The following pages cover the component details used to build the 385ci short-block that we’ll be dropping into our ’63 Nova. With LS engines getting loads of coverage in magazines these days, we ...

The pressure builds. The drive to perform efficiently ramps up. Failure of one aspect could be devastating. It's a lot to ask of an engine. You're asking the same from your engine builder, who's ...

Time was, to build a bigger-displacement big-block, you did it mostly through the stroke. That's because the classic, Mark IV big-block is limited to about 0.100-0.125-inch maximum overbores. On a ...

Gearheads and faithful Jalopnik readers already know the basics of an engine's bore and stroke, but for those that might be new here, let's dip our toes in the shallow end. An engine's bore refers to ...

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 ...