Choosing between aluminum and cast iron engine blocks isn't just about weight or cost. We explain what matters when big horsepower is the goal.

Back in June, the Blue Oval launched the Godzilla as a crate engine with similar output figures to the powerplant in the Super Duty line of F-Series pickup trucks. The biggest of the Big Three ...

The four-cylinder racing market is continuing to expand. From Bomber Stocks to Mini-Stocks to Limited Late Models, four-cylinder racing is the hot ticket these days. So it's no surprise to see ...

There are plenty of instances where perfectly good—and often rare—cast iron cylinder head and engine block castings are scrapped due to the presence of a hairline crack in an external surface. Often ...

The first Iron Age flickered out a millennium or two ago, but its automotive equivalent is still going strong. Well, if not strong, it's at least still going. Dodge, Ram, and other automakers still ...

Ford has pushed the limits of multi-cam V8 engines more than any American automaker. It did so in the 1960s and it continues today with the versatile modular lineup (Including two- and four-valve V8 ...

Unless you lurk around the local IHOP on certain days of the year, there ain’t nothing in this world for free. That’s particularly true when it comes to building horsepower—and as the world of LS ...

The combustion engine has been around since the 19th century, thought up by the brilliant minds of engineers like Nikolaus Otto and Rudolf Diesel. Over the years, advancements in automotive technology ...