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 ...

When it comes to big-block Chevrolet performance engines, they come in all categories. With virtually boundless components from the aftermarket, the high-end of the spectrum is nothing short of exotic ...

During the era when muscle cars reigned supreme, GM's Chevrolet division developed some of the greatest big-block V8s of all time. Follow us: Since the early 1960s, American carmakers started offering ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

The 1969 Camaro SS 396 crystallized what enthusiasts now think of as the classic big-block muscle formula, pairing brutal ...

In lockstep with the beating drum of “more power” is one of the top aftermarket automatic transmission rebuilders in the industry—Gearstar Performance Transmissions of Akron, Ohio. As breakthroughs in ...

Drag racing is cool regardless of the vehicles lining up at the Christmas tree, but it all becomes better when the cars hail from the golden muscle car era. Yup, it's time for yet another Pure Stock ...

Some folks out there love the show-and-shine, pampering their ride with stacks of car wax and obsessive detailing. This 1970 Chevy El Camino, however, takes a different route. This thing is built with ...

The 1960s were a time that saw muscle cars with the best names and automakers racing for horsepower supremacy. While drag racers often turned to large displacement big-block engines for power, others ...

Swapping in a new HEI, or even just pulling one out to service, is quite simple. All it requires is basic handtools and some background info on how the distributor works in conjunction with the engine ...