Barry Rabotnick is a survivor. From starting out as a Detroit street racer back in the day, to a long and varied career working for the big names in the automotive aftermarket like Holley and ...

Ford’s FE V8s arrived at a moment when American performance was shifting from backyard hot-rodding to factory-built power, and they quickly became the hardware that defined that transition. By ...

The Ford 427 and 428 share the same FE big-block family badge, yet they were built for very different missions. One was engineered as a racing hammer that lived at high rpm, the other as a ...

Great. Another pair of engines from the same manufacturer that are a cubic inch apart. Well, GM loves giving anti-kindred engines similar displacements (looking at you, Chevy 454 and Pontiac 455), so ...

The day started out badly for Austin Bittle. After making a single pass down the Las Vegas quarter-mile, a loud clatter erupted from the engine compartment of his 1966 Ford Fairlane hardtop. The ...

Known as a classic car enthusiast, Jarro loves classic Porsches, Toyotas and everything in between. Though he used to manage a local speed shop and had a short stint with a race team, he now prefers a ...

Close-up of valve covers on a Ford 427 "Cammer" engine - The Throttlestop/YouTube "HEMI" and "Chrysler" go together like a horse and carriage. Whether it's the early, first-generation FirePower HEMI ...