Our combo this month was a GMPP crate engine producing 290 hp at 5,100 rpm and 326 lb-ft of torque at 3,750 from the factory. With its 8.5:1 compression, four-bolt block, and small street cam, this ...

Having the most popular performance engine ever built, Chevy small-block owners are lucky indeed. Despite the introduction of the LS engine family (see Modern Mouse elsewhere in this issue), the ...

No engine family in history has played a bigger role in hot rodding life than the small-block Chevy. It's not necessarily the biggest or the most powerful or the most reliable, but itisthe gold ...

More than 50 years after the original GM small-block 350 debuted, the company is still capitalizing on its pedigree, now in the form of yet another crate engine. The beloved power plant is geared for ...

Internal combustion engines have fascinated gearheads and techies since their rise to popularity in the early 20th century. But not all engines receive the same love and admiration. Many enthusiasts ...

Although Chevrolet developed a V8 engine as early as 1917, the company really made its mark with the small block V8 in 1955. Just three years later the automaker introduced the powerful 348 ci engine ...

If you are the type of person who reads the last page of a detective novel first, or fast-forwards to the end of a movie murder mystery, we'll save you the trouble of wading through four pages of text ...

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 ...