In the early 1970s, Edelbrock introduced a small-block Chevrolet intake manifold design that was unlike any previous concept for a V-type engine. They called it the "Tarantula" and it amounted to a ...

The reports of a radical new small-block V8 targeted at NASCAR stock car racing began circulating nearly 18 months ago. Those who knew—or claimed to know—the details of this new-generation "Mystery ...

Like everything else in life, our quest for performance requires that we accept the good with the bad. Case in point: building or improving the performance of your small-block Chevy. The good side of ...

Trick Flow’s 11R HD cylinder heads are designed to maximize small-block Fords. They are specifically designed for power-adder ...

But they probably won’t assume you mean the short-lived second-generation small-block from General Motors that debuted with a bang in 1992 but died with a whimper by 1997. GM’s second-generation small ...

While the 5.3L LS4 V8 was the first car engine to feature Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) technology, it was not Flex Fuel capable and did not have variable valve timing. As mentioned, ...

Intake manifolds may not be the most well-known automotive components, but that doesn't take away from their importance. These devices are responsible for sending a precise mixture of fuel and air to ...

First, GM developed the new Impala SS exclusively for NASCAR Nextel Cup Competition. Now, it’s replacing the smallblock, second-generation (SB2) engine, NASCAR’s workhorse since 1998. Besides being ...