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 ...
General Motors is pouring nearly $900 million into its New York engine complex, a bet that big trucks and V8 powertrains will remain central to its business even as the industry races toward ...
Picture a stereotypical car from each major division: American, European, and Asian. What sort of engine does each have? What about in the 1990s, the 1970s, 1950s, and before? Leaving aside more ...
At the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show, Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year, Alan Kitzhaber, took advantage of his time at the show to do what a big event like MATS affords any inquisitive truck owner ...
This is the age of horsepower. Power masters build giant-cube big-blocks and play with exotic CNC-machined billet blocks with custom bore centers, tomato-can-sized bores, and yard-length strokes. But ...
Although Vortec engines fall under the "LS" branding, they aren't actually the exact same as more traditional LS engines made by General Motors.
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 ...