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8 Old Muscle Cars You Didn’t Know Had Big-Block V-8 Power

We’re not talking Ford Mustangs, Plymouth Barracudas, or the Chevrolet Chevelle SS here. The well-known names in classic muscle car performance were almost always associated with big-block engines, be ...
Jalopnik

Why Chevy's 8.1L Vortec Was The Last Of The Big Block Era

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of the '60s ...
SlashGear

8 Of The Most Common Problems With Chevy Big Block Engines

"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...