Could the small-block Chevy be the most popular engine-build that HOT ROD has covered over its 77-year history? We don’t have a running tally, but in our expert guesstimate, that is probably true.

As they continued developing more product lines, the group reached into the LS bag of tricks and spread that joy to other engine platforms, namely the beloved Gen 1 small-block Chevy, making it ...

The small block V8 ... as due to the engine technology of the period, it was much simpler to get bigger power figures from larger big block units. Chevrolet, or Chevy as it's often called, is ...

Why did this engine become the best-selling car engine in history? Simple. The GM small block V8 was powerful but practical. Innovative but simple.