I worked as a machinist in an automotive machine shop in the early 1980s before my career took me into the aerospace sector. The shop's high volume of mundane engine rebuilds and turning brake drums ...

The core of the problem with iron small-block Chevy heads is that there aren't any (cores, that is). It is becoming more and more difficult for the professional engine builder or weekend mechanic to ...

Honest-to-goodness aluminum heads for the small-block Chevy? For years you've probably heard rumors about these mysterious super-trick heads. You may even have seen some of the very rare aluminum ...

General Motors has spent decades refining overhead-valve V8s while much of the industry pivoted to dual overhead cam designs, turbocharging, and downsized blocks. I set out to understand why Chevrolet ...