Building a big-block these days is a far cry from what it was 10, 20, and 30 years ago. Today, even a 454 is considered small when compared to all the 496 strokers, 502s, 572s, and so on. The 427s are ...

Want your ride featured on HOT ROD?Click hereto find out how! Funny things happen for those who actually lived through the muscle car era of the 1960s and '70s, vehicles that now are revered as icons ...

From its 1965 introduction to its production supersession by the improved Mark V engine in 1991, the big-block Chevy Rat has carved its mark in virtually every form of racing, becoming in the process ...

"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...

In our second installment, we hit the machine shop, and get our 402 and all its parts and pieces ready for reassembly. In the last issue, we covered the disassembly of the 402 big-block out of our AMD ...