Building a mini V8 engine from scratch takes serious machining skill, and every step shows it. The lathe shapes the cylinders ...

GM is developing an all-new sixth-generation small-block V8 family, with strong indications it will launch in two displacements: 5.7L and 6.6L. The 5.7L version is aimed at volume models like the ...

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...

In the middle of the 1970s supercar boom, when Italian exotics were still flirting with 4.0 and 5.0 liter engines, an ...

If you're looking for a budget-friendly small-block Chevy V8 for your next pickup truck project, look no further than these five crate engines available for less than $4,000. When thinking about crate ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

If you're like the average petrolhead, the notion of a V8 engine likely first brings to mind large-displacement and big-power made famous by many of the iconic big block engines from the likes of GM, ...

These days, new cars are continually moving away from many of the most iconic internal combustion engines of the 21st century. Engines like the Audi and Lamborghini V10, third-gen Chrysler Hemi, ...

The GM Gen 6 Small Block is a family of gasoline eight cylinder engines produced by General Motors Company for use in various vehicles, including sports cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and possibly vans.

There are engines that power cars — and then there are engines that power legends. The 1957 Chevrolet 283 V8 with twin four-barrel carburetors, rated at 270 horsepower, belongs to that second, ...