540-Inch Big-Block Chevy Makes Nearly 1,000 HP At 7,400 RPM On The Dyno Westech Dyno Tests a 540-Inch Big-Block High-Compression Chevy That Made Nearly 1,000 HP At 7,400 RPM.

While these small-block crate engines can't match the power output of Chevy's most powerful big block ... carburetor-equipped crate engine is a 540-horsepower 427-cubic-inch GM small-block ...

While these small-block crate engines can't match the power output of Chevy's most powerful big block, getting over 500 horsepower ... Our final carburetor-equipped crate engine is a 540-horsepower ...

A small-block engine is smaller than a big-block engine, but size doesn't always determine power output. Small-block engines ...

Previously equipped with a stock 307 engine and a three-speed transmission, this Chevy C10 was eventually swapped with a 468 Big Block. Unfortunately, the first engine failed after less than 100 ...

Once a staple of the hot rod and modification scenes, the era of the big block V8 engines has largely ended thanks to technological advances in the 1980s and 1990s. The result was 340 horsepower ...

Offering 405 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque, the mill should add a big dose of power to any project car. For the ZZ6, Chevy is working to improve the Small Block's high-rpm performance.

This 1970 Chevy Chevelle is painted in charcoal with ... all the right boxes before it is shipped to its new owner. The big block 496-cubic-inch (8.1-liter) crate V8 engine powers the restomodded ...

The event also featured a Pinstriper Charity Auction that raised $20,000 for a veteran’s foundation, a BMX bike trick ...

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Before dawn Wednesday, workers will begin rolling back orange and white construction barrels to let the first paying customers onto the southern leg of N.C. 540, the Triangle Expressway.