Typically, a big block starts around 396 cubic inches or 6.5 liters and can climb up to 10 liters or so, depending on the engine. Others may consider some engines, like the Ford 332 V8 ...

Since the dawn of the muscle car era, which initially exploded in the 1960s, car enthusiasts have been obsessed with V8 engines. Much of the fanfare was explicitly centered around the big block ...

The 1970 4-4-2 equipped with the W-30 455 was an epic muscle car but it could've been even better with the 32-Valve W-43 455 ...

During the era when there was no replacement for displacement, these 5 ponies packed some ridiculously large big-block V8s ...

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 ...

There's just something special about a 7.0-liter Corvette. Doubly so when it packs twin turbos and makes more than 1000 hp.

The 7.4-liter LSX454 V8 is a modern interpretation of the iconic 454 big block. The engine can be modified to increase its power output. With the single-plane carbureted intake manifold ...

Instead, it has a honkin’ 8.1-liter big-block Chevy V8 with a turbo strapped to it ... Ford pickup with a GM engine that was discontinued 15 years ago. “As for the truck and the idea, I ...

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The 1976 Chevette was originally built with a Buick V6, before it was replaced by a V8. The 355 cubic-inch engine produces 447 hp includes aftermarket cylinder heads and pistons. A bright-colored ...

Produced at the Tonawanda engine plant in Buffalo ... and that closed the book on GM's legendary big block V8 era.