The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive displacement and stump-pulling torque, it powered everything from muscle cars ...

Chevy has one of the richest engine back catalogs in automotive history, but this V8 is easily the rarest the brand has ever ...

Why the 454 Chevy big block was externally balanced explained and how it helped control vibration in large displacement ...

Oooh, two General Motors V8s within a cubic inch of each other! They have to be nearly the same engine, right? After all, the Chevrolet 454 and Pontiac 455 come from the same corporate parent, and ...

Chevy's 454 was part of the big-block's Mark IV generation, hitting the scene in 1970, right before the oil crisis, securing its status as one of the last great powerplants of the American muscle car ...

The seventies were an emotional rollercoaster for Detroit – and the world in general, but the United Sates of Automobile took ...

Chevrolet is known for producing a lineup of powerful small block Chevy crate engines. However, the biggest Chevy crate engines include big block varieties as well. Chevrolet's largest displacement ...

The Chevrolet LS6 engine arrived in 1970 as the ultimate statement of mechanical aggression, effectively ending the classic muscle car era with a roar that remains unmatched. Developed as the final ...

Big-money engines are cool. We all drool over them, but the reality is that for a good street engine, there’s such a thing as too much power. For most working-class people, anything over 500 hp is ...