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Magnuson Superchargers is already a big name in blowers, making supercharger kits for just about anything with a V8, and even a few things with a V6, but their latest is suspiciously close to another big name, but this one in moustaches. The latest in the company's line is a new Magnum PI...

GM may start putting junkyards out of business with its new GM Service 350 V8. The crate engine V8 is designed as a low-buck replacement for work trucks and vans. Built around a brand new four-bolt block with new cylinder heads and block castings, as well as a forged crankshaft, new valve...

There's a risk, if you don't live in Canada, that you believe Quebec to be a classy place full of stylish semi-Parisians who happened to get lost on a boat 400 years ago. This Cavalier should serve as all the evidence you need to disabuse you of that notion. This 1997 Cavalier has had its...

There's a new supercar from a small name you might remember. Ultima, makers of the tiny gull-wing GTR from 1999 to 2016 have just revealed a new model. And it's powered by Chevrolet's LT engines. Offering up well over 1,000 hp. If you think you can handle it. The Ultima RS looks not far off of...

Earlier this week, we learned that GM would be selling the ZR1 as a crate engine, but that's not all they'll be selling. Chevrolet will also be selling 350 ci ZZ6 engine with out of the box electronic fuel injection. Essentially the same as Chevy's ZZ6 crate engine, the EFI small block throws...

There's a natural inclination among observers of the automotive industry to assume that newer technologies are better. And while new technologies often offer advantages over the old ones, sometimes the old stuff works just fine. Enter the pushrod V8. Yes, at Chevy this technology dates back to...

Working with a 3D printed V8, Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained gives you a very thorough breakdown of exactly what happens when a Chevy V8 fires up. Starting with the individual piston's operation, building to the firing order, and then to the cam and crank shafts from there, Fenske...

It didn't take very long for Bruiser Conversions to swap an LS3 engine into the new 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL. The Jeep Wrangler JL made its debut at the 2017 L.A. Auto Show and just a few months later, the factory engine has been tossed out for a 6.2-liter LS3 V8 with 450 horsepower and 450...