Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...

I spent the first half of the 1970s wrenching on supercharged fuel Funny Cars. Those familiar with the breed know that even back then, nitromethane-burning Funny Car engines had short fuses and made ...

Chevrolet announced the return of the Build Your Own Engine experience over the weekend, when it auctioned off the first-ever Corvette ZR1X at the first Barrett-Jackson event of the year. It is the ...

Most things in life come down to timing, including dialing in the firing order of a V-16 made from two LS3 V-8s.

The new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X is one of the quickest cars you can buy, thanks in no small part to the mighty V-8 between cabin and rear axle. And now, you can build its powerful engine yourself.

Stellantis has confirmed it plans to build more than 100,000 Hemi V8 engines in 2026, a huge increase that indicates the automaker understands there is still very real demand for traditional V8 power, ...

The days of the budget-friendly crate engine have sadly disappeared. Sure, you can still find a fully assembled long-block for less than $3,000, but with cast pistons and rebuilder heads, these are ...

Not every dream has a yellow brick road, a lion and scarecrow, and that’s where the Engine Building Bootcamp comes in. In the automobile capital of the world, the National Motorsports Association is ...

Getting the opportunity to buy back a car you once owned can be exciting, especially when it’s something as special as a Dodge Viper. However, one automotive enthusiast decided that simply getting his ...

Traditionally, in engine building, high displacement and high horsepower figures go hand in hand. You've probably heard the phrase, "there's no replacement for displacement." While that might have ...