There are many different ways to build an engine, and when the object is a 350 Chevrolet, it would seem they've all been tried. We've seen or read about our share of "low-buck" builds, so the very ...

In the January 1999 issue, we challenged ourselves to build an engine capable of putting a 3,300-pound car into the 13-second zone for $500 ("Getting Away with It"). We stipulated that the engine ...

Let's take a quick survey. By a show of hands, who out there is a fan of the small-block Chevy? I see every hand in the house up. OK, maybe that was an easy one. Survey question number two. Who is a ...

One of the many great things about the small-block Chevy is its versatility. Think about it for a minute: The same basic powerplant has been used to power everything from a heavy-hauling farm truck ...

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 ...

i've been meaning to post this for a while. this coming spring, a friend and i are hoping to take some automotive courses at the local community college. parallel to this, we're also hoping to build a ...

General Motors announced today the release of a new 350 cubic-inch small-block V-8 crate engine, meant for use in the company's trucks, vans, and SUVs built from 1987 to 2002. Improved with CNC ...

In the auto industry, imitation is a very high form of flattery, and many automakers copy each other's technologies, adding just enough of their own proprietary design and unique features to keep the ...

When Chevrolet introduced its 350 cubic-inch small block engine in 1967, it started a phenomenon that lasts even today. Pontiac's 350, introduced in 1968, never saw the same success and was phased out ...