Over the years, the 427-cubic-inch crate engine has taken many forms. Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated ...

More. Hot-rodding is all about the quest for more, especially when it comes to horsepower. A while back we told you the tale of how Lingenfelter Performance figured out how to stroke the LT2 from the ...

"ZL1" is perhaps the most coveted RPO code in the history of Chevrolet, and for good reason. Only two documented cases exist of '69 Corvettes being produced with this legendary all-aluminum 427. (A ...

Preassembled ready to run performance crate engines have become the predominant source of power for classic truckers and rodders over the course of the last decade or so-and for good reason. The ...

A contributor to CarBuzz since April 2025, Ben also was a finalist in The Intercooler Young Writer Compition in 2021, has done a placement with AutoCar, and runs his own independant automotive blog.