#Big Block

Big-block V8 engines — the 396, 427, 454, and their legends.

1969 Corvette big block drag racing with front wheels lifting off the NHRA track at launch with tire smoke billowing from the rear
History & Heritage

Corvette drag racing in the big-block era

Wayne Coburn · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — new car showroom floor
History & Heritage

1970: The Year GM Lifted the Displacement Cap

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — NHRA Super Stock staging lanes
Car Features

NHRA Big-Block Chevelle Classes Explained

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 — drag strip launch, tires smoking
Car Features

The 454: How One Engine Became a Drag-Strip Legend

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
COPO Camaro and the aluminum ZL1 427
Car Features

COPO Camaro and the aluminum ZL1 427

Mike Sullivan · · 10 min
Chrome and cast iron V8 engine bay detail of a classic American truck under warm garage light
Restoration & Tech

Big Block vs Small Block in Classic Trucks

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 big-block engine bay
Car Features

Big-Block vs Small-Block Muscle Engines

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 at a show, from the 1968 to 1970 golden era of muscle cars
History & Heritage

The Golden Era 1968-1970: Why It Was the Peak

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1969 Boss 429 Mustang in bright yellow
Car Features

The Boss 429: Ford's NASCAR Hemi-Killer

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
1970 Chevelle SS454
Car Features

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454: A Big-Block V8 Spotlight on Detroit's Finest Hour

Tom Ramirez · · 5 min
Chevrolet Chevelle — modern bracket racing lanes at night
Car Features

Bracket Racing Chevelles Today

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet C10 -- small block 350 V8 engine bay
History & Heritage

Original Factory Engine Options, 1960–1987

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 - static car show display
Car Features

Did the Chevelle Ever Get the 1971 LS6? Busting the Myth

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle LS5 454 — emissions-era engine bay
History & Heritage

Emissions Tightening 1971-72: The Slow Squeeze on Power

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1968 Chevrolet Nova SS 396 in silver on display at a collector car auction
Car Features

Nova SS 396: The Big-Block Bruiser

David Mercer · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6 454 — solid-lifter engine bay
Car Features

LS6 vs LS5: Chevelle's Two 454s

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle - 396 air cleaner badge close-up
Car Features

The 396 That Became a 402

Dan Reeves · · 5 min
Close-up of the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 all-aluminum 427 cubic inch V8 engine, the Can-Am-derived racing powerplant with aluminum block and heads
Car Features

The ZL1 Corvette aluminum 427: what the factory records actually show

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min