Is the Chevy big block "rat" engine related to the "Mighty Mouse"? How about the "porcupine" or the "elephant"? We uncover a ...

While there is some contention surrounding who produced the first muscle car, we can all agree that Chevrolet was certainly in the mix of it all during America's earliest muscle car days. In an effort ...

No doubt about it, building a big-block Chevy is a more expensive proposition than one of its small-block kin; however, many favor these engines because their easy power and bountiful cubes deliver ...

This 1983 Chevrolet K30 shortbed, a robust off-road beast with a 468 big block Chevy and heavy-duty upgrades, is ready for enthusiasts despite sitting for a few years.

The Chevrolet Chevy II debuted for the 1962 model year as a Ford Falcon competitor. One of the suggested names for the Chevy II prior to production was the Chevy Nova, but that was rejected as it was ...

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of the '60s ...

Introduced in 1970, the Chevy 454 — affectionately known as the Rat Motor – was the largest displacement Chevrolet engine to enter the big-block engine showdown of the muscle car era. At 454 cubic ...

What are the greatest engines ever to come out of Detroit?. While all of the big players made masterful motors during the horsepower wars, few had as big an impact as the Chevy big block and Dodge's's ...