Chevrolet Small Block Engines

Chevy small block engines are commonly classified into 3 bore sizes and 3 main bearing sizes. 283 engine blocks have a 3.875" bore and a 2.3" main, 302/327/350 engine blocks have a 4" bore and a 2.3" or 2.45" main, and the 400 blocks have a 4.126" bore and 2.65" main. Below you'll find a number of our Chevrolet small block engine articles that include topics such as the Edelbrock LT1 performance package and bolt-on power modifications on a 350 Chevy engine.

Chevy Small Block Articles

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	350 Chevy Bolt-On Power Mods more

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	Mechanical Mastery Every once in a while something really special comes out of the Big Three, something well beyond the standard production powerplants,... more

	Corvette Crate Motor Curves On paper at least, GM's crate motor program appears to offer engines that deliver excellent results in terms of bang for the buck. But the... more

	LS2: An Inside Look When it was introduced for the 1997 model year in the then-new fifth-generation Corvette, the Gen III small-block was indeed a revolution.... more

	Sonic Testing - Sonic Treasure Seven hundred and ten fuel-injected, street-drivable normally-aspirated horsepower from a 441-inch small-block Chevy hardly sounds like a... more

	Building A Budget G-Machine In our quest to build a Budget g-Machine, the powerplant became a major consideration. Naturally, we have many options, so we evaluated all... more

	You've Got Mail Throughout the annals of time, great things happened when famous names joined forces in a combined effort: Hewlett-Packard in industry,... more

	Bored Yet? The LS1 has certainly come of age. Now in its sixth year of production, the aluminum V-8 is making quite a reputation for itself. It was... more

	Meticulous Mouse For The Mule After building and running practically every engine known to the Bow Tie world, you might be wondering why I would build a... more

	Serious Strategy "This Challenge is the cat's ass...I still can't believe you're doing it. But, I'm really glad you are. How about a beer?" more

	The Hunger The Popular Hot Rodding Engine Masters Challenge is an open forum, meaning anyone who's got the guts to enter could. The doors closed on... more

	Traditional Evolution Joe Sherman has been involved in racing since his teenage years, and if you're a math wiz, you'll soon figure that 61-year-old Joe has been... more

	Sharp Shooter Ron Shaver was raised right. His grandfather was a fabricator, his father a machinist. When his interest toward high-performance automotive... more

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	How much power lost up top if swap the open intake for a rpm air gap Here's a test that would be relavant to many: Dyno a street/strip big block chevy with a healthy... more
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