The core of the problem with iron small-block Chevy heads is that there aren't any (cores, that is). It is becoming more and more difficult for the professional engine builder or weekend mechanic to ...

I worked as a machinist in an automotive machine shop in the early 1980s before my career took me into the aerospace sector.

Standard small-block Ford heads … miniscule ports, even smaller valves, an ugly Thermactor boss sticking right up through the exhaust port. They're born losers, right? You want a small Ford to run, go ...