British sports-car owners expect to see oil spots on their concrete. Like fast food and cholesterol, this comes with the territory. Fortunately, American engine-sealing technology makes newer Detroit ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chevrolet’s 327 cubic inch small block proved that clever engineering and smart packaging could beat raw displacement, ...

If you're looking for a budget-friendly small-block Chevy V8 for your next pickup truck project, look no further than these five crate engines available for less than $4,000. When thinking about crate ...

What exactly is the definition of a hot, street small-block? From a production standpoint, the magical performance number seemed to be any engine that offered at least 1 horsepower per cubic inch. The ...

Big block muscle cars tend to get all the headlines, with monster V8s that make effortless, big power and torque. But while there are some great big block American icons out there, that doesn't mean ...