'The performance world is full of cool stroker engine combinations these days that fill more pages in crankshaft catalogs than ever before. We're talkin' about long-arm 460 Fords, wild Cleveland ...

Ah, memories. It seems like only yesterday when offset grinding a crank for a miniscule bump in cubic inches was the only game in town. Anyone lucky enough to score a 400 small-block crank at a swap ...

Back in 1985, Rob Van Vleet bought his 1966 Olds Cutlass 4-4-2 for $350 from its original owner, his father-in-law. It still had the factory drivetrain—an early short-stroke 400ci Olds big-block, ...