Big-block V8s made history during the muscle car era, but some managed to survive much longer than some enthusiasts think ...

Jesse Love spins down the backstretch, collecting several Xfinity Series contenders as racing resumes after a weather delay at EchoPark Speedway.

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of ...

Purdue and Nebraska will participate in the Broadway Block Party in Nashville on Aug. 31, 2025. Kentucky, ... Purdue's volleyball team added another big piece to its 2025 puzzle this week, ...

Ultimately, only 412 examples of the 327 V8 Grifos — alongside another 70 Chevrolet big-block 427 V8 units — were built before Iso went under in 1973. Opel Diplomat Grzegorz Czapski/Shutterstock ...

In case you didn’t know, the 8.1-liter big-block was a truck engine that never had direct injection or variable valve timing from the factory. That’s a huge part of Hofer’s project here that ...

To be clear, the 572-cubic-inch big-block, as well as the many other crate motors being sold on the retailer’s website, isn’t exactly being kept on a shelf at your local Walmart until you ...

If you want big power, a lot of nosie, and you don't care about weight, space, or cost, a big-block is the way to go. Chrysler made the 440 cubic inch big block and the famous 426 HEMI .

UPDATE, 1/18/2021: Vector founder Gerald Wiegert has died at age 76, according to a Vector spokesman who gave the news first to our friends at Autoweek. We're bringing back this story from 2017 in ...

This is something that's calling itself a barstool that makes at least 621 HP from a 9.37 liter Chevrolet big block V8 crate engine, has a towing capacity of 2,000 pounds and you sit right on top ...

ATK 502ci Ford Big-Block Crate Engine, Asking Price $7,077. See All 24 Photos. Based on a 1987-to-1993 production truck block, ...

The Big-block Mopar crate engine goes by many names. You may know it as the 383, 400, or 440. Racers call it the "wedge" to distinguish it from the ever-popular Hemi.