HOT ROD recently partnered with Dart Machinery and JE Pistons to build the biggest big-block Chevy you can with off-the-shelf parts, and this is the beginning of that endeavor. Here is our 632ci big ...

Gearheads and faithful Jalopnik readers already know the basics of an engine's bore and stroke, but for those that might be new here, let's dip our toes in the shallow end. An engine's bore refers to ...

If you've been into cars for a while, you've probably swung a few engines over the fender that were assembled by someone else. That's cool, but it's probably about time to build one yourself. Overall, ...

We're not sure why, but most people tend to shy away when talk turns to block sleeves. The rap may go, "Yeah, it runs strong, but there's a sleeve in number 6," and somehow it seems tainted. Is there ...

Flat-plane crank is just the tip of a racing-tech iceberg in the most powerful naturally aspirated V-8 of all time. There are virtually no parts shared with any other GM small-block V-8 and the ...

When you think of iconic and robust V8s in the automobile world, you likely picture a 426 Hemi, a ZL1 427, a Rocket 455, or any one of the most iconic big-block engines ever built. Regardless of which ...