Famously featured under the hood of the 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454, the 454 V8 is a big-block engine that helped define the ...

The mid-sixties were the golden era for muscle cars. Fuel was relatively cheap, and car buyers had money to spend, meaning cars were being treated to ever larger and more powerful motors to tear up ...

When adding upgrades such as a temperature gauge or fuel-injection temp sensors you might just run out of threaded ports in which to screw in the needed extra water temp sensor. It would be nice if ...

“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, ...

I've got a 1974 GMC Sprint project car. It was originally a 350 small-block Chevy with a TH350 trans, but I sold the engine and trans and installed a 454 [big-block] and TH400 trans in it.

It's the classic scenario whereby an engine transforms an otherwise modestly performing car into a halo or flagship thanks to a big injection of power. Back in 1964, the Pontiac Tempest effectively ...

The early 1990s were a great time if you were a muscle truck fan, with the release of the 1990 Chevy 454 SS and the 1991 GMC ...

$47,995 $946.82/month est. 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Bryar Blue / Black Leather Coupe Loaded up with the 454 BIG-BLOCK Engine, 's Matching, All Correct Codes/Dates/Suffix's, M40 Automatic ...

A 1971 Chevrolet Corvette is totally worth restoring, especially if it comes in a solid shape and with a fair price tag, but the model we’re highlighting today isn’t aimed at the faint of heart. In ...

Lego may have started out as a simple toy, but later became a brilliant platform for mechanical experimentation. Many like to build their favorite cars or engines in thousands of plastic bricks, and ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...