Open deck and closed deck engine designs are pretty different, and only one of them can withstand the pressure of ...

The Big Block motor that spearheaded the muscle car era. We dive into the details behind this impressive engine and its legacy. Debuted in 1970, the Chevy 454 Big Block became iconic for power and ...

Chevrolet Performance has discontinued the LS9 Long Block V8 engine, marking the end of one of the most potent ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first Iron Age flickered out a millennium or two ago, but its automotive equivalent is still going strong. Well, if not strong, it's at least still going. Dodge, Ram, and other automakers still ...

If you see someone pouring concrete into their engine block, it's not what it looks like. No, they're not trying to destroy it — with high-performance engines, pouring in concrete can actually do it ...

During the 1960s and early 1970s, American carmakers were one-upping one another in the factory-built performance segment. This saw the introduction of many iconic V8s, of which the following five ...

Skilled mechanics that can build a motor feel like next-level technicians when compared to those people who just like to tinker in the garage. This is especially true when it comes to working with the ...

Toyota patents a ladder frame engine block design for V6/V8 engines, potentially for GR performance cars or heavy-duty ...