Leading up to the peak of the muscle car era, automakers like Ford and Pontiac were locked in a battle of one-upmanship. While smaller, higher revving engines were popular among hot rodders, there was ...

Ford's big block engines are among the best-known and most respected V8s in American history. From the pure-blooded racing heritage of the 427 and its derivatives to the massive torque-happy 429 in ...

Ford and Pontiac both built 428 cubic inch V8s that became legends in their own right, but they did it with very different hardware and priorities. The shared displacement figure hides major contrasts ...

The Ford Total Performance era has achieved mythic status in the annals of racing and street automotive culture. From the small-block V8s that shaped the muscle car era to the Le-Mans-winning 427 ...

If you always wanted to build a strong-running big-block Ford (or any other Henry, for that matter), but were holding back because of the parts availability problem, relax. The factory may be out of ...

Call the 428 a family sedan mover if you will. After more than three decades, this big-block remains popular and hard to beat as a source of torque and horsepower. Cobra Jet tune is definitely the way ...

The 1969 Torino, Fairlane, and Cobra engine lineup included a wide range of choices, as Ford wanted to go after as many buyers as possible. The plan was simple: flood the market with so many engine ...

Introduced in 1968 as a premium sub-series model of the Fairlane, the Torino became Ford's primary mid-size nameplate in 1970. The Torino remained in production through 1976, and, like most ...