Introduced in 1970, the Chevy 454 — affectionately known as the Rat Motor – was the largest displacement Chevrolet engine to enter the big-block engine showdown of the muscle car era. At 454 cubic ...

Few vehicle phrases roll off the tongue as beautifully as 'Chevy 454 big block.' This selection of words can and has put a ...

Michael Rasmussen; Massaprqua, NY: I have a 454 big-block from a Chevy truck in my Chevelle. I just purchased the Edelbrock Performer RPM 60459 heads, an 800-cfm carb, and an Air-Gap manifold. I ...

Let's take a walk back in time—in 1970, Chevrolet introduced the 454 big-block engine. Unfortunately, this was also when government regs were starting to tighten up, and only a few years before the ...

Some custom rides are subtle in their approach, hiding modifications and massaging custom work such that it takes a keen eye to spot the upgrades. This particular Chevy C10, however, is anything but ...

While the automotive industry is slowly but surely moving on from internal combustion engines, the story was much different half of a century ago, when gargantuan eight-cylinders engines were rumbling ...

“There’s no replacement for displacement” is the catchphrase used as a forced-induction-curse-fending mantra by segregationist gearheads convinced the Earth is a four-barrel-carbureted V8. Agreed, ...

It seems a certainty that Chevy guys would rather eat dirt than drive a Ford, but not all Chevy guys agree about their choice of powerplant. The original small-block has a lot going for it, including ...

When a Chevy has the nickname "Zora's Racer" you know it must be a pretty special piece of GM performance machinery. Such is the case with this 1971 Corvette ZR2. Named after Corvette Chief Engineer ...