Chevy big-block V8 engines, affectionately known as “Rat Motors,” have left an indelible mark on the automotive world with their powerful performance and enduring legacy in muscle cars and hot rods.

To discuss the rat, we must first discuss the mouse. In 1954, Ford squeaked past Chevrolet in sales by a 2% margin (1,165,942 vs. 1,143,561), a reversal of the previous year when Chevy beat Ford by 7% ...

With thousand-horsepower production cars—both gas-powered and electric—hitting the streets in significant numbers, some hot rodders have been left scratching their beards about what to do, making this ...

In a world of seemingly LS-everything, we just love it whenEngine Mastersco-host, and the guy in charge over at Westech Performance, sends us something a bit more traditional. This time around it's ...

Chevrolet is known for producing a lineup of powerful small block Chevy crate engines. However, the biggest Chevy crate engines include big block varieties as well. Chevrolet's largest displacement ...

Chevrolet's Vortec series of engines is hugely popular. Designed with trucks in mind, Vortec engines prioritize low-end torque and durability over high compression ratios and high horsepower, unlike ...

Looks, especially when it comes to classic cars, can easily be deceiving. Take the mid-size Chevy Chevelle for example – a highly successful nameplate that could be had as a family station wagon for ...

Not everyone has $40,000 dollars to spend on a tow rig. When we found this '00 Chevy truck for less than $19,000, we realized that a cool tow rig was well within our budget. It already had a Pro Comp ...

It seems as if during every commercial break, at least one company throws out the "We're the leader in today's technology" type of line. Is it true? We have no idea; after all, what do we know about ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...

Arguably one of Chevrolet's most successful model series, the mid-size Chevelle was part of the General Motors A-body family for just three generations (between the 1964 to 1978 model years). Still, ...

Chevy Chevelles make the basis for some great hot rod builds, but this 1966 Chevy Chevelle SS is something else. The car is owned by a gentleman named Kent, who says he wanted the car to be somewhat ...