Hot rodders played with blocks as kids, and still play with them as adults. This vast level of experience notwithstanding, enthusiasts often insist on monkeying around with production blocks. They ...

The terms Rat and Mouse have been used by enthusiasts to refer to Chevy's big- and small-block engines for decades. But, there is growing use of GM's LS engine family in the rodding world, and that ...

Whether you're spinning your very first set of wrenches or tuning engines for a Pro Stock team, there's no denying that the beginning of any engine buildup is the cylinder block. Let's review its ...

Hot rodders know them as V-8s, V-6s, in-lines, or even horizontally opposed, but no matter how they're configured the engine block in your car is the foundation of its power. For this month's "How it ...

Magnesium has found use in the broader automotive industry since the 1920s for a variety of applications, ranging from chassis to powertrain construction. Many vehicles utilize magnesium and its ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

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 ...

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 ...