The 454 Chevy V8 engine is widely considered as one of the most iconic engines in General Motors’ history. The fourth generation of the Chevy Big Block was only produced for a few years in the early- ...

Loyal readers ofSuper Chevywill immediately recognize this 454 (aka BBC Big Hero VI) as the very same engine we plucked from a wrecking yard and plopped on the dyno. In Part 1, we stripped the Gen VI ...

General Motors has never been shy about bringing huge V8 engines to market in its road cars. The automotive giant put the biggest displacement V8 in history under the hood of its Cadillac Eldorado ...

As Jeff Schwartz, owner of Schwartz Performance, told us, “I found the California car in Janesville, Wisconsin, in the possession of NASCAR Legend Rich Bickle. A difficult deal was eventually made, ...

When it comes to the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, nothing beats an SS 454 LS6. A one-year wonder, this muscle car was equipped with one of Chevrolet's greatest big-block V8 engines, the 454-cubic-inch ...

While they reached their performance zenith during the golden age of muscle, these legendary big-block V8s managed to thrive in different guises long before that exciting era was over. Combining a ...

Chevrolet has one of the longest and most distinguished histories in terms of muscle cars, engines, and racing. The brand is known for iconic cars like the 1953 Corvette and the 1970s Monte Carlo, all ...