Franklin Tennessee's Chris "Kiwi" Slee wanted big horsepower—and especially torque—for his 1966 Mustang coupe—but he didn't want to spend a fortune. Most ways to a big-horsepower motor involve ...

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 ...

Action-Packed Big-Block TestIn these days of all-aluminum, injected small-blocks, is it hard to get excited about something as simple as a carbureted big-block Chevy? Not if you're a loyal reader of ...

Big-block engines sit at the heart of some of the most iconic American performance cars and trucks, yet the term is often used loosely, as if it were just a synonym for “big horsepower.” In reality, a ...

America is the land of the free and of V8s. While turbocharging is great and all, most of us dream of a large, hunking V8 that sounds glorious, leaves unending skid marks, and offers the thrust of a ...

Cars mean different things to different people. Maybe you had a car poster on your wall as a kid and always wanted to make that hot-rodding dream a reality. Maybe a friend owned the dream car you just ...