Chevrolet's 396 Big Block engine emerged as a powerhouse, but behind its fame lies the mystery of the banned 396 "Porcupine" ...

The Chevrolet big-block is the workhorse racing engine of the muscle-car era. The 427 W first showed up midyear as a stroked 409 for the 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS. However, a year before, a little ...

History lesson over, now let’s get down to business! The Golden Bowtie currently sells no fewer than 10 crate engines featuring the big-block architecture that continues to fascinate with its ...

Chevy's 632 big block is a mighty powerful engine, so its giant price tag shouldn't come as a surprise. Not a Chevy fan? Ford ...

Chevrolet Big Block Engine - The Big-Block From Hell How About 1,060 Horsepower On Pump Gas With One Carburetor And No Nitrous? HOT ROD StaffWriterMay 01, 2007 See All 46 Photos See All 46 Photos ...

Chevy small-block V8s are regarded for their power, reliability, and plentiful upgrade options, but the 305 cubic inch ...

A 1966 Chevrolet Corvette that checks all the big boxes (original, unrestored, and altered) is ready to leave the only family ...

Claim to fame: biggest big-block Chevy crate engine. Chevrolet Performance is Chevy's aftermarket parts arm, and the guys there have a mission to bring the best possible parts to market for ...

427 Small-Block Build Big-block type cubes, but in a much smaller package. And, hey, we didn’t even need an LS engine to make over 500hp. From the very beginning, our former C3 project was ...

From 1955 on, the spacing between the cylinder bores (the holes where the pistons go) is 4.4 inches from center to center, compared with 4.8 for the Chevy big-block.

With engines like the Chevrolet 348, they are big-block engines intended to be impressive powerhouses on somewhat smaller vehicles. Yes, it was used in plenty of pickup trucks, but in the wide ...