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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	Grumpy's New Toy (Web Exclusive) On a recent trip to Smeding Performance, staffer Mike Harrigton got the lowdown on a new limited run crate engine that Bill... more


	Monte Carlo SS Project - Building A Hell-Raiser We needed to get the foundation down for our '87 Monte Carlo SS project and opted to go with a small block for our... more


	Crate Engine Super Build - Blown Brawler In A Box Power at your feet, that is 538 bl-ft torque at 4,600 rpm and 601 horsepower at 6,000 rpm to be exact, all from dyno tested... more


	Gen IV Small-Block Build - Budget LS Buildup Mixing and matching GM's Gen IV small-block parts to build an affordable, 6.0-liter L92 powerhouse more


	LS Engine Power Packages - A New Generation Of Performance Power recipes for LS1 and LS2 engines for up to 710 HP more


	Small-Block Chevy Build - Real Cool Street Heat We test some cost-effective parts for big small-block chevy engine power more


	Chevrolet W-Engines - Rare V-8 Performance History, Part 2 In the second installment of our rare V-8 series we take a look at the 1958-1961 Chevrolet W-Engine more


	Turning a 1955 Chevy Into a Modern Hotrod - No Jive For Your '55 Take a look about Joey Diorio's 1955 Chevy that is now a 21st century big-block. more


	Chevy Power Secrets - Hidden Power We share 10 tricks for covert horsepower from your Chevy engine more


	1962 Corvette 327 Engine - The Return Of "Patti's Daily Driver," Part 2 In Part 1 of our 1962 Corvette 327 fuelie engine rebuild, we were able the short-block and heads but know we want to see if... more


	Big-Block Nitrous Engine Build - Southern Heat, Part 1 We build a nitrous-ready 496ci big-block for Super Chevy True Street competition more


	Chevy R07 NASCAR Engine - The Future Is Now Chevy's NASCAR teams begin a new era of racing with the R07 small-block engine more


	Supercharged Crate Engine - A Crate Start Jegs and Vortech join forces to sell a supercharged small-block Chevy crate engine and we test it out on the dyno. more


	Big-Block Chevy Engine Build - Project American Heroes: Shock & Awe Our Project American Heroes '57 Bel Air will blow away the competition thanks to its 717-horse Smeding Performance 572... more


	Chevy Small-Block Engine Stroker Kit - Shoestring Stroker Building a budget-minded, big-cube Chevy small-block engine at home is cheaper than you might think with a 383 stroker kit more


	LSX Engine Build - The Future Of Chevy Performance Is Here The inside story on How GM Performance Parts and Reggie Jackson built the world's first LSX-based engine. more


	412 inch Small Block Build - The Z06 Slayer Part 3 of our Z06 Slayer project covers the building of a 412 cubic-inch mouse motor that'll take an LS7 to school more


	1965-'68 RPO L79 327 Engine - Performance Nostalgia We take a look at the 1965-'68 Chevy RPO L79 327 engine more


	Horsepower On A Budget - By The Numbers Good quality on a budget - that was the goal as we build a reliable, street-worthy, small-block Chevy using new parts for... more


	307 Small Block Chevy Performance Build - Danger Mouse - And Now for Something Completely Different We take a plain vanilla 307 and add some automotive performance toppings for better horsepower and torque more

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	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
	1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Connect and Cruise LSA Package - A Perfect Match, Part 2 Last month we introduced our latest LS swap buildup, which features an SS ’70 Chevelle and... more
	Rebirth Of The Gen V LT1 Small-Block...Part Two! When the cover was lifted, all the rumors vanished, and in their place was a brand-spanking-new 6.2... more

	Super Chevy to Attend Heidts Performance Car Challenge Heidts Performance in Wauconda, Illinois, will be holding its annual Car Challenge this weekend and... more
	Chevrolet’s Reuss Wants a Fun, Rear-Drive Car for Young Drivers One look at Chevrolet’s line-up will tell you that there’s a Chevy vehicle for just about every... more
	Calling All Women: Royal Purple Wants You! In October of last year, Royal Purple launched Royal Purple Ladies in an effort to advance women’s... more
	Roar of the All-New 2014 Camaro Z/28 General Motors recently released a “soundtrack” video finally giving a voice to the new 2014 Camaro... more

	Help with engine build... first timer Im buying a 78 camaro from my father and he has a GM 350 crate motor that was never installed that... more
	Over the Top SBC .040 307 (313ci) Please Google my SBC 313ci nitrous on gbody forum and give me a little insight on your thoughts. I... more
	F/S ... 1957 Chevy Nomad Resto-Mod 2 year body-off restoration completed in 2007 Currently has only... more
	need help with 305 Hello, my name is Travis and I am currently trying to assemble a 305 with alittle pep. Im putting... more

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