#muscle car engines

1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 engine bay with 455 Rocket V8 and red inner fenders
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Oldsmobile 455 Rocket and the W-30

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
1970 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi engine bay, an engine famous for its gross versus net horsepower gap
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Gross vs Net Horsepower Explained

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1968 Plymouth Road Runner with standard 383 V8, three-quarter front view
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The 383 Road Runner: The Standard Engine

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 big-block engine bay
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Big-Block vs Small-Block Muscle Engines

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Classic Ford 351 V8 engine cylinder head detail
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351 Windsor vs Cleveland Explained

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
1970 Chevrolet El Camino SS 454 LS6 at a drag strip staging lane at sunset
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The 1970 El Camino SS 454 LS6 and the Truck That Ran With the Chevelles

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
L79 327 small-block V8 engine bay detail in a 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS
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The L79 327: The Small-Block That Made the SS

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T 440 big-block engine bay
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The Chrysler B and RB Big-Blocks Explained

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 big-block engine bay
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The Chevy Big-Block Family: 396 to 454

Mike Sullivan · · 5 min
Close-up of a 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 HO functional Ram Air hood scoop and induction hardware
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The Firebird 400 HO: Pontiac's Practical High-Output Muscle Engine

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Shaker hood scoop detail
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Cold-Air Induction: Cowl, Ram Air, Shaker and Scoops

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
A 1969 Dodge Charger R/T with the hood open revealing the 426 Hemi engine bay.
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The 426 Hemi: The Elephant Engine

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Red 1962 Chevrolet Impala with 409 badge beside a neon diner at dusk
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The 409's Place in Chevrolet Performance History

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1970 AMC Rebel Machine red white blue detail
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AMC's Muscle: The 390 and the Rebel Machine

Tom Ramirez · · 5 min
Close-up of a 1969 Pontiac Firebird Ram Air IV 400 V8 engine with round-port heads and aluminum intake
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Ram Air IV: The Rare Screamer

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1966 Pontiac GTO 389 Tri-Power engine with three two-barrel carburetors
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Tri-Power and Six-Barrel Carburetors Explained

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet big-block engine bay in a 1969 Torino with the hood open
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Ford FE and 385-Series Big-Blocks

Tom Ramirez · · 5 min
Close-up of the 1973 Pontiac Trans Am SD455 big-block V8 engine bay with shaker hood scoop
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The SD455: The Last Real Muscle Car

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min