Coming from the ZZ632, the next logical entry for the most powerful Chevy big blocks is the ZZ572. With an impressive 572 cubic inches of displacement, this engine has two mighty variants: the ...

Chevrolet's ZZ632/1000 big-block crate engine makes 1,004 horsepower, 876 lb-ft of torque, and has a suggested price of around $48,000.

Explore Chevy's Turbo-Thrust big-block V-8 legacy, from the 348 to the rare 427 Z11, powering classics like the Impala with forgotten muscle might.

496ci big-block Chevy—largest practical stroker with a production Mark IV big-block Chevy block L18 Vortec 8100 big-block V-8—largest production gas engine ever built by Chevrolet ...

Just looking at airflow proportionally to a small-block, we can see that if a relatively stout 355 needed 800 cfm, a 500-inch big-block would, on a pro rata basis, need 1,125 cfm.

One of Chevy's top-performing big-block V8s from the golden age of muscle, the L78 was bored to 402 ci (6.6 liters) for the 1970 model year, but despite the change in displacement, all versions of ...

"We had done about as much as you can do with a Big Block Chevy," Garvin said. "If you bought the best parts and you were the best tuner, there are still parts that'll break, like the valve springs.

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of ...