Ford big-block crate engines are best considered in a historical framework. Big-block V-8 gasoline engines are a relic of the 20th century, and for this reason they are the poster child for everything ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Twenty years ago, the idea of ordering a complete engine for a vintage Mustang was pretty much absurd. First of all, it was a lot cheaper to rebuild or even have someone else rebuild the original ...

Ford's effort to catch up with competitors in the overhead-valve V8 sweepstakes hit the market in 1954 and was called the "Y-Block." That's in reference to the engine block's deep skirting surrounding ...

In the golden age of American muscle cars, three engine manufacturers dominated both NASCAR and the strets of the U.S. Here's hw the motors compare.

Stolen Goods, our '93 Cobra project has created quite a stir in the Mustang community. Our almost unreal find of an SVT machine had a mere 1,300 miles on the clock, but the drivetrain was missing and ...

Ford’s 5.0-liter Coyote V8 is its engine of choice when it comes to muscle cars, and its dual overhead cams the standard valvetrain since the Modular V8 was introduced in 1990. It was surprising, then ...