I worked as a machinist in an automotive machine shop in the early 1980s before my career took me into the aerospace sector.

The engine was none too exotic, based upon a factory production GM No. 511 casting 400 block ... a little more power out of Ryan's small-block Chevy combo. Initially, the plan was to upgrade ...

Introduced in 1976, the smaller 305 was seen as a path to increased fuel economy while sharing a considerable amount of parts with the existing 350 small-block ... fitted with Chevy's tuned ...

As always, the small-block Chevy is powerful and packed with technology ... New innovations, such as greensand casting, meant the block could be cast upside down, thus reducing the amount of ...

The small-block Chevy 350 is one of the most popular engines ever made. Displacing 350 cubic inches (or 5.7 liters), the 350 is the quintessential Chevy V8 built on a decade of small-block evolution.

Duntov is usually credited with the all-aluminum small-block Chevy, a deeper look tells a ... Between the strength of materials and the casting challenges, pouring aluminum into molds designed ...

First introduced in 1954 for the 1955 model year, the small-block has powered generations of Chevy Trucks, starting with the 1955 Task Force pickups and the limited-edition Cameo Carrier.

Small block Chevy (SBC) cylinder heads are identified by raised casting marks located at the ends of the heads. While there are several head casting variations with different marks, the double ...