Hot rodders played with blocks as kids, and still play with them as adults. This vast level of experience notwithstanding, enthusiasts often insist on monkeying around with production blocks. They ...

There’s a reason Chevy’s LS series small-block V-8s dominate the custom-car world. They're compact, lightweight, relatively cheap, and backed by seemingly infinite aftermarket support, making them an ...

With LS swaps all the rage these days, it's easy to forget big-blocks are still alive and thriving. That's because when it comes to making big power and even bigger torque, building it with a ...

Die-casting is already the main manufacturing process for aluminium engine blocks in Europe and South-East Asia and is gaining momentum in North America. It is also the key process for manufacturing ...

Another CSIRO project is also pushing back the frontiers of magnesium applications. Dr Colleen Bettles and colleagues at the Cooperative Research Centre for Cast Metals Manufacturing (CAST), in ...