When the gearheads of the world get together to talk about the most powerful vehicles from the early muscle car era, those ...

One of the biggest contributions Chevrolet has made to the car industry is its innovative engines. With a history ... go wrong with this setup for your hot rod. Crankshaft: Forged steel ...

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the ... Descended from the legendary big block 454, an engine that has powered countless muscle cars and hot rods throughout the decades, it debuted in 2001 as the ...

Both Ford and Chevy have produced quality engines for over a hundred years, sparking a debate among fans over which manufacturer is the superior brand. The two carmakers seriously butted heads ...

NHRA's Brian Lohnes and HOT ROD Magazine's John McGann chat with Nelson Racing Engines Founder, Tom Nelson! Tom takes us through the highs and lows of his career, telling never-before-heard ...

Right: The tail section of a 1958 Chevy Impala ... even front brakes—and hopped up the engines, or swapped them out. Enthusiasm for these “hot rods” spread during World War II, when recruits ...

Once a staple of the hot rod and modification scenes, the era of the big block V8 engines has largely ended thanks to technological advances in the 1980s and 1990s. The result was 340 horsepower ...