Big-block engines sit at the heart of some of the most iconic American performance cars and trucks, yet the term is often used loosely, as if it were just a synonym for “big horsepower.” In reality, a ...

Ranging in all sorts of different cylinder counts, block configurations, displacements, bores and strokes, all in the quest for horsepower and torque. It’s safe to say that the most prolific engine ...

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 ...