Heavy compression, 87-octane gas, and huge power for $2,995! Slip into a new Camaro or Mustang and you'll be more than impressed with how smooth and silky these cars drive. Compared to the musclecars ...

While many car-crazed enthusiasts enjoy spending time researching the options necessary to create the ultimate engine combination, some of us don't have the time-or we don't know how. Fortunately for ...

If you have learned anything about building engines through the past few years of reading HOT ROD magazine, it's that making one horse-power per cubic inch is harder than most think and requires ...

You just put your new crate engine together and your adrenaline is pumping. Pump the throttle, turn the key, and… the thing runs like a total dog. It idles fine, but as soon as you step on the ...

Our combo this month was a GMPP crate engine producing 290 hp at 5,100 rpm and 326 lb-ft of torque at 3,750 from the factory. With its 8.5:1 compression, four-bolt block, and small street cam, this ...

Every engine has a means of coordinating the timing between the valve train and the rest of the engine. Some engines use a timing chain and some a timing belt. A timing belt has the relatively ...