Big-money engines are cool. We all drool over them, but the reality is that for a good street engine, there’s such a thing as too much power. For most working-class people, anything over 500 hp is ...

Big blocks are fun, and we freely admit to being addicted to their easy torque and big horsepower numbers. Two months ago, we assembled a dirt-cheap 454 big block that made 408 hp and 511 lb-ft of ...

It seems a certainty that Chevy guys would rather eat dirt than drive a Ford, but not all Chevy guys agree about their choice of powerplant. The original small-block has a lot going for it, including ...

The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 did not simply arrive in showrooms; it detonated there. One factory decision to unleash Chevrolet’s ...

Had it not been for this one crucial issue, Buick's big-block V8 may have been one for the history books.

The 454 Chevy V8 engine is widely considered as one of the most iconic engines in General Motors’ history. The fourth generation of the Chevy Big Block was only produced for a few years in the early- ...

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 ...