The 1992 Corvette LT1 marked a turning point for Chevrolet’s venerable small block, taking a layout that dated back to the ...

ANSWERBack in 1955, you (or your grandpa) might have posed a very similar question: "Why does that new-fangled small-block Chevy make more peak power and torque at a higher rpm than my trusty Flathead ...

Kinnan and Smith were purposely quiet on specifics when building these two engines, yet they ended up amazingly similar. In many cases the brand names are different, but the ideas are the same. Big ...