Chevy continued to use the Gen VI 454 in heavy-duty pickup trucks, large vans ... Chevrolet produces two complete 454 crate engine variations and a short-block version, sold through GM Performance ...

However, one particular truck stood out with its monstrous 454 cubic inch V8 engine, earning a legendary status among enthusiasts. The Chevrolet 454 SS didn’t just show up – it arrived with ...

Sure, the biggest engine in the lightest body style is a time-honored formula, but the torquey 454 truck motor wasn't as special as its rivals. For its cool factor, though, the 454 SS packed ...

As the 454 SS name implies, the truck featured a prominent member of the Chevrolet big block engine family under the hood. The 1990 454 SS pickup truck used a fourth generation Mark IV big block ...

However the popular 454 is a factory V8, often used in trucks and muscle cars. While each engine has its own strengths, which ...

which followed the time-honored tenet of putting a huge engine in a (relatively) small platform. Ok, so the 454 SS was still a full-size truck, but it was the lightest iteration of that model ...

That's right, the crusty, high-mileage Gen VI 454 truck engine went right from the dirt to the dyno and pumped out some impressive baseline numbers. Obviously, we have plenty of mods in store for ...

Heck, there are a lot of BBC cylinder heads that cost more than $2,500, but our plan was to secure a suitable (running) 454 truck engine, add the necessary (cost-conscious) performance components ...

I bought this exact same crate engine in March of 1979, part #3965774, from RC Campbell Chevrolet in Shamokin, Pa. for $1497 total. It was a special high-performance 454-inch big block engine that ...

When you think about classic sport trucks, what comes to mind ... Under the hood, there’s a 7.4-liter (454 cubic inch) V8 engine producing 230 hp (172 kW / 233 PS) and 385 lb-ft (521 Nm ...

and he’ll tell you about the Chevy 454-cubic-inch “Big Block” engine that came with the Snap-on Tools truck he and his partner, Eli Jones, refurbished before putting it on the road earlier ...