Its roots can be traced way back to the '50s.
Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...
This American power unit has a track-record unlike any other modern V-8 engine.
Need a heartier foundation for your Ford small-block build? Blueprint Engines created stronger bare 302 and 351 blocks.
Contemplating the advantages of the pushrod-actuated overhead valve engine design in what appears to be the twilight of internal combustion might sound as anachronistic as a quick look at the value of ...
OHV stands for overhead valve, and these types of powerplants can also be called pushrod engines. OHV engines have the intake and exhaust valves located above the camshaft, which is in the engine ...
The most enduring engine in automotive history is about to change. The small-block Chevy is and will continue to be the most popular powerplant in the history of racing and high performance, but its ...
You want your engine to shine when you pop the hood, don't you? For most hot-rodders, the engine is the whole point of building, driving, racing, or otherwise owning a kick-ass machine. But it's not ...
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 ...
Fire up a fourth-gen Ford Mustang GT and you'll hear one of two distinctly different V8 soundtracks, depending on when it rolled off the assembly line. From 1994 through 1995, that rumble came from ...
Hot rodders played with blocks as kids, and still play with them as adults. This vast level of experience notwithstanding, enthusiasts often insist on monkeying around with production blocks. They ...
Hot rodders played with blocks as kids, and still play with them as adults. This vast level of experience notwithstanding, enthusiasts often insist on monkeying around with production blocks. They ...