Small block Chevy 383 vs. big block Mopar 383: How the V8 engines compare

Despite having similar displacements, the small-block Chevy 383 and the big-block Mopar 383 have some interesting differences ...
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Chevrolet's largest, most powerful crate engine ever

And among them stands the undisputed king: a massive big-block crate engine with more displacement than any other bowtie V8 ...
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With The Right Combination, You Can Make Big Power From A Street Big-Block Chevy Without Spending Big Money.

I needed to call AFR boss Rick Sperling to give him the great results I had just seen with a pair of his company's small-block Chevy heads on a 350. In a way, I was just bragging, because our ...
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5 Greatest Big-Block 427s From the Golden Age of Muscle

Produced during the short-lived but exciting era when muscle cars reigned supreme, these high-horsepower motors ran their way to legendary status one quarter mile at a time. The muscle car era started ...
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Why Are Chevy Big Block V8's Called Rat Motors?

To discuss the rat, we must first discuss the mouse. In 1954, Ford squeaked past Chevrolet in sales by a 2% margin (1,165,942 vs. 1,143,561), a reversal of the previous year when Chevy beat Ford by 7% ...