Allegedly capable of spitting out over 600 naturally aspirated horses, this experimental big-block V8 never got a proper chance to shine but still became an American engineering legend. During the ...

The Ford and Chevy 427 big blocks sit at the center of one of performance history’s fiercest rivalries, yet the two engines followed very different paths from the dyno cell to the winner’s circle. I ...

It seems impossible to believe, even 60 years after the fact, that General Motors (GM) banned all of its divisions from racing participation and development in 1963. Part of this silly rule included a ...

Over the years, the 427-cubic-inch crate engine has taken many forms. Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated ...

Two years following the mysterious disappearance of Chevy's " mystery engine" in '63 there appeared an all-new, big-block, 396-cubic-inch engine. This production option soon took hold in the ...

Chevrolet is known for producing a lineup of powerful small block Chevy crate engines. However, the biggest Chevy crate engines include big block varieties as well. Chevrolet's largest displacement ...