For generations of American car enthusiasts, the argument over small-block versus big-block V8s has stood in for a broader debate about what performance really means. Displacement and physical size ...

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 ...

The 1970 Corvette LT-1 arrived at a moment when big-block bragging rights seemed to define American performance, yet it proved that a well engineered small block could still set the tone. By pairing ...