The 1967 Chevy Impala SS is a classic muscle car that perfectly embodies the power and performance of its era. With its ...

The 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T remains a muscle car that often finds itself in the shadows of its more famous counterparts. Its ...

A torque-monster Chevrolet big-block with simple bolt-ons can make 550 lb-ft of torque with a yawn, and do it with low-octane fuel! Now, that's something an LS can't do. HOT ROD has proved it before; ...

Big-money engines are cool. We all drool over them, but the reality is that for a good street engine, there’s such a thing as too much power. For most working-class people, anything over 500 hp is ...

Choosing between aluminum and cast iron engine blocks isn't just about weight or cost. We explain what matters when big ...

The old adage of there is no replacement for displacement will always ring true, especially when the topic of a pump gas engine is the center of conversation. That cliché, unfortunately, gets lost ...

Introduced at the height of the muscle car golden age and produced until the mid-1990s, the 460 was never offered by Ford in a high-performance variant. However, thanks to its bombproof construction, ...

Over the years, the 427-cubic-inch crate engine has taken many forms. Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated ...

America is the land of the free and of V8s. While turbocharging is great and all, most of us dream of a large, hunking V8 that sounds glorious, leaves unending skid marks, and offers the thrust of a ...

Chevrolet and Ford were the big guns of American car production in the postwar era, with the Bowtie coming out on top on most occasions – including in 1965 when the Mustang had its first full ...