Back in the mid- to late 1950s, if you wanted a powerful, comfortable, and reasonably luxurious driver, a 1957 Chevy Bel Air was an obvious choice. Today, not much has changed—well, at least in the ...

Chevrolet started making small block V8 engines all the way back in the mid-1950s and has had many different generations in that time. For over 40 years, Chevrolet made different sizes and variations, ...

When does "just a little bit more" become too much of a good thing? The answer is that it occurs a lot sooner than most hot-rodders think. We're not sure when it happened, but at some point an engine ...

Among the go-to engines for affordable, reliable V8 swaps, you can't really beat General Motors' LS small-block engine. You can find the things in everything from Mazda RX-7s to classic Minis. A new ...

This American power unit has a track-record unlike any other modern V-8 engine.

Among the advantages of these engines are factory aluminum heads, lightweight composite intakes and in some cases aluminum blocks. Many, such as the 5.3L (RPO LM7) have a cast-iron block with aluminum ...

If you're looking for an alternative to the boring Chevy LS engine swap, you might be wondering about the differences between it and Ford's Coyote engine. While you can still buy these V8 engines in ...

Its roots can be traced way back to the '50s.