Big-block engines have always traded on mythology as much as on dyno sheets, yet some of the most imposing cast-iron V8s ...

Westech Performance dyno tests a 555-inch stroker Ford Performance big-block engine with 13:1 compression and twin Dominator carbs!

Big-block engines sit at the heart of some of the most iconic American performance cars and trucks, yet the term is often ...

Starting engine dynamometer pulls at low rpm is hard on the dyno and hard on the engine. Today, engine dynamometer testing is an integral part of many HOT ROD engine buildups and product tests.

A couple of decades ago, you could easily pick the boneyard for an inexpensive engine core that would polish up nicely with a little cleaning and some machine work. Chrysler made millions of big-block ...

Pick your favorite muscle car (a real one, born in the sixties) and ask yourself why, in the name of internal combustion, anyone would want to drive one today. I don't mean to divide the internet here ...

America is the land of the free and of V8s. While turbocharging is great and all, most of us dream of a large, hunking V8 that sounds glorious, leaves unending skid marks, and offers the thrust of a ...