For three and a half years, an engineer named Larry Hofer has been working to drop a huge V8 into a car never built to hold one. In early June 2026, he pulled it off, with the world's first 8.1-liter ...

The Ford 460 big-block survived nearly three decades and now offers strong blocks, huge displacement, and affordable 500 hp ...

The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive displacement and stump-pulling torque, it powered everything from muscle cars ...

The world’s first 8.1L Big Block C8 Corvette is edging closer to completion, with builder Larry Hofer recently taking the one-of-a-kind machine onto public roads for a critical round of testing.

If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...

Introduced at the height of the muscle car golden age and produced until the mid-1990s, the 460 was never offered by Ford in a high-performance variant. However, thanks to its bombproof construction, ...

When it comes to classic American muscle cars, you'll hear the terms "small block" and "big block" thrown around quite a bit. As one might assume, it's in reference to the actual physical size of V8 ...

The Big Block motor that spearheaded the muscle car era. We dive into the details behind this impressive engine and its legacy. Debuted in 1970, the Chevy 454 Big Block became iconic for power and ...