Detroit’s horsepower wars did not just create quick cars, they created engines that stretched factory displacement to the ...

Pontiac’s 1966 2+2 turned a full-size B-body into a focused performance package, pairing big-block torque with upscale trim. The car blended Grand Prix style, Catalina practicality, and GTO attitude, ...

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Unlike their flashy intermediate and pony car siblings, these full-size coupes from the golden age of muscle donned a button-down look. However, under the hood, they hid some serious big-block muscle.

If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...

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The B engine might be the smaller of the Mopar big-blocks, but that doesn't mean it is a small engine. With a deck height of 9.980 inches, the Mopar B engine is taller than aChevy big-block. The tall ...

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While there have been some iconic big-block engines over the last few decades, it's difficult to argue with the success of the small-block engine. Small-block engines not only weigh less — allowing ...