Just like a solid foundation is important for a sturdy house, a well-prepped engine block is critical for a motor make big power—and do it more than once. A professional engine builder offered to show ...

Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

Cleaning an engine can be difficult. Getting the job done while it's still in the car means dismantling accessories to reach the metal, reaching into tight spaces, and having to crawl underneath to ...

The pressure builds. The drive to perform efficiently ramps up. Failure of one aspect could be devastating. It's a lot to ask of an engine. You're asking the same from your engine builder, who's ...

Brad Ryan's '67 coupe fits mostly in the former category, a fully loaded older Vette that Ryan prefers to keep pretty much as it was from the factory. So when the car's 390hp, 427ci engine began ...