What the transom on a boat is, the parts and types of transom, how transom height sets the outboard shaft length, how to mount an outboard on the transom, and the signs of a weak or rotten t
The Chevy 350 is the 5.7L small block V8 GM built from 1967 into the 2000s. Here are its specs, horsepower by era, the versions worth knowing, how it compares with the 383 and the LS1, and t
Small block and big block are engine families, not just sizes. Here is what separates a small block Chevy from a big block Chevy, the sizes in each family, 350 vs 454, how Ford and Mopar use
A Hemi is an engine with dome-shaped (hemispherical) combustion chambers. Here is what that means, the specs of Chrysler's original 426 Hemi, how the modern Gen III Hemi differs, and the Blu
The 6.0L LS is the 364 cubic inch member of GM's LS family, built as the iron-block LQ4, LQ9, LY6 and L96 truck engines and the aluminum LS2 and L76. Here are its specs, horsepower by versio
The Ford 302 is the 5.0L Windsor small block V8 that powered Mustangs and many other Fords from 1968. Here are its specs, horsepower by era, what makes a 5.0 HO different, how it compares wi
An LSX engine is built on GM's LSX block, a cast-iron LS-architecture block made for racing and boost. Here is how it differs from a production LS, why people use the name loosely, and the f
The LT4 is GM's supercharged 6.2L Gen V small block, rated at 650 HP in the Corvette Z06 and Camaro ZL1. Here are its specs, how it compares with the LT1, LSA, LT5 and LS3, and what an LT4 c
The Coyote is Ford's 5.0L all-aluminum, dual-overhead-cam V8 from the 2011-on Mustang GT and F-150. Here are its specs, what changed in each generation, horsepower by year, how it compares w
Your boat's capacity plate sets the maximum. Within it, here is how to choose outboard horsepower for tenders, inflatables, canoes and 10 to 16 foot jon boats, plus how load, hull and use ch
