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This small-block Chevy engine quietly powered some of America’s fastest street cars

The small-block Chevy engine has long been a cornerstone of American automotive performance, quietly powering some of the ...
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Chevy’s L79 327 V-8 became famous as a powerful engine made for the street

The Chevrolet L79 327 cubic inch V-8 did something unusual in the muscle era. It delivered big-block punch in a small-block ...
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Five Chevy Engines You Should Steer Clear Of

A close-up of a gold Chevrolet badge placed on the front grille of a gray vehicle. - jhxfilm/Shutterstock Chevrolet engines have found their way into everything from economy cars to high-horsepower ...
SlashGear

3 Of The Biggest Chevy Crate Engines Ever Built

Chevrolet is known for producing a lineup of powerful small block Chevy crate engines. However, the biggest Chevy crate engines include big block varieties as well. Chevrolet's largest displacement ...

The Chevy 454 Engine: The Big Block That Defined an Era

The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive ...
Hot Rod

How One Racer Made Big Power With Half a Small-Block Chevy Engine

From the February 1970 issue of HOT ROD: Producing well over 1 hp per cubic inch, Ron Hoettels' home-brewed 283-based four-cylinder beat the legendary Chevy V-8 engine at its own game. Racing history ...
TopSpeed

The GM Engine Family Is So Reliable It's Still In Production After 30 Years

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...
Hot Rod

Birth of the Small-Block Chevrolet V-8: HOT ROD’s First Report in January 1955 Was Prophetic!

Racer Brown, HOT ROD’s tech editor, understood the intrinsic value of the small-block Chevy to such a degree that it changed his life. Despite the fact that more advanced cars in the same price class ...
Jalopnik

This Is The Rarest Chevy Engine Ever Made (And The Cars It Powered)

There are quite a few rare Chevy V8s. I could go on about '56 Corvette dual-quad 265s with Duntov cams, ZL-1s, L88s, L89 aluminum-headed 396s, and L84 fuel-injected 327s. Rarer still is the Z-11 427 W ...