Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

mag-ic (maj'ik), n.-1. an all-aluminum small-block Chevrolet V8 built by Keith Black Racing Engines, Inc. Although my definition of magic is a bit different from that of the folks at Random House, ...

Nothing is as constant as change, they say, and I guess that can be applied to the small-block Chevy V8. After 25 years of tinkering, you'd have thought just about every last horse had been pulled ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...

When it comes to 20th century American-made engines, Chevrolet's big block V8 motors are among the most highly regarded by automotive enthusiasts and experts alike. With their power, durability, and ...

More information on other well-known small-block V8s has been added, as well as a reference to understanding the difference between big-block and small-block engines, overall. Chevrolet recently ...

The small-block Chevrolet may be one of the most ubiquitous V-8 engines of all time, but the pushrod icon is rarely thought to be a stand-out motor. The folks over at Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center ...

The be-all-end-all pushrod V8, the Chevrolet small block is the second V8 engine developed by the Golden Bowtie after the Series D of 1917. The original was discontinued in 1918 because it made ...