When the discussion turns to making big power affordably, the Chevrolet big-block "Rat" engine has few peers. Although it was one of the longest running production passenger car powerplants, it was ...

540-Inch Big-Block Chevy Makes Nearly 1,000 HP At 7,400 RPM On The Dyno Westech Dyno Tests a 540-Inch Big-Block High-Compression Chevy That Made Nearly 1,000 HP At 7,400 RPM.

The combination of a small car and a big engine gets to the very heart of hot rodding, and these days, custom builders can get pretty extreme with that tried-and-true formula. Now, we’re watching as a ...

I needed to call AFR boss Rick Sperling to give him the great results I had just seen with a pair of his company's small-block Chevy heads on a 350. In a way, I was just bragging, because our ...