In the previous story, you read the whiny ramblings of Jeff Smith detailing how building a small-block Ford is infinitely more difficult and expensive than a similar-displacement Chevy.(Editor's note: ...

This is the third and final installment of HOT ROD'S Budget Engine Buildup series, and just as in drag racing and football, we saved the best for last. This is the Top Fuel final and the Super Bowl ...

Lucky you, you're about to do something that only comes around once in any hot rodder's life: building your first engine. You see, if you stay at this game long enough, you reach a point when the ...

You can take it apart, but you might not be able to put it back together again." Heard that saying before? For sure. We all know that it's much easier to unbolt parts ...

The small-block Chevy 350 is one of the most popular engines ever made. Displacing 350 cubic inches (or 5.7 liters), the 350 ...

I started learning to work on cars in the late 1970s by helping my stepdad turn salvaged mid-1960s Chevy Chevelles into street-stock-class race cars. Throughout that period, I had my hands on a number ...