Let's say you're building a custom car, but you're on a strict budget when it comes to the powertrain. What sort of crate ...

With all its electronic gizmos, the injected 5.0 Ford engine can look a little intimidating. Get past that, though, and there is a rough-cut stone just waiting to be buffed into a gem. The beauty of ...

A gentleman by the name of George Stirrat and eight of his colleagues started the development of the Ford small block in 1960. This group of engineers – internally referred to as Canadian X Project – ...

In the bad old days, Ford engine builders knew that Blue Oval power would always cost them at least 50 percent more than building a comparable Chevy. The reason for the price disparity was volume. A ...

Ford Racing (the new name of Ford Performance) has some seriously cool crate engines in its lineup, ranging from the 310-hp 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder priced at $5,765 to the 612-hp ...

The year was 1969, and the muscle car era delivered some of the best factory stock performance ever. A rivalry that began just a few years prior with the launch of the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Sport ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

In 1969, Ford gave its Mustang a high-revving, race-derived, 302-cubic-inch V-8, and the resulting Boss 302 became something of a legend. Ford is resurrecting the famous nameplate for the 2012 model ...