While the automotive world sprints toward complex, high-tech, and whisper-quiet forced induction, an unyielding relic from the mid-20th century refuses to die. Modern engine bays are dominated by twin ...

Let's define "small-block" so no one will get mad (people will still get mad). General Motors may call the Gen-III to Gen-V LS and LT V8s "small-blocks" in marketing materials, but even Chevrolet's ...

Every few years, the automotive industry declares the naturally aspirated V8 a relic — then promptly watches it embarrass something with a turbo badge. Today's engine bays are packed with twin-scroll ...

While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...

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 ...

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 ...