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#Big Block

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

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
Tubbed and blown Pro Street Corvette with huge rear tires in a moody garage
Car Features

Tubbed and Blown Pro Street Corvettes

Patrick Walsh · · 7 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
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6 - period drag strip road test
Car Features

The LS6 in Period Road Tests

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1980s Chevrolet Chevelle Pro Street — tubbed stance car show
Car Features

Chevelle Pro Street Culture: From Strip to Street

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Engine bay detail of a 1969 Corvette L88 427 big block V8 showing the massive Holley carburetor and chrome valve covers in dramatic workshop lighting
Car Features

Corvette big block 427 and 454: the factory record on America's most documented V8s

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
A 1970 Plymouth GTX engine bay showing the 440 Six-Barrel with three two-barrel carburetors.
Car Features

The 440 Six-Pack Explained

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
A 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 LS6 with the hood open showing its big-block V8 engine bay.
History & Heritage

The Rise and Fall of the Big-Block Era

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
Pro Street car with bulging big block engine in a dim garage under work light
Car Features

The Big-Blocks That Defined Pro Street

Emily Chen · · 7 min
Pro Street muscle car with supercharged 454 big block at a dragstrip at dusk
Car Features

The 454 in Pro Street Builds

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Matte black pro street car with chrome supercharger blower rising through the hood
Car Features

Why Blowers Stick Up Through the Hood

Emily Chen · · 7 min
Two Pro Street muscle cars with 8-71 and 6-71 blowers through the hood in a garage
Car Features

8-71 vs 6-71 Blowers

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Matte black GMC 6-71 supercharger with velocity stacks on a big block V8 engine
Car Features

The GMC 6-71 Supercharger

Emily Chen · · 7 min
Matte black Pro Street muscle car with a huge chrome supercharger blower in a dim garage
Car Features

What a Blower Does on a Pro Street Car

Dan Reeves · · 7 min