Big-block engines have always traded on mythology as much as on dyno sheets, yet some of the most imposing cast-iron V8s deliver surprisingly modest output once you look past the badge. When I line up ...

Pick your favorite muscle car (a real one, born in the sixties) and ask yourself why, in the name of internal combustion, anyone would want to drive one today. I don't mean to divide the internet here ...

Starting engine dynamometer pulls at low rpm is hard on the dyno and hard on the engine. Today, engine dynamometer testing is an integral part of many HOT ROD engine buildups and product tests.

We take a look at a pump-gas 544-inch Ford big block that made 649 hp and a whopping 639 lb-ft of torque on Westech Performance’s Superflow 902 dyno.

We check out the rebuilt (from the 2016 fire) Big Red 1969 Camaro at Westech Performance. They were there to do drivability tuning and couldn't go more than half throttle before the tires would spin ...