Chevrolet's Vortec 8100 was a powerful big block engine that could be found in many GM vehicles. However, it was eventually ...

American automakers have made small-block and big-block V8 engines for ages. Many classic automobiles have used big-block motors, including the 1969 Ford Mustang BOSS 429, 1970 Chevrolet Corvette ...

Chevy Malibu SS may be significantly lighter, but it's still not powerful enough to outgun a big-block-powered 1969 Chevelle.

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Scarcer still are clean-sheet V8 designs. But bucking modern trends, Ford has created an all-new big-block gasoline unit for use in heavy trucks. Displacing a burly 7.3-liters, this engine will ...

When you have a rolling Super Duty shell and a free 8.1L V8 from a parts truck, you put them together and make something ...

Breaking ground, Ford has developed a brand new big-block gasoline V8 engine to offer customers more choice while simultaneously replacing the tried-and-true 6.8-liter V10 that’s used in medium ...

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Once a staple of the hot rod and modification scenes, the era of the big block V8 engines has largely ended thanks to technological advances in the 1980s and 1990s. The result was 340 horsepower ...