Few automobile engines gain first-name status with the general public. You could make a case for the venerable Small Block Chevy and the overly generic Big Block from Ford, Chevy, and Chrysler. The ...

Ford's Boss 302 Mustang is a real-life supercar in every sense. None of the "if you do this" or "after you add that" nonsense. It starts out good, and outclasses most of the world's big-engined muscle ...

A typical Ford 5.0L V8 SFI engine in a 1988 Mustang with the stock Speed Density-based air/fuel metering system. Mass Air metering came in on 1988 California 5.0L HO cars and went nationwide in 1989.

For most of you, it wouldn't cost much. Somewhere in the back of your shed (or a friend's) lies a perfect-running stock 302 EFI engine and transmission just dying to run again. Combine that with the ...

A gentleman by the name of George Stirrat and eight of his colleagues started the development of the Ford small block in 1960. This group of engineers – internally referred to as Canadian X Project – ...

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 ...