My personal book collection contains about a dozen books on the topic of the Chevy small-block engine, a shamefully feeble amount compared to the mountains of books written over the years about ...

The LA-family small-block has always been a stalwart performer — and engine that has proven reliable and capable — but it never got its due as a top-rung racing engine platform. Valley Performance and ...

First, GM developed the new Impala SS exclusively for NASCAR Nextel Cup Competition. Now, it’s replacing the smallblock, second-generation (SB2) engine, NASCAR’s workhorse since 1998. Besides being ...

For American muscle cars, the engine is just about the most important aspect. After all, "What's that have in it?" might be the most common question you'll get when showing off your car after "What is ...

Let's define "small-block" so no one will get mad (people will still get mad). General Motors may call the Gen-III to Gen-V LS and LT V8s "small-blocks" in marketing materials, but even Chevrolet's ...