Hot rod builds a mouse trap and tries to catch a rat. Originally published in the August 1998 issue of Hot Rod magazine. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring ...

Chevy's LT1 and LT2 engines are both V8s, but the LT2 has several changes such as a dry sump system and redesigned exhaust.

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 ...

General Motors hasn't made it official yet, but the next V8 is likely to come in at least three displacements.

GM's small block V8 still stands as one of the auto giant's iconic engines even 70 years after it first rolled off the production line. GM celebrates its seventh decade on the market in 2024 with the ...

The Ford 351W and the Chevrolet 350 V8 engines are iconic in the auto world. While they are similar, they also feature some ...

When it comes to engine family branding, GM has a few different names kicking around. Some of the more notable examples include Duramax, used currently for The General’s diesel engines; Vortec, ...

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 ...

There are many ways that automakers, particularly American ones, categorize the V8 engines they produce. They can essentially be put into one of two categories: big-block engines and small-block ...

However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...

General Motors and heavy-duty trucks go a long way back. For the time being, the Chevrolet Silverado HD and its GMC-branded twin do the heavy lifting for the Detroit-based automaker. The Silverado HD ...

For decades, the debut of a new Corvette generation has coincided with the introduction of a new Small Block V8 engine. This tradition has held strong through the Vette’s fifth, sixth, and seventh ...