Building a performance engine isn't difficult, and it doesn't have to be expensive, but it does take knowledge and planning. We spent a couple of days at JMS Racing Engines, in El Monte, California, ...

A couple of decades ago, you could easily pick the boneyard for an inexpensive engine core that would polish up nicely with a little cleaning and some machine work. Chrysler made millions of big-block ...

By the late 1970s, American performance looked like it had been left in the rearview mirror. After a decade of tightening ...

If you're looking for a budget-friendly small-block Chevy V8 for your next pickup truck project, look no further than these five crate engines available for less than $4,000. When thinking about crate ...

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 ...

While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...

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 ...

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 ...