The Chevy Small Block V8 engine is one of the most iconic and important powerplants ever created, with countless iterations and applications offered since 1955. Now, we’re watching an impressive ...

The small block V8 wasn't seen as the high-performance ... "It's also the only 1968 Camaro with this engine option." "Chevy Engineering started building it for the Trans Am racing series, and ...

There can only be one most reliable small block V8 engine, though, and all the proof it needs lies in the millions of ...

The Chevy 409 engine became the go-to powerplant for ... the Plymouth Superbird powered by a 426 HEMI big block V8, and others. However, of all the muscle car powerplants available in 1970 ...

Chevrolet estimates it has produced 113 million small-block V8 engines, spanning five engine generations. Today, Chevy's 2025 Silverado 1500 carries on the tradition of the small-block V8’s ...

It would earn the nickname Mighty Mouse, which would be a name that would apply to future Chevy small-block V8 engines as well, like the Chevy 327 from 1961. Several of these engines have been ...

1952It was an exciting point in American automotive history. New overhead-valve V8 engines were being developed by various manufacturers: Oldsmobile and Cadillac had debuted their new engines in ...

Classic car builders, racers and other enthusiasts will now be able to purchase a GM 6.6L L8T V8 engine block directly from Chevrolet Performance. Chevy announced the addition of the GM 6.6L L8T ...

A deep dive into GM’s L87 V8 reveals severe internal damage, sparking a recall of over 870,000 vehicles and backlash over the ...

Chevy’s Small Block team realized those advantages by ... “It’s the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 engine ever put into production . . . I think it’s a bullseye.” ...

This Chevy V8 engine block was modded into a barbecue by Trent Whatley and his appropriately named friend Terry Bacon. I'm no engine expert, but it looks like this well thought out hack is using ...