The block is a 1963-vintage 327 with a 0.030-inch overbore and standard machine work. The bottom end features a small-journal 327 steel crank, reconditioned factory rods with ARP rod bolts, Speed Pro ...

Jeff Latimer and I were kicking story ideas around recently in his shop when he came up with a winner. What if you decided to build a small-block Chevy for your Corvette using only what was available ...

But that changed in 1965. For a mere $107.60 over the base 250hp 327, the new L79 offered both Corvette shoppers something attractive and new. With 350 hp at 5,800 rpm, the L79 was only 15 hp shy of ...