One of the simplest V8s ever built is also the most common, meaning that you'll never want for parts and support.

What were the differences between Chevy's small-block 350 engine and the Oldsmobile 350? Plus, how did each of them fare throughout history?

The small-block Chevy 350 is one of the most popular engines ever made. Displacing 350 cubic inches (or 5.7 liters), the 350 is the quintessential Chevy V8 built on a decade of small-block evolution.

GM's new sixth-gen V8s will supposedly include new 5.7- and 6.6-liter versions, which could mark the return of the iconic ...

Chevrolet has put out some powerful engines over the years. In particular, there are five Chevy small-blocks that were the ...

You've seen the common motor swaps before. A Chevy 350 into anything, a Ford high-output 5.0 into a Bronco, a Buick V-6 into a Toyota. You might even know these by heart nowadays. So will this be the ...

Quality engine components are expensive. Especially the trick "hi-po" parts that are usually found reciprocating in a hot rod engine. That's why it's critical when assembling your engine that you get ...

An old-school small-block 350 V-8, like the one found in numerous 1969 Camaros, put out some pretty stout horsepower numbers for its day. Of course, the key qualifier there was the "for its day" part.

Back in October 2002 a friend of ours, Clayton Romie, was transforming his beat up old '71 Camaro into a serious g-machine and wanted some input. During a discussion about trick possibilities for his ...

For car people, few things in life are more fun than the idea of stuffing a powerful engine into a much smaller vehicle than it was intended to propel. That is exactly the kind of fun you can expect ...

Do you ever get sick and tired of the same old full-size truck? It makes the roads a little more humdrum if you ask me. But back in the 1940s, the Wild West approach to the automotive landscape was ...

Like so many of the cool AutotopiaLA videos, this one opens on a shot of a hot rod, in this case a slick early Chevy Nova, driving past the camera with a vicious exhaust note filling your ears. We ...