“Too little compression will usually result in unmet performance expectations. On the high side [too much compression] carries greater risk in tuning and potential component failure if appropriately ...

We asked experts Mike Kuhl and Gene Adams to show us how to build a Small-Block Chevy to live with some serious street horsepressure Mike Kuhl (right) and Gene Adams know how to build blower motors.

MotorTrend has been a trusted source for objective test data on new cars since October 1949 when we published our first 0–60-mph times in the second issue of the magazine. Ever since then, we’ve built ...