Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

To sleeve or to bore your engine block? That's the several-hundred-dollar question (maybe into the thousands) as you ...

When your core business is building big-inch high-performance Hemi and Wedge engines for street and race customers, a hiccup in the supply chain of thick-wall, aftermarket cast-iron engine blocks can ...

Unless you've been living under a rock, we're sure you've heard about GM's LS series of engines. When first introduced back in the late '90s, these all-aluminum mills set the Chevy performance world ...

As a certified shadetree motorcycle mechanic, I've seen some pretty wild field expedient repairs attempted by previous owners. Typically these are hack jobs so embarrassing — we're talking things like ...

During an era when a cast iron block was the main ingredient for building mass-produced internal combustion engines, General Motors' Buick division unleased an all-aluminum V8 that revolutionized the ...

Crate engines aren't always the perfect solution. That's why BluePrint engines decided to start selling high-strength blocks ...

To outsiders looking in, hot rodding can seem rather juvenile. We are talking about grown men who still play with blocks, for goodness sakes. Rather than groveling in shame, however, it’s time to ...