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Colin Jost’s 521 cid Blown Big Block Chevy Engine

For the two days we were at the 2022 Builder’s Brawl, we parked right next to a 1978 Camaro with a supercharged 521 cubic inch big block Chevy engine under the hood. Built by Colin Jost and Rick Wilson of Wildman Performance, the Chevy features a number of Hemi attributes. Check out the details in

Engine Builder Magazine’s 2022 Engine of the Year Winner

Jesse Havlik’s 582 cid big block Chevy engine is our 2022 Engine of the Year.

Twin-Turbo 540 cid Big Block Chevy Engine

Coming all the way from Colorado to St. Louis for the 2022 Builder’s Brawl was Justin Willis and his 1971 Nova, which features a twin-turbo 540 cid big block Chevy engine capable of 2,000 horsepower. Check out the details of this engine build!

1971 Nova SS with a Twin-Turbo 540 Big Block Chevy Engine

We watched Justin Willis take his 1971 Nova SS off the trailer prior to the 2022 Builder’s Brawl event at World Wide Technology Raceway this summer. In doing so, we got to hear his twin-turbo 540 cid big block Chevy engine fire up, and we immediately wanted to know more about his setup for the

Nitrous-Powered 478 cid Big Block Chevy Engine

Jason Chapman’s 1968 Camaro SS features a nitrous-powered 478 cubic inch big block Chevy engine complete with a Benjamin Franklin $100 wrapped intake manifold. See what else Jason has in this engine build!

Jason Chapman’s 478 cid Big Block Chevy Engine

At the 2022 Builder’s Brawl this summer, we crossed paths with Jason Chapman and his 1968 Camaro SS equipped with a nitrous-powered big block Chevy engine. Looking to run 5.70-5.80 in the 1/8th-mile, we got the details of the build!

632 Big Block Reher-Morrison Nitrous Engine

Swamp Thing is a well-known drag car, and thanks to Joey Baroni, the car is getting back out to race tracks across the country. Check out Swamp Thing’s 632 big block Reher-Morrison nitrous engine!

Swamp Thing’s 632 big block Reher-Morrison Engine

We recently caught up with Joey Baroni to learn more about his 1967 Chevy II Nova nicknamed Swamp Thing. Under the hood is a 632 cubic inch big block Reher-Morrison engine with 14-degree Oldsmobile heads and plenty of nitrous. Looking to run 4.70s in the 1/8th mile, Joey’s engine can boogie!

BluePrint 632 cid Big Block Chevy Nitrous Engine

During the 2022 Builder’s Brawl put on by Joe Zolper at Worldwide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis, we caught up with drag racer Mike McCoy and learned more about his 1966 Chevy II Nova and its 632 big block Chevy engine.

Steve Morris’ ‘All the Freedom’ 555 cid Big Block Chevy Engine

Not everyone can use a 3,000 horsepower build or has a need for a great big turbocharged or ProCharged engine with EFI, so Steve Morris Engines wanted to create an engine package suitable for everyone that could be dropped into any vehicle. Introducing the ‘All the Freedom’ 555 cid big block Chevy.

‘All the Freedom’ 555 Big Block Chevy Engine

Not everyone can use a 3,000 horsepower build or has a need for a great big turbocharged or ProCharged engine with EFI, so Steve Morris Engines wanted to create an engine package suitable for everyone that could be dropped into any vehicle. Introducing the ‘All the Freedom’ 555 cid big block Chevy. This 555 cid

Building Big Block Marine Engines

Find out what it takes to build a formidable marine engine.

Marine Engines