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Chevy’s L79 327 V-8 became famous as a powerful engine made for the street

The Chevrolet L79 327 cubic inch V-8 did something unusual in the muscle era. It delivered big-block punch in a small-block ...
Hot Rod

374-Inch Ex-NASCAR Aluminum Small-Block Chevy Engine Makes 655 HP On the Westech Dyno!

This is the story of an old 374-inch Hendrick Racing NASCAR small-block Chevy that wound up at Jeff Ginter Racing Engines in Artesia, California. It seems the old race engine was being freshened-up ...
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This small-block Chevy engine quietly powered some of America’s fastest street cars

The small-block Chevy engine has long been a cornerstone of American automotive performance, quietly powering some of the ...
SlashGear

3 Of The Biggest Chevy Crate Engines Ever Built

Chevrolet is known for producing a lineup of powerful small block Chevy crate engines. However, the biggest Chevy crate engines include big block varieties as well. Chevrolet's largest displacement ...
SlashGear

Chevy 350 Small Block Crate Engine: How Much Does It Cost & How Much HP Does It Have?

The 350 cubic inch small-block V8 is one of the most popular engines Chevrolet has ever produced. During its long run, Chevy saw fit to drop the 350 into two generations of the beloved Chevy Corvette, ...
Hot Rod

571-Inch Big-Block Chevy Engine Makes Over 1,000 HP and Screams to 8,000 RPM!

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 ...
TopSpeed

The Top 10 Small Block Engines That Defined American Muscle

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 ...
Motor Trend

Chevy Engine Block - Cutweight Horsepower

Setup: This engine is out of Mark Stielow's Thrasher '69 Camaro Pro Touring ride that he built back in 1999, and will be going into Jim Mulvey's Camaro in place of a supercharged big-block. The ...
Jalopnik

383 Stroker Engine: Why The Chevy Small Block Is Still A Muscle Car Favorite

When Goldilocks got a hankering to break into a house owned by bears, she didn't realize her name would forever be defined as "just right." Something in the "Goldilocks zone" means that it occupies a ...
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Have Turbos And Hybrids Closed The Difference Between Small Block And Big Block V8s?

It used to be, if you wanted a more powerful V8 engine, you'd have to build it bigger. It was a simple numbers game: Typically, the higher an engine's displacement, the higher its horsepower. This ...
TopSpeed

Chevy Will Never Stop Using Its Small-Block LT V8 — And That’s A Good Thing

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...