The Dart SHP block was worked over with a Scat stroker kit and the appropriate Wiseco forged pistons for a final displacement of 434 cubic inches. The Dart Special High Performance (SHP) block ...

It's always a big moment when a new LS engine is introduced - what's so special about the next one?

Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.

Chevrolet has been a cornerstone of American automotive innovation, particularly in the realm of engine development. While some of its achievements have become legendary, others have quietly faded ...

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 ...

GM’s Chevrolet LS engines redefined the pushrod V8 to give us one of the most dominant performance platforms of the modern era. What we refer to today as the LS family of engines usually refers to the ...

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There are engines that power cars — and then there are engines that power legends. The 1957 Chevrolet 283 V8 with twin four-barrel carburetors, rated at 270 horsepower, belongs to that second, ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...

The closest thing to the LS9 as of May 2026 is the LT4 crate engine, which is just around $20,000 and outputs 650 ...