The Detroit product as delivered to the customer is designed to do a certain job and do it well, with plenty of safety margin. But when the hot rodder gets his hands on one of these cars, he ...

This 1954 Chevrolet Carryall gets a unique Autotopia LA feature after more than 20 years of ownership, upgrades, and garage-built evolution. Umberto bought the classic Chevy in 1997 and slowly ...

Quality engine components are expensive. Especially the trick "hi-po" parts that are usually found reciprocating in a hot rod engine. That's why it's critical when assembling your engine that you get ...

A 383 Stroker engine has certain advantages due to its customization, but does that mean it can have more power than a Stock ...

Not to sound like a parody of Jerry Seinfeld here, but what's the deal with all these identical-displacement V8s from different manufacturers? We've talked about the Ford 427 vs. the Chevy 427 before, ...

Today's automotive enthusiast can order a 500+ horsepower small-block Chevy V8 crate engine with a phone call or just a few clicks from the comfort of their home. Even better, they can choose from ...

Hot rods are a special breed of cars, something no one else outside the American continent can do with a proper degree of success. Dating back to the years that separated the two world wars, hot rods ...

The LM7 is one of those fly-under-the-radar performance engines. We've seen tuners get four-figure horsepower ratings out of this motor, but to most drivers this is the 295-hp motor found in Chevy ...