Under-square: Bore is less than stroke. For uses like off-roading with bigger cars or street cruising, this layout is ...

Installing my fully built LS engine into the C5 Corvette—one step closer to unleashing serious power. Key moments from the Dodgers' wild World Series Game 7 win over the Blue Jays 'Charlie's Angels' ...

When Goldilocks got a hankering to break into a house owned by bears, she didn't realize her name would forever be defined as "just right." Something in the "Goldilocks zone" means that it occupies a ...

Straight off the bat, it's the engine sizes. The Mopar 383 V8 displaces 383 cubic inches (6.3 liters), sitting between the 340 (5.6 liters) and 440 (7.2 liters). The 340, 383, and 440 all are part of ...

Chevrolet enthusiasts are undoubtedly familiar with the custom 383 Stroker and stock 454 engines. The Stroker is a small-block, and is a favorite of any buyer wanting to get a power boost without the ...

The difference between a stroker engine and a regular engine lies primarily in the choice of crankshaft. In the case of the 383-cubic inch stroker, engine builders would modify crankshafts designed ...

At first sight, Hopkins’ car has all the telltale signs of one that’s well kept and driven daily. The body style is a malaise-era GM A-body colonnade coupe, one of those roughly 7 million intermediate ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Ed note: Sources for quotes and related information: Doug Rippie Motorsports, General Motors Technology Group, Hypertech, Inc., Jenkins Competition, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, and Lunati ...