John Lohone’s 1,169-hp all-aluminum Brodix big-block cut through Drag Week’s Pro Street NA class for the win. Here’s how he did it. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first four ...
If you’re a fan of Chevy big-block engines then certain numbers make you smile a bit when you hear them: 454, 396, and our favorite, 427. But these days, thanks to the aftermarket, you can go ...
"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...
If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...
"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...
It’s alive! It’s aliiive! And it can be driven! Not that there was any doubt in the passion project that put an 8.1-liter big block into a C8 Corvette. If anyone was gonna make the ballsy pairing work ...
Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of the '60s ...
It's been 50 years since Chevrolet last put a big block V8 in a Corvette from the factory. If you ask long-time engine tuner and full-time American muscle fanatic Larry Hofer, that's a shame. He ...
In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...