However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...

Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be on both track and street. By blending high-rpm cylinder heads with a ...

With the 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 engine currently sitting on the top rung of Ford’s street-performance ladder, let’s take this look back at OG small-block power, brought about through a big-bored and ...

Ford loyalists have always known what it’s like to play second fiddle. While Chevy fans enjoy low‑cost crate engines and endless aftermarket support, Ford Windsor devotees have had to hunt a bit ...

GM divisions Pontiac and Chevrolet each produced 400 cubic-inch small-block V8s with similar bore-to-stroke ratios. Ford made one as well, but its block was very different from Chevy's in nearly every ...