Ford's venerable FE series big-block has been around since Dwight Eisenhower was president yet we just can't get enough of this tried and proven Ford big-block. The FE is the mill that won Le Mans ...

Big-block engines have always traded on mythology as much as on dyno sheets, yet some of the most imposing cast-iron V8s deliver surprisingly modest output once you look past the badge. When I line up ...

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 ...

Small-block performance has come a long way. Sixty years ago, would the gentlemen behind this powertrain realize what an impact the engine would have even in today’s modern-performance arena? It’s ...

Give us cubic inches or give us death. In a world of me-too, late-model small-blocks, a big-block Chevy rings true. In the previous installment, we blueprinted the short-block of a 470ci big-block ...

We spent a couple of days at JMS Racing Engines, in El Monte, California, talking with owner Mike Johnson and his machinists and builders to get the scoop on what makes a successful, budget ...

So you've done the heads and cam swap and added all the bolt-ons your late-model LS-powered Trans Am or GTO can stand, but 11-second time slips are just not scratching the itch anymore, and you're ...