not ...

If you see someone pouring concrete into their engine block, it's not what it looks like. No, they're not trying to destroy it — with high-performance engines, pouring in concrete can actually do it ...

Have you ever broken down the costs associated with getting a new race engine built? Or even getting an old engine rebuilt? If you have and were surprised by how much it cost just to prepare the block ...

Truth be told, old flathead Jeep engines are getting hard to find. And since the Willys four-cylinder flathead is the heart of the Jeep, it only makes sense to make new blocks available. At least that ...

The Ford 460 CI V8 is an overlooked big-block capable of 800-900 hp, massive torque, and easy tuning — here's why it deserves ...

For American muscle cars, the engine is just about the most important aspect. After all, "What's that have in it?" might be the most common question you'll get when showing off your car after "What is ...

Capable of producing massive torque with a proverbial yawn, the long-running big block from Chevy was born purely out of necessity in 1958, a few years after the small block. With cars getting heavier ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For much of the U.S., the concept of an engine block heater is a foreign one. Even areas like the mile-high city (Denver), which faces its ...

Muscle cars and animals are a match made in heaven: Mustang, Road Runner, Viper. But why would Chevy's 327 engine be named ...

Chrysler unceremoniously unveiled the 360ci (5.9L) LA-series small-block V-8 in 1971 as a low-compression engine with only a two-barrel carburetor. The 4.00-inch-bore-by-3.58-inch-stroke powerplant ...