Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated race tracks around the world and included a single overhead cam (SOHC ...

The 454 had evolved from the Chevy Mark IV 427 engine, which produced up to ... in more industrial and commercial ...

Chevrolet has replaced last year's top-of-the-line 396-cu. in. engine with a 427. According to the factory, horsepower remains unchanged at 425, but torque has gone up from 415 lbs/ft. at 4000 ...

Nothing is more highly regarded by Chevrolet purists than the 1969 ZL-1 427 all-aluminum big-block engine that appeared briefly in the Camaro and Corvette. This engine is considered by many as the ...

The issue was that the small-block Chevy was designed to be cast iron, not aluminum. While the aluminum 377 was struggling, work began to replace it with the W-Series 348/407/427 truck engine.

Although it's more than half a century old, the L88 remains one of the mightiest V8s that ever powered a Corvette. For most people, there's nothing more American than apple pie, but for gearheads ...

We dig the enjoyment part. The ‘Vette has a 427ci Big Block Chevy V8 engine under the hood. It’s of the L36, not the famous L88 variety, but it was still capable of churning out 390 horsepower ...