The nearest it got to a performance-car application was in the 1970 Impala Sport Coupe, generating a peak torque output of 400 lb-ft. The 400 small-block also found a home in Chevy trucks and ...

Chevy debuted its first small block V8 in 1955 with the 195-horsepower, 265 cubic-inch Turbo-Fire. It continually modified ...

Offering 405 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque, the mill should add a big dose of power to any project car. For the ZZ6, Chevy is working to improve the Small Block's high-rpm performance.