The Chevrolet big-block is the workhorse racing engine of the muscle-car era. The 427 W first showed up midyear as a stroked 409 for the 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS. However, a year before, ...

The Chevrolet L72 427 is a legendary big-block engine that powered some of the most iconic muscle cars of the 1960s. Known for its impressive horsepower and performance, the L72 427 has become a ...

It seems impossible to believe, even 60 years after the fact, that General Motors (GM) banned all of its divisions from racing participation and development in 1963. Part of this silly rule included a ...

Chevrolet General Manager Ed Cole was always “looking over the horizon” for new technology. In 1957, Cole commanded his engineers to start working on a line of 1960 Chevrolets that would all use a ...

Now, stroking a Chevy V-8 is normally pretty easy, but the short pan needed for the C8 Corvette’s oiling system made the task especially difficult. Extensive CAD modeling was used to find the ...

Chevrolet vehicles can be hit-or-miss with their design problems. This has led to a number of models sporting problematic engines that you should avoid.

Introduced for the 1967 model year, the first-generation Camaro lasted through 1969. And even though it was short-lived and a bit late to the pony car market, it became one of the most iconic ...

With the brand-new Mark IV big-block 396 replacing the veteran 409 in February 1965, what could Chevrolet Engineering possibly pull next from it superb bag of ultra-performance tricks? The solid ...