The crate engine business has matured over the years, as choices for aftermarket internals have multiplied; we're well past the point where building a customized small-block Chevy 383ci stroker at ...

The difference between a stroker engine and a regular engine lies primarily in the choice of crankshaft. In the case of the 383-cubic inch stroker, engine builders would modify crankshafts designed ...

Chevrolet is celebrating 65 years of the Small Block with a new fuel-injected SP383 V8 crate engine, a modern-day take on the classic 383 Small Block “stroker” motor. The SP383 V8 is based on ...

Some time back, we took BluePrint Engines up on their offer to test a 540-inch big-block designed for power-adder use. What do we mean by that? Well, since power-adders like nitrous oxide, turbos, and ...

Chevy will celebrate 65 years of the Small Block engine in 2020, and to help kickstart the anniversary, the Bow Tie brand dropped a brand-new Chevrolet crate engine at the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Some of you may remember the Jan. '07 issue, where we began assembling components for a stroked 383 Chevy small-block engine. The idea back then was to build a California smog-legal engine that could ...

Internal combustion engines are commonly referred to by their displacements whether its old-school cubic inches or more modern CC and liter nomenclature. If you love cars, you've no doubt heard of the ...

Pistons resembling swiss cheese and S-shaped rods line the desks here at Car Craft magazine. Blown-up junk are badges of honor for us. We'd wear the on chains around our necks if they weren't so heavy ...

Before the Silverado was introduced for the 1999 model year, Chevrolet had two lines of full-size pickups in the guise of the C and K, denoting rear- and four-wheel drive. The one we’ll cover today is ...