Though not on par with the popularity of Chevy's Rat, the big-block Ford has a lot going for it, including low cost, availability, and impressive displacement potential. Given the combination, it is a ...

Right from its very beginning as what most would declare an unsalvageable rusted-out hulk, the 1967 SS396 Chevelle known as the AMD Chevelle was destined to becomeSuper Chevy’s test mule for ...

In 1963, a new Chevrolet big-block set heads spinning and lips flappingwhen Junior Johnson blasted around Daytona Speedway at the unprecedentedspeed of 166 mph. The powerplant that propelled Johnson's ...

Capable of producing massive torque with a proverbial yawn, the long-running big block from Chevy was born purely out of necessity in 1958, a few years after the small block. With cars getting heavier ...

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 ...