Chevrolet’s small-block V8 has outlived entire automotive trends, surviving turbo crazes, multivalve revolutions, and now the industry’s pivot to electrification. The constant through all of that has ...

The fourth-generation Chevy Equinox debuted for the 2025 model year with sharper styling, a modernized interior, and a long list of new tech features. And yet, under the hood, the fourth-gen Equinox ...

American automotive performance in the 1950s was a simple recipe. If you wanted to go faster, you didn't optimize what you had; you just added more to it. More displacement, more iron, more horsepower ...

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 ...

The Chevrolet 409 V8 had a significant, but brief moment in the history of American big-block, high-performance engines. While the 409 V8 may be best known as the title of a popular Beach Boys song ...

The number 427 has always held a special place in the hearts of Bowtie fans. After all, that’s a lot of cubic inches in a compact package, and as they say, “There’s no replacement for ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Let's define "small-block" so no one will get mad (people will still get mad). General Motors may call the Gen-III to Gen-V LS and LT V8s "small-blocks" in marketing materials, but even Chevrolet's ...

If you're looking for a budget-friendly small-block Chevy V8 for your next pickup truck project, look no further than these five crate engines available for less than $4,000. When thinking about crate ...