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 ...

Building the small-block chew into a fire-breathing monster of 440, 454 or even 482 cubic inches for any type of racing you want to do If you are a Chevrolet racer-bracket, roundy-round, or ...

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 ...

Lock your doors. A lynch mob of angry purists is about to descend on Las Vegas. That's where you'll find a real '70 SS 454 Chevelle that's been stripped of its LS6 big-block for a Gen IV LSA ...

Let's define "small-block" so no one will get mad (people will still get mad). General Motors may call the Gen-III to Gen-V LS and LT V8s "small-blocks" in marketing materials, but even Chevrolet's ...

Don Yenko-led projects were often great, but few had the charm of this particular small block V8.

We're used to the unexpected from World Products--things like 454-cube small-blocks and big-blocks with cylinders large enough to warrant their own ZIP codes. But this is something altogether new and ...

If you are a Chevrolet racer-bracket, roundy-round, or otherwise—who could use the power potential of 450 or more cubic inches, but your racer can accommodate only the small-block engine because of ...