such as a 283, 327, or 350. See All 21 Photos 1.The first step to any Chevy engine hop-up is to identify what model and displacement the engine is, so the right parts can be ordered. The DTW ...

There was some truth to this, as due to the engine technology of the period, it was much simpler to get bigger power figures from larger big block units. Chevrolet, or Chevy as it's often called ...

Just a few short years after Chevy introduced the original 265 small-block, the company followed up by offering a true legend in the form of the fuel-injected 283 ... on an engine dyno under ...

The first V8 Chevy small block (SBC ... made thinner by the 283's increased cylinder bore diameters, led to overheating issues. Chevrolet engine designers solved the problem by creating castings ...