Ever the fan of naturally aspirated Big Block V8 engines, Williams was keen to get the new ZZ632 create engine under the hood of his Chevelle upon its release. Just weeks after Chevrolet ...

I recall that you once owned a 1968 Camaro with a 396 and 375 horsepower big block. I had heard about that engine as early as 1965, but when it came time to order my 1967 Chevelle SS396 in late ...

Devout Chevy fans may note that the 425-horsepower 427 cubic-inch big block is missing from this list. However, the engine was not officially offered by Chevrolet as an option for the Chevelle.

This 396 Turbo Jet V8 engine powered the 1965 Chevelle Z16 for a single model year, and only a handful were built by General ...

Chevrolet's 1966 Chevelle SS 396 might not have the largest displacement of the big-block beasts, but it represented a leap forward. The L78, the first big block engine produced by Chevy ...

We'd always heard that a big-block Chevy was an easy swap into ... quart truck-style oil pan that interferes with the engine bay in our '70 Chevelle. We replaced it with a special Milodon oil ...

Like all great engines, the Chevy big-block will be around to power street ... See All 10 Photos The '67 L34 396ci V-8 was optional on the Chevelle and Camaro. It was rated at 350 hp.

1967 Chevelle SS396 L78 Engine Block Casting Number It's kind ... the solid-lifter L78 big-block received a special deep-groove water pump pulley, and with so few examples built in 1967 (just ...

In the past, big-block guys had to be serious about ... are still available (hint-stop looking for that LS6 Chevelle and check out the engine bays of full-size trucks). Most impressive was the ...

But all must admit a 572ci big block, sitting in the engine bay of a 1969 Chevelle, is not something they come across every day. The car featured in the gallery above was built in 1969 ...