Those loyal readers who follow Super Chevy will remember our two-part Legendary Small-Blocks dyno series. It included such great names as the L76, the LT-1 and the Z/28's 302. We followed up part one ...

For a number of years prior to 1957, efforts on the part of domestic auto makers to produce normally aspirated engines of 1-hp/cubic-inch power capabilities had proven to be somewhat disappointing.

If we had been asked in 1960 to name the most popular automotive engine of all time, we no doubt would have said the Ford flathead V8. In the years since 1955, though, the Chevrolet small-block has ...