The carefully flaked edge on a stone axe, the patterned blade of a hand-forged sword, the dappled bare steel of prewar bodywork. Mankind is a tool-making species, though the complexity of the tools we ...

Considered today to be one of America's best engine builders, Noonan Race Engineering was pioneered by Jamie Noonan. Jamie's passion for racing began at an early age in Australia, likely in large part ...

When it comes to hot rods, bench racing - never seems to stray very i far from engines. Power is where hot rodding will always be. When it comes right down to it, the only way to learn how to build ...

Among Chevrolet loyalists, a handful of engines have always hogged the spotlight: big-blocks in Chevelles, small-blocks in early Camaros, the halo Corvette mills. Yet one particular V8, tucked into a ...

The days of the budget-friendly crate engine have sadly disappeared. Sure, you can still find a fully assembled long-block for less than $3,000, but with cast pistons and rebuilder heads, these are ...

Rewind back to 1961. Pontiac's V8 program was in full swing thanks to pioneering engine builders like Clayton Leach and Mark Frank, filing patents that laid the foundation for high-performance ...

Race car drivers always remember to thank their sponsors in victory lane when the cameras are rolling, and sometimes they even thank, “All the guys in the shop.” But how often do the engine builders ...

Attention all wealthy DIYers: If you buy a new 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, you now have the option of traveling to the factory and helping to build the engine destined for their very own car. The ...