When Goldilocks got a hankering to break into a house owned by bears, she didn't realize her name would forever be defined as "just right." Something in the "Goldilocks zone" means that it occupies a ...

Chevrolet enthusiasts are undoubtedly familiar with the custom 383 Stroker and stock 454 engines. The Stroker is a small-block, and is a favorite of any buyer wanting to get a power boost without the ...

The difference between a stroker engine and a regular engine lies primarily in the choice of crankshaft. In the case of the 383-cubic inch stroker, engine builders would modify crankshafts designed ...

Not to sound like a parody of Jerry Seinfeld here, but what's the deal with all these identical-displacement V8s from different manufacturers? We've talked about the Ford 427 vs. the Chevy 427 before, ...

In a world of "LS swap everything!" people often forget that, for a street car, it's still hard to beat the simplicity, cost, and smile-inducing performance that can be had from a traditional ...

Big cams make high-rpm power-but at the expense of low idle vacuum and poor street drivability. Small cams trade a bit of that high-end power but offer good street manners, while providing enough ...

It all started with a seasoned four-bolt-main Chevy block. B&G Racing Engines knocked the bores out a smidge and then invited a forged Scat stroker crank, a set of matching rods, and some forged Icon ...

Some of you may remember the Jan. '07 issue, where we began assembling components for a stroked 383 Chevy small-block engine. The idea back then was to build a California smog-legal engine that could ...