V8 engines powered the American muscle car era, but not every American-made V8 is as beloved or long-lived as the Chevy ...

Greg Gjerdingen/Wikimedia Commons Chevy didn’t just power its own legends. Its V8s found homes in some of the world’s most ...

Chevrolet first experimented with the V8 engine layout as early as 1917. However, it was the 265 cubic inch small block, ...

The first V8 Chevy small block (SBC), introduced in 1955, displaced 265 cubic inches ... led to overheating issues. Chevrolet engine designers solved the problem by creating castings with thicker ...