Engine Builds & Product Tests

Take a look at our complete Chevy engine builds and product tests. See everything from our budget Chevy small block engine to a 600 horsepower crate engine. You can also find performance tests on just about any bolt-on we can get our hands on. Get in-depth reviews and commentary you’ve come to expect from the writers at SuperChevy. Whether it is review of a 1969 Camaro with a pristine 540ci Merlin/Motion engine that throws out over 700 horses or a look at how to get 500hp from a streetable, pump gas Rat motor. You want it all and you’ll get it all. Just click one of the articles below.

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	LS7 Stroker Build - The Power Of 7 Upgrading the small-block takes some time and patience... As well a list of other things that makes it a monster. more


	700hp 454 LS Stroker Build - Thump on Pump Build a 700hp 454 LS stroker that's tame enough for your daily driver. more


	1963 Chevrolet Nova Wagon V8 Swap - Should’ve Had A V-8 Swapping out the Straight-6 for a V-8 into a ’63 Nova Wagon more


	L89 427 Big-Block Engine Build - L89, Version 2.0 The idea was to recreate the L89 427 with all aftermarket parts just to see if we could best the GM power numbers. What we... more


	SAR 940 Racing Engine - Beyond All Measure When it comes to making horsepower, the thought that bigger is better has driven the motorsports hobby for years. more


	Small Block Chevy Engines - Stroker Soup We obviously love building and testing small-block strokers here at Super Chevy, but no matter how successful our build up,... more


	L89 427 Big Block Engine Build - Build It Right The First Time Typically, the engine build-ups we do here at Super Chevy are more about the recipe and less about the procedure on how to... more


	283 Small Block Chevy Dormant Engine - Waking The Dead How-To Start A Dormant Engine Without Damaging It In The Process. more


	440 LSX Bowtie Iron Block Engine Build - Big-Inch LSX We Build A 440-Inch LS Engine That Puts Out Over 650 HP On 91 Octane. more


	Chevy Chevelle Air Filter Tests - Let It Breathe We Test A Few Air Cleaners To See Which One Makes The Best Power On A 383 Chevelle. more


	509 Aluminum Big Block Engine Build - W=Wow! Lamar Walden Put Together The First Of His All-Aluminum W-Motors And We Were There. more


	High-Performance Small Block Engine Displacement - Is Bigger Really Better? We Test The Same Parts On A 355 And A 383 To Find Out What The Extra Cubes Are Worth. more


	305 Small Block Engine Build - The Other Small-Block We build up the oft-maligned and sometimes misunderstood 305 small block more


	Z/28 302 Engine Build and Dyno Test - She's A Spinner Continuing our Legendary Small Block series, we decided to build a high-reving Z/28 302 engine and see what the real story is... more


	Complete Chevy Big Block Build & Testing - Action-Packed Big-Block Test We take a stock peanut port Chevy big-block engine, with an already impressive 400 hp, and got a complete build by Racing... more


	1970 Chevelle New LSA Crate Engine Install - Supercharged Rotational Force Of Military Proportions We finally get the new LSA Crate Engine in for our Chevelle Project American Heroes III, we complete the final touches on the... more


	Sherman's Small Block Hybrid - Big-Inch Mice In Two Distinct Flavors Joe Sherman, a master engine builder from Joe Shermans Racing Engines, gave us a heads up on his hybrid 408 small-block... more


	Big Block Power Combo - Real Fine 509, Part 2 Super Chevy and Dart Machinery teamed up to build a bigger-displacement big-block power with a big-bore/short-stroke combo... more


	Big Block Power Combo - Real Fine 509, Part 1 Super Chevy and Dart Machinery teamed up to build a bigger-displacement big-block power with a big-bore/short-stroke combo. more


	Chevy 350 Engine Build - The Chump Change Challenge In these uncertain times, enthusiasts are forced to watch every penny, that's why we are trying to build a Chevy 350 engine... more

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	1967 Chevy Chevelle 396 SS - Metal Mistress The Mojave Desert has seen a lot of things. It’s where America’s first jet aircraft flew in 1942.... more
	1956 Chevy Bel Air - Damn Yankee The DOT racers at Maple Grove Raceway and Richmond might wonder.... more
	Oval Port Big-Block Engine Build - The Ovalnator For this build up, we decided to go big on the performance side. What is big for a street engine?... more
	Chevrolet 402 Big-Block Comp Roller Cams Install - More Than Just The Peak Superior flow on its own gave great results, and with the capabilities the Trick Flow heads gave... more

	Home, Sweet Home We made it: 1,100 miles from South Jersey to Tampa in a 509-powered ’72 Nova. We burned more gas... more
	Can Someone Get A Paving Crew To South Carolina? Overdrive and air conditioning. These are the two modern conveniences we purposely left off the... more
	Sneak Peak: Go Like Hell! We’re so excited about the July 2013 issue that we’ve decided to give you a few hints at what to... more
	Scare Number 2 and Tracking Speed As we reported in our last blog, we hit a bird in Virginia with the SS509 Nova project just before... more

	Engine overheat My 09 GMC Sierra 6cyl is telling me I have an engine overheat problem while my temp gauge is... more
	California engine technician I'm not from california so i dont know the area that much, I,m looking for a place to have a 454... more
	1979 Chevy C-10 pickup...HELP I have a 79 chevy c-10. Pick-up and i am trying to pull the windshield withou breaking it how do i... more
	Billet grille Has anybody install one of these grilles? My 67 headlight door covers are attached with 4 screws... more

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