Need a heartier foundation for your Ford small-block build? Blueprint Engines created stronger bare 302 and 351 blocks.

With the 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 engine currently sitting on the top rung of Ford’s street-performance ladder, let’s take this look back at OG small-block power, brought about through a big-bored and ...

Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be on both track and street. By blending high-rpm cylinder heads with a ...

I've never really understood the whole Ford vs. Chevy dispute, for it seems that both camps have some pretty valid points when it comes to which marque is preferred over the other. If you're arguing ...

Ford has created some iconic vehicles over its long history in the industry, from the Explorer to the classic Model T. The vehicles themselves, of course, serve as the most prominent work an auto ...

However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

In automotive nomenclature, small-block V8 engines are typically physically smaller than their big-block counterparts, hence the nickname. With some exceptions, the piston bores, stroke, cylinder head ...