The small-block Chevrolet engine is 70 years old in 2025 and what better way to celebrate one of the most influential engines of all time than by building one? The Hemmings team is taking it one step ...

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 ...

GM’s factory skunkworks turned out this Chevy Vega with a well-engineered all-aluminum small-block engine in 1972. It didn’t make it to production, but it inspired a generation of hot-rodders!

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 ...

Part 3: It took a few tweaks and old-school tricks to get max power from our small-block Chevy that we built at TPS Motorsports. First Look: Summit SPC Engine Block Part 1: Summit Racing 427 ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...