Michael Rasmussen; Massaprqua, NY: I have a 454 big-block from a Chevy truck in my Chevelle. I just purchased the Edelbrock Performer RPM 60459 heads, an 800-cfm carb, and an Air-Gap manifold. I ...

Two issues back, we subjected a 468-inch big-block Chevy to a variety of different oval-port cylinder heads, ranging from stock peanut-port-style heads to full CNC-ported versions (see “The Big O”).

No doubt about it, building a big-block Chevy is a more expensive proposition than one of its small-block kin; however, many favor these engines because their easy power and bountiful cubes deliver ...

Years ago, performance of all sorts (Corvette and otherwise) was gained by "bigger equals better." It was more or less a sledgehammer approach to making things work. The bigger the sledgehammer, the ...