Our idea is to take a very iconic motor, the L89 427 big-block, but build it with new, modern parts. No junkyard or swap meet stuff for this build-everything will be new but still retain the ...

If we want to expand our pump-gas 427-or we should say our 0.030-over 427 (433ci)-it can be built up into the 600ci range because we used an aftermarket block.

Anniversary 427 Big-Block New for 2008, GM Performance Parts re-releases the vaunted ZL1 crate engine. Built off of the original (and restored) tooling, it's as close to the real thing that you ...

That's not the only big-block currently on offer, either, as Chevrolet offers a wide range of big-block crate engines at the moment. Options include the 427, 454, 502, 572, and aforementioned 632.

Chevrolet's lineage of big block engines started with the W-series from 1958, and eventually encompassed iconic engines like the 454 and ZL1 427.