With thousand-horsepower production cars—both gas-powered and electric—hitting the streets in significant numbers, some hot rodders have been left scratching their beards about what to do, making this ...

The Chevrolet big-block V8 that came to symbolize the classic muscle era did more than win stoplight races. It reset ...

Back in the 1960s and early 1970s, muscle cars with big block engines were the undisputed kings of all American roads, with Detroit at the heart of it all. At this time, it was all V8 powerhouses ...

This 1971 Chevrolet Nova took ages to complete, but look at it now. It features a hardtop, which took 900 hours to engineer and weld onto the car, a front end that took 600 hours to design and install ...

The Big Block motor that spearheaded the muscle car era. We dive into the details behind this impressive engine and its legacy. Debuted in 1970, the Chevy 454 Big Block became iconic for power and ...

Not to sound like a parody of Jerry Seinfeld here, but what's the deal with all these identical-displacement V8s from different manufacturers? We've talked about the Ford 427 vs. the Chevy 427 before, ...

Quality engine components are expensive. Especially the trick "hi-po" parts that are usually found reciprocating in a hot rod engine. That's why it's critical when assembling your engine that you get ...

Few vehicle phrases roll off the tongue as beautifully as 'Chevy 454 big block.' This selection of words can and has put a smile on many a car enthusiast's face for decades, owing to how good the 454 ...