We all know that guy with $10K in the paintjob—and $400 in the motor. He's the guy who spends everything in the looks department; all the while scraping change to invest in whatever parts will keep it ...

Car magazine staffers like us get to personally interact with more car nuts than anybody else in this business. On the show grounds and in the pit areas we often overhear enthusiasts bench racing and ...

Need a heartier foundation for your Ford small-block build? Blueprint Engines created stronger bare 302 and 351 blocks.

Norris Marshall started BluePrint Engines in the garage of his Nebraska home in 1982. There, he worked on engines for local racers and car enthusiasts until his enthusiasm for the work had him ...

One of the tricks of mounting engines is having the right mount bolted to it. I have always shied away from ones that had a stud sticking down or the old biscuit, front mount-style that the ...

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The performance world is full of stories on how to bolt in a $10,000 crate LS engine into a 100-point, perfectly restored muscle car. The majority of these well-meaning stories seem to miss the mark ...

Chip Foose, one of the most recognizable names in custom car design, returned to the SEMA Show with a build that’s both breathtaking and bound to ruffle a few feathers. His company, Chip Foose Designs ...

Chevy LS engines are among the most popular donor motors for DIY swaps in vehicles from vintage muscle cars and Jeeps to 1970s and '80s sports cars. The LS series' high power-to-weight ratio, ...