Hearing an engine fire up for the first time after bolting together the precision-machined parts is incredibly satisfying.

Building a performance engine isn't difficult, and it doesn't have to be expensive, but it does take knowledge and planning. We spent a couple of days at JMS Racing Engines, in El Monte, California, ...

Corvette loyalists have always obsessed over spec sheets, but this spring Chevrolet is inviting them […] ...

The terms Rat and Mouse have been used by enthusiasts to refer to Chevy's big- and small-block engines for decades. But, there is growing use of GM's LS engine family in the rodding world, and that ...

Sometimes profiling a builder is as simple and natural for us as turning the ignition key on one of our vehicles. Hesco has been building engines for more than 34 years. Why does this interest us?

Let's say you're building a custom car, but you're on a strict budget when it comes to the powertrain. What sort of crate engine can you get for around $5,000?

Chevrolet has just become (again) the sole car manufacturer to offer the Build Your Own Engine experience. The program will ...

Building engines and having the ability to pull them on the dyno is by far one of our cooler moments as automotive scribes. In this instance, rather than doing a single buildup we assigned each ...

Customers can specify their own V-8 in new high-performance 'Vettes at the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

America is the land of the free and of V8s. While turbocharging is great and all, most of us dream of a large, hunking V8 that sounds glorious, leaves unending skid marks, and offers the thrust of a ...

Angie Carothers is one of the top engine builders at GM's plant in Kentucky. Angie Carothers has made her mark as one of the top engine builders at General Motors' Performance Build Center in Bowling ...

Owners will have the opportunity to work alongside a master technician at the Bowling Green assembly complex ...