The 383 stroker engine, a modified version of the Chevrolet small-block V-8, remains a favorite among muscle car enthusiasts due to its combination of classic design and enhanced performance. This ...

I needed to call AFR boss Rick Sperling to give him the great results I had just seen with a pair of his company's small-block Chevy heads on a 350. In a way, I was just bragging, because our ...

The difference between a stroker engine and a regular engine lies primarily in the choice of crankshaft. In the case of the 383-cubic inch stroker, engine builders would modify crankshafts designed ...

When Goldilocks got a hankering to break into a house owned by bears, she didn't realize her name would forever be defined as "just right." Something in the "Goldilocks zone" means that it occupies a ...

Chevrolet has had many accomplishments over the years, from being the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history to producing the world's first affordable fully automatic transmission. However, one ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Westech Performance dyno tests a 383-inch stroker budget small-block pump-gas engine topped with three two-barrel Rochester carbs on a custom tunnel ram and makes over 400 hp!

American carmakers in the 1960s chased trends like Metallica cutting their hair. Seemingly, every brand had to have a large displacement V8, even producing ...

If you want wallet-friendly power for your Chevy or other hot rod project then it’s hard to beat the time-tested small-block Chevy engine. This time we test a pump gas 383 that is geared towards low- ...