Could the small-block Chevy be the most popular engine-build that HOT ROD has covered over its 77-year history? We don’t have a running tally, but in our expert guesstimate, that is probably true. So ...

The Nano Bee, created by engineer Ronald Valentine, is a diesel engine smaller than a quarter but powerful enough to to spin a model-plane propeller.

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

Marlan Davis gives us this second installment of our 350-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 engine build series. Engine blueprinting and short-block assembly require taking precise measurements, a process that can ...

Last month, we introduced you to Blair Jennings of Santa Barbara, California ("Eight Barrels-No Waiting," Mar. '06). When Blair started planning his '66 Mustang fastback project car more than five ...

For decades, engineers have used small-displacement engines to prove that raw capacity is not the only path to victory. By pairing compact cylinders with clever breathing, high revs, and forced ...

A massive V8 is a trademark of almost every true muscle car. However, the modern automotive era has shifted away from large-displacement, gas-guzzling, naturally ...

The GM Gen 6 Small Block is a family of gasoline eight cylinder engines produced by General Motors Company for use in various vehicles, including sports cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and possibly vans.