A small-block engine is smaller than a big-block engine, but size doesn't always determine power output. Small-block engines like the Chevy 327 and 454 big-blocks are iconic and have reached ...

It’s a C8 Chevy Corvette with a direct-injected, 8.1-liter big-block running variable valve timing, all thought up by Larry Hofer—a General Motors performance guru who literally wrote a book ...