Fast Lane Only on MSN

Inside the small-block Chevy that quietly changed performance history

The Small-Block Chevy has not only become a cornerstone of American automotive performance but has also influenced countless ...
Fast Lane Only on MSN

Inside the Chevrolet LT-1 that redefined small-block performance

The Chevrolet LT-1 engine has become an iconic symbol of small-block performance, combining cutting-edge technology with a ...
Hot Rod

427-Inch Small-Block Chevy Engine Makes 656 HP on the Westech Dyno!

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 ...
autoevolution

5 Sub-$4,000 Chevy Small-Block Crate Engines for Your Budget Truck Build

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 ...
Hot Rod

The Factory V-8 Chevy Vega That Should Have Been!

When Chevrolet introduced the Vega 2300 to the public in September of 1970, performance enthusiasts immediately scoped out the dimensions of the engine compartment and began speculating on the ...
TopSpeed

How Chevrolet's Small Block V-8 Became America's Engine

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...
TopSpeed

The Top 10 Small Block Engines That Defined American Muscle

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
Jalopnik

Chevy 400 Vs. Ford 400: Here's How The Small Blocks Compare

GM divisions Pontiac and Chevrolet each produced 400 cubic-inch small-block V8s with similar bore-to-stroke ratios. Ford made one as well, but its block was very different from Chevy's in nearly every ...
Autoblog

How an Outdated Pushrod Engine Became GM’s Legendary LS V8

GM’s Chevrolet LS engines redefined the pushrod V8 to give us one of the most dominant performance platforms of the modern era. What we refer to today as the LS family of engines usually refers to the ...
SlashGear

When Did Chevy Make Hemi Engines? A Brief Look At The History Behind Them

Chrysler (and its various automotive brands) will forever be known in popular automotive culture as the company behind the Hemi V8 engine. Whether it was the 426 Street Hemi of the '60s or the ...
autoevolution

5 of the Most Reliable V8 Engines Ever Built by Chevrolet

Throughout its illustrious history, Chevrolet has built many iconic V8 engines, of which these five became renowned not just for their power potential but also for their bombproof reliability. In the ...