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 ...

Well cover the details shortly, but for now, all you really need to know is this: GM Performance Parts new LSX 454 is the most powerful crate engine in the history of Chevrolet. Rated at 620 hp and ...

The phones rang off the hook when we covered the components and dyno testing of the low-buck 454 from Demon Engines in the Oct. '10 issue. Checking in at $2,650 outright (minus carburetor), the ...

A good piece of engineering is a sure winner at any auction, regardless of the name of the seller. But if you name is GM and if you go about throwing some numbers and letters around until you get the ...

Bad ideas? We've had them, and probably will continue to have them despite our best efforts. Like a junkie, we always seem to be looking for that next fix, only our heroin comes in the form of trucks ...

(Greg Zyla is a syndicated auto columnist who welcomes reader questions on old cars, auto nostalgia and old-time racing at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, Pa. 18840 or email at [email protected])., ...

Our previous two adventures with the Demon Low-Buck 454 were plenty successful. Part one demonstrated that the 400hp rating of the $2,650 Demon big-block was (if anything) a tad stingy, as the ...