When installing the NASCAR cam in the 375-through-435-hp engines, additional piston-to-valve clearance must be cut. A street-driven, 11-second, rat-motored Camaro is not beyond the realm of ...

To discuss the rat, we must first discuss the mouse. In 1954, Ford squeaked past Chevrolet in sales by a 2% margin (1,165,942 vs. 1,143,561), a reversal of the previous year when Chevy beat Ford by 7% ...

The smallest and fastest of Chevy mouse motors belongs to two Bonneville racers, Don Cummins and Fred Larsen of La Mirada, California. The two have been racing together for over 20 years and have ...

Chevrolet’s Big Block V8 engines, affectionately known as “Rat Motors,” have a storied history rooted in the high-performance automotive engineering that transformed muscle cars and hot rods. The term ...

A unique example of a classic Chevy truck is up for auction in Ventura County, California on Bring a Trailer. It’s what you might call a “rat rod” version of a 1963 Chevy C10 that’s been heavily ...

This 2007 Chevrolet Rat Rod is owned by Daniel Rule of East Stroudsburg. “I keep a New Jersey license plate on the front in honor of my being born and raised in Jersey,” Rule said. “But I built the ...

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The famous long block V8 was a favorite among tuners and builders. That said, Chevy is teasing something "big" coming up.