You meet very few engines that can change how you think about American performance, but the Ford 427 and Chrysler 426 Hemi V8 ...

If this catches on, it won't be long before big-block Fords start showing up between the framerails of Chevelles and Camaros. In fact, it seems inevitable. When it's possible to crack 775 hp with a ...

The Ford and Chevy 427 big blocks sit at the center of one of performance history’s fiercest rivalries, yet the two engines followed very different paths from the dyno cell to the winner’s circle. I ...

Produced during the short-lived but exciting era when muscle cars reigned supreme, these high-horsepower motors ran their way to legendary status one quarter mile at a time. Follow us: The muscle car ...

While they reached their performance zenith during the golden age of muscle, these legendary big-block V8s managed to thrive in different guises long before that exciting era was over. Follow us: ...

Ford's big block engines are among the best-known and most respected V8s in American history. From the pure-blooded racing heritage of the 427 and its derivatives to the massive torque-happy 429 in ...