If we’re being honest, not every home-built project car needs a fire-breathing V-8. Maybe you just need a reliably built, roadworthy V-8 to get you down the highway—fire to be added at a later date.

GM small-block Chevy Vortec heads deliver great performance per dollarbut theyre still only based on production pickup-truck castings. The iron heads are heavy. They have press-in rocker-arm studs ...

Chevy and Ford might both have 400 cubic-inch small-block engines. They might seem similar at first, but just how well do these two engines really compare?

Chevrolet's Vortec series of engines is hugely popular. Designed with trucks in mind, Vortec engines prioritize low-end torque and durability over high compression ratios and high horsepower, unlike ...