Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be on both track and street. By blending high-rpm cylinder heads with a ...

The 1965 Ford Mustang is remembered as the car that made performance feel attainable for ordinary buyers, but it was the 271 ...

Ford has created some iconic vehicles over its long history in the industry, from the Explorer to the classic Model T. The vehicles themselves, of course, serve as the most prominent work an auto ...

However, Ford was thinking in another direction, deciding to focus on efficiency and balance. The result was the small-block V8, a compact, lightweight engine that proved you didn't need massive ...

Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Chevy guys have it easy. Their parts all interchange, the aftermarket is over-run with trick stuff, and every possible combination has been tried and blown-up at least a million times. Life is not so ...

GM divisions Pontiac and Chevrolet each produced 400 cubic-inch small-block V8s with similar bore-to-stroke ratios. Ford made one as well, but its block was very different from Chevy's in nearly every ...

During what was arguably the most exciting period of the American automotive industry, Ford helped take the American V8 to new performance heights. Last year (2023), Ford celebrated its 120th ...

Automotive engine technology has advanced many miles since Carl Benz put a one-cylinder gas motor in the Patent Motorwagen, creating the first car ever in the late 19th Century. A couple of decades ...