Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be on both track and street. By blending high-rpm cylinder heads with a ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

The Ford small block 302 is one of the most reliable V8 engines ever built. It powered some of the Blue Oval's most famous vehicles, including the Ford Mustang, Ford Bronco, and Mercury Cougar. But ...

We're about to open a can of worms. That's inevitable when the bench racing discussion turns to building a hot small-block Ford. For starters, what exactlyisa smallblock Ford? There are at least four ...

There can be only one original. The Boss 302 was a two-year (1969-70) production pushrod motor that thrilled Ford fans everywhere and often bested the competition. The Boss was a truly formidable ...

Horse Sense:Dominate means "to rule over; govern; control." In 1970, the Boss 302 Mustang did just that: Wreaking havoc on the street and dominating the race track with Parnelli Jones behind the wheel ...

Bigger is better, right? When it comes down to performance and taking on the track, bigger is always better according to Ford Racing. The company now offers a BOSS small-block in a “Big Bore” version.

We’ve seen a Chrysler Hemi, a Ford Flathead and a Volkswagen flat-four go under the wrench. Now, the folks at Hagerty have filmed the rebuild of a small-block Ford ...

The Ford Motor Company realized after the 1970 model year that its flagship Mustang had just gone through its fourth consecutive year of declining sales. It could have been a result of increased ...

Technically, with enough cutting and welding, you could probably make any combination of block and heads work for at least a few minutes. Slicing and dicing a set of Chevrolet LS or LT V8 heads to fit ...