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.

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However, some estimate that the L88's true output was around 560 horsepower. The Chevrolet 454 Big Block V8 was created during the muscle car era and was one of the largest engines of its time ...

The second 454 was the mighty 450-hp LS6 ... The L88 was as close to a race engine as any other big-block V8 fitted into an American production car during that era. The legendary engine was ...

Instead of fitting the 1971 Corvette ZR1 with that monstrous 454 big-block engine, GM gave the ZR1 a gnarly 350 cubic-inch V-8 engine that produced 390 horsepower. Other remarkable features of the ...

The rare car features a color combo that was rarely ordered with the particular V8, and the owner brought it home all the way ...

By 1970, the Chevelle SS had reached its most outrageous specification, with a huge 454 cubic inch (7.5-litre) big block V8 that could be ordered with an advertised 450bhp and 500lb ft of torque.

Some of the last high horsepower C3 models before EPA regulations brought things back down to earth, how does the Chevrolet ...

Some were just embarrassing. Many were horrific. All of them should disqualify him from another four years in the White House ...

The trick is to find big castings for the bed and headstock – Mopar slant 6 blocks in this case. The blocks are already precision machined dead flat and square, and the cylinder bores provide ...

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